Middlesbrough, Recent Form

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In their previous league fixture, Middlesbrough managed a remarkable 4-1 away win against Cardiff City.  They came away from that fixture with 53% of the possession and clocked up 12 attempts on goal with 7 on target. By comparison, Cardiff City managed 15 attempts on goal, with 4 on target.  

While they have been strong in attack with 14 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 8 at the other end which has led to points being dropped.  

With an unbeaten league tally of 5 games from 6, their recent form should be viewed positively, especially with 3 wins thrown in.  

In front of goal, Emmanuel Latte Lath has shown an impressive run of form over the last 6 league matches, managing to find the back of the net no less than 7 times in that run of games.  

Watford, Recent Form

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Watford will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 1-0 home win against Sunderland.  In that game they had 46% possession and managed 10 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Sunderland who had 11 attempts and 6 on target.  

It seems pretty certain that Tom Cleverley will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 5 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 5 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, and they've kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 6 games overall.  

Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games.