Middlesbrough have won their last 3 league matches against Watford and will be looking for their first consecutive league wins at Vicarage Road since 1991.
Boro have never won four consecutive games against The Hornets, last winning 3 in a row in 1999. (all comps)
Middlesbrough have the highest number of goal attempts this season so far, attempting to score in 138 cases (the league average is 87.7 attempts).
Boro have also allowed the lowest number of goal attempts against, allowing only 48 goal attempts to their opponents.
Hayden Hackney has played 146 successful passes into the final third this season, 42 more than any other player in the Championship.
The Middlesbrough midfielder also ranks first for successful passes in the opposition's half in England's second tier (294). #Boro#UTB
Stoke City produced a league double over Middlesbrough last season and won their EFL Cup tie.
The Potters will be looking to win four successive matches against Boro for the first time since September 1958 —(run of five).
Middlesbrough's record over 90 mins in all competitions v Sunderland since relegation in 2009.
14 matches (W7,D6,L1).
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*⛔ denotes clean sheet.