Pick of the stats: Watford v Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough will seek to get back to winning ways and stay top of the Championship as they visit Watford on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

The Hornets made it back-to-back home wins as they picked up a much-needed 1-0 win over Lincoln on Tuesday, their fourth victory in seven games at Vicarage Road, where 13 of their 14 points this season have come.

Middlesbrough went down 2-0 at Wrexham on Wednesday to see their lead at the summit cut to a point and end their 11-game unbeaten run, however they had picked up 11 points from their previous five away games, though Watford has not been a happy hunting ground for Boro of late.

Watford have won three of their past four league games against…