Our prediction for this Championship match:
Watford
Match Time & Date:
05/10/2024
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Middlesbrough
Following a heavy 3-0 loss to Preston, Watford will be aiming to record their sixth win at home in all competitions when they face Middlesbrough in the Championship round 9. The Hornets defeated promotion hopefuls Sunderland in their last game at Vicarage Road, which is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of Saturday’s encounter. Fit-again defender Ryan Andrews is pushing for a start as well as Ivory Coast forward Vakoun Bayo, while the likes of Kevin Keben, Jeremy Ngakia, Francisco Sierralta, and Daniel Bachmann remain in the recovery room.
The Boro, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion, but given Watford’s almost 100% home record, we do not believe that the visitors are capable of grabbing more than one point from Saturday’s encounter. All Alex Bangura, Tom Smith, Jonathan Howson, Darragh Lenihan, and Dael Fry miss out with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Team (Watford):
Watford FC is an English football club founded in 1881 and is playing its home games in the Vicarage Road which holds a capacity of 21 000 seats. Watford managed to promote to the Premier League in 2014/2015 after playing for 8 years in lower football divisions.
The club colors of Watford are yellow and red. The away kit of Watford in the current season is in blue. Watford FC is also known as The Hornets of which their fans are very proud of.
Watford FC never won any title in the clubs history. In the season 1983/1984 Watford managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup (former Europa League) where the club got knocked out in the best of 16 round after playing against Sparta Praha. Watford FC is a stereotype UK football club where working hard is more important than talent. Well known football players that ever played for Watford FC are Ben Foster, John Barnes, Ashley Young, Luke Young and David James.
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