Saturday , 14 November 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Middlesbrough FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 74' James Abankwah
Y 85' Imran Louza
Aidan Morris 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Herczeg
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 11.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2026-04-25 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Watford FC 2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 2025-02-15 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Watford FC 2024-10-05 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-05-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Watford FC H 5–1 W
22 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
19 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
03 Apr Millwall FC H 1–2 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–5 L
21 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
18 Apr Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
11 Apr Oxford United FC A 0–2 L
06 Apr Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
03 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 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' The wait is over. Watford FC get us underway at Riverside Stadium.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 6' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Morgan Whittaker makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
  • 16' Nestor Irankunda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 21' It’s high time Edward Still made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's shape.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' Senegal international Nampalys Mendy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! David Strelec gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Alex Bangura makes way for Matt Targett at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
  • 48' The Ireland defender James Abankwah breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 2-1!
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' Morgan Whittaker has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Othmane Maamma comes on to replace Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 63' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Adilson Malanda departs to be replaced by Dael Fry.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Sontje Hansen as he leaves the pitch. Leo Castledine steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke Ayling made 365 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 74' James Abankwah picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' Tommy Conway is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Tom Ince. He replaces Marc Bola on 82 minute.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Jeremy Sarmiento is replaced by Sam Silvera on 83 minute.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Imran Louza gets a card.
  • 90' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • Full Time. Middlesbrough FC beats Watford FC

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kim Hellberg

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Riley McGree 2
Morgan Whittaker 2
Tommy Conway 2
Wesley Hoedt 2
Rodrigo Muniz 1
Edo Kayembe 1

Head to Head

2026-04-25 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Watford FC 2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 2025-02-15 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Watford FC 2024-10-05 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-05-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Watford FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-04-25 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Watford FC W 2026-04-22 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-04-19 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-03 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Millwall FC L

Watford FC Form

2026-04-25 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2026-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-11 Oxford United FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.42 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC65% Draw20% Watford FC15%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Watford FC
35%
Middlesbrough FC or Watford FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC51% Draw38% Watford FC11%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
5%
0 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 20% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 22% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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