Middlesbrough vs. Watford tip, prognosis & odds 04/05/2021 - Championship Free soccer tips
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Middlesbrough - Watford tip, prognosis and odds - Championship
Almost a year after relegation from the Premier League, the Hornets from Watford are aiming for promotion to the English House of Lords. Seven game days before the end of the season, Watford FC are in second place in the championship, nine points ahead of third-placed Brentford.
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In order to avoid the play-offs and to fix the direct promotion to the Premier League, the Hornets want to add more in the end of the season and further expand the current winning streak. At the start of the 40th matchday, the away game in Middlesbrough is scheduled on Easter Monday. In contrast to the strong guests from southern England, the hosts are currently in a mini crisis.
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Boro recently suffered two defeats in a row, which increased the gap to the play-off places in the championship to seven points. Against the table runner-up from Watford, the MFC wants to show a defiant reaction and thus increase the pressure on the six-placed from Reading.
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The best bookmakers see the MFC, despite the home advantage on Easter Monday, only as an outsider. Odds of 3.40 are currently waving for a home win by Middlesbrough against Watford. In addition to our forecast for the Monday highlight in the championship, further betting tips for football on the island can be found in the betting base category Football England.
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Middlesbrough stats & current form
Middlesbrough FC was relegated to the English second division in the 2016/17 season and has since failed to return to the Premier League three times in a row. Almost a year ago Boro was even in a relegation battle and was only able to fix relegation at the end of the season.
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Although the MFC was not exactly one of the narrow circle of candidates for promotion this season, the points yield under head coach Neil Warnock can be seen so far. After 39 match days, the red-whites already have 56 points to book, so only seven points separate the table ninth in the championship from a play-off place.
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In order to continue having a say in the promotion race, Boro has to overcome the mini-crisis and for the first time after two defeats in a row he has to score three times again. On Easter Monday, the 40th match day starts with the difficult home game against the runners-up from Watford.
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MFC builds on home advantage at Riverside Stadium
Against the formally strong Hornets, the Warnock team benefits from the home advantage. A look at Boro's home record this season shows how important home rights are for the red and whites. Middlesbrough won more than half of all points this season at their home in Riverside Stadium.
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In 19 home games, the MFC has a record of 10-3-6, most recently the table ninth in the championship remained unbeaten at home three times in a row. In the last two home games Middlesbrough prevailed against teams like Stoke and Preston, but the Warnock-Elf did not concede a single goal.
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Boro's defense will also be required in the home game against Watford, after all, statistically speaking, the guests are the third strongest offensive in the league. Warnock has to do without his defense chief Dael Fry due to injury. In addition, it is currently not foreseeable whether central defender McNair will be back in the starting line-up. For the 25-year-old it will be the third match in five days.
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Expected formation of Middlesbrough:
Bettinelli - Fisher, Hall, McNair (Spence), Bola - Saville, Howson, Morsy - Tavernier, Fletcher, Kebano
Watford - statistics & current form
After a manageable first half of the season, Watford FC has improved significantly in the second half of the season and is on the way up 16 game days after the start of the second half of the season. So far, the Hornets have a record of 13-1-2 in the second half of the season, making the team of head coach Xisco the strongest second half of the championship.
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Before the international break, the Hornets celebrated five wins in a row and were able to conquer second place in the table. Last weekend Watford FC continued their current winning streak and took the next three points with their home win over Sheffield Wednesday. The second in the table did not concede again.
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For Watford FC, it was the 19th game in the championship this season in which the clean slate was preserved. Statistically speaking, the Hornets have the strongest defense in the league with 26 goals conceded in 39 games.
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Can Watford Still Be Stopped?
Watford FC conceded five of the seven defeats this season on foreign territory. Although the Hornets are not exactly one of the strongest away teams in the championship with an away record of 7-7-5, their latest form abroad is certainly commendable. In the last eight away games there was only one defeat.
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If the latest form is built on, the seventh win in a row for Watford is by no means absurd. Middlesbrough vs. Watford currently offers odds of 2.38 for tip 2. Xisco will still have to do without Deeney on Monday against the league rivals from the northeast of England, and the long-term injured Dele-Bashiru is also missing.
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Compared to the starting line-up on the previous match day, the Hornets squad remains largely unchanged. Although the table runner-up against Sheffield Wednesday did not deliver a bad performance, changes in the starting line-up cannot be ruled out due to the exhausting schedule.
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Expected formation of Watford:
Bachmann - Femenia, Troost-Ekong, Kabasele, Masina - Chalobah, Hughes, Zinckernagel - Sarr, Success, Pedro
Direct comparison / H2H
Middlesbrough and Watford will meet for the 38th time on Monday. The Hornets meanwhile lead the direct comparison against Boro with a record of 16-8-13. On average, 2.37 goals per game were scored between the two clubs. Should a forecast of less than 2.5 goals come true in the upcoming match between Middlesbrough vs. Watford, odds are in the range of 1.50.
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In the first half of the season, the runner-up in the championship won 1-0 against Boro on Vicarage Road. Watford remained unbeaten for the eighth time in a row against the MFC in all competitions. The last time the Hornets lost a competitive game against Boro was in October 2012.
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Bet base forecast & Middlesbrough - Watford tip
In the current constitution, the Hornets can hardly be stopped. After six wins in a row, the Xisco team has already built up a comfortable cushion of points on the pursuers, and there are now some difficult hurdles to face in the end of the season. In the last seven match days, Watford meets four direct promotion competitors.
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In addition, the difficult away hurdle at MFC is on Easter Monday. Although Middlesbrough recently suffered two defeats in a row, the home side should by no means be underestimated as supposed outsiders on Monday. In the 19 home games of the current season, Boro has a record of 10-3-6.
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Nevertheless, we see the formally strong guests, as well as the betting providers, as favorites at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. Against Watford, MFC head coach Neil Warnock not only has to do without defense chief Dael Fry, but also the use of Northern Ireland international McNair in central defense is questionable.
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At Middlesbrough vs. Watford, our tip on attractive odds is therefore aimed at an away win. We use a total of five units for this. Betway currently offers the best odds for our prognosis on the guests. Which advantages there are still to be found in the test report for Betway.
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