Saturday , 14 November 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 28 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Craig Cathcart
Jonathan Howson 44' Y
Y 90' Tobi Adeyemo

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
2
5
Middlesbrough FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-08-30 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-04-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Watford FC 2020-09-11 Watford FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Watford FC H 2–0 W
22 Jan Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
14 Jan Millwall FC H 1–0 W
07 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–5 L
02 Jan Birmingham City FC A 3–1 W
29 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
21 Jan Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
14 Jan Blackpool FC H 2–0 W
07 Jan Reading FC A 0–2 L
02 Jan Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
30 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–4 L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Watford FC
#2 Position #20
29 Points 15
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 8
30 Scored 13
19 Conceded 23
+11 GD -10
1.93 PPG 1.00
53% Win % 27%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Middlesbrough FC host Watford FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Slaven Bilic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chuba Akpom makes it 1-0.
  • 38' Craig Cathcart picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan Howson.
  • 46' Henrique Araujo is replacing Ismael Kone for the Watford FC side.
  • 48' What composure from Marcus Forss! The Finland international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 53' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 64' Watford FC ring the changes. Joao Ferreira has done his job and it is now time for Yaser Asprilla to step up.
  • 69' Darragh Lenihan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
  • 71' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matthew Pollock is hanging Matheus Martins on the field on 71 minute.
  • 72' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Marcus Forss trudges off to be replaced by Duncan Watmore on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Canada international Ismael Kone has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 82' Matthew Pollock has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 84' Matty Crooks is replacing Cameron Archer for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 89' Watford FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 90' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Chuba Akpom is withdrawn and Alex Mowatt gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Tobi Adeyemo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 2-0 the final result. Watford FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Riley McGree 2
Morgan Whittaker 2
Tommy Conway 2
Wesley Hoedt 2
Emmanuel Latte Lath 1
Craig Cathcart 1

Head to Head

2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-08-30 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-04-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Watford FC 2020-09-11 Watford FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2023-01-22 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-01-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2023-01-07 Middlesbrough FC 1–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Watford FC Form

2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2023-01-14 Watford FC 2–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-01-07 Reading FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2022-12-30 Swansea City AFC 4–0 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC60% Draw24% Watford FC16%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Watford FC
40%
Middlesbrough FC or Watford FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC44% Draw44% Watford FC12%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
4 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 24% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.