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Watford will host Middlesbrough at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night in the Championship.
The Hornets have struggled after a solid start to their new campaign. They were beaten 3-2 by Queens Park Rangers in their last game. Watford came from behind twice to draw level before their opponents scored the winner midway through the second half. Watford sit sixth in the league table with nine points from six games.
Middlesbrough, meanwhile, have had a sluggish start to their campaign. They picked up their first win of the season on Saturday, beating ten-man Swansea City 2-1, with Riley McGree and Matt Crooks in the opening 30 minutes.
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The visitors have picked up just six points from as many games this season as they look to pick up back-to-back wins on Tuesday.
Watford vs Middlesbrough Team News
There have been 40 meetings between Watford and Middlesbrough. The hosts have won 17 of those games, while Middlesbrough have won 14.
There have been nine draws between the two teams, including their most recent matchup, which ended 1-1.
Watford Form Guide (all competitions): L-D-D-W-D
Middlesbrough Form Guide (all competitions): W-L-D-D-L
Watford vs Middlesbrough Team News
Watford
Rey Manaj came off injured last time out and is a major doubt for this one. Samuel Kalu, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Imran Louza and Tom Cleverley are all out with injuries.
Injured: Samuel Kalu, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Imran Louza, Tom Cleverley
Doubtful: Rey Manaj
Suspended: None
Unavailable: None
Middlesbrough
Fulham loanee Rodrigo Muniz came on for the injured Duncan Watmore last time out and could be handed his first start for the Boro this week. Chuba Akpom remains out with injury and is not expected to feature for the visitors here.
Injured: Chuba Akpom
Doubtful: Duncan Watmore
Suspended: None
Unavailable: None
Watford vs Middlesbrough Predicted XIs
Watford (4-2-3-1): Daniel Bachmann; Mario Gaspar, Christian Kabasele, Francisco Sierralta, Hassane Kamara; Edo Kayembe, Hamza Choudhury; Ken Sema, Yaser Asprilla, Ismaila Sarr; Joao Pedro
Middlesbrough (3-5-2): Zack Steffen; Paddy McNair, Darragh Lenihan, Matthew Clarke; Isaiah Jones, Matt Crooks, Jonathan Howson, Alex Mowatt, Riley Giles; Riley McGree, Rodrigo Muniz
Watford vs Middlesbrough Prediction
Watford are on a run of back-to-back defeats and are winless in their last four games across competitions. They have won two of their three home games in the league this season and will hope to maximise their home advantage on Tuesday.
The Boro's latest result marked their first win of the season, ending a six-game winless streak across competitions. They are without a win in their last six Championship games on the road and could lose here.
Prediction: Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough
