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

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Championship · 2025-26

Watford FC

3 – 0

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 1 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

Watford FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 6 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-09-30 Watford FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	3–0	W
25 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	1–3	L
22 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
18 Oct	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
04 Oct	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
01 Oct	Portsmouth FC	A	2–2	D

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Nov	Watford FC	A	0–3	L
25 Oct	Wrexham AFC	H	1–1	D
22 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
17 Oct	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–1	W
04 Oct	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
30 Sep	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Watford FC		Middlesbrough FC
#17	Position	#4
8	Points	13
7	Played	6
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	12
9	Conceded	8
-2	GD	+4
1.14	PPG	2.17
29%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Watford FC are 17th (8 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 4th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/3

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC — let the football do the talking.
Watford FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ismaila Sarr	3
Wesley Hoedt	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Riley McGree	2
Morgan Whittaker	2
Tommy Conway	2
James Abankwah	1
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-10-25 Coventry City FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2025-10-22 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-10-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-10-04 Watford FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-10-01 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Watford FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-10-25 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2025-10-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-10-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.53 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.28 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC46% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC28%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

54%

Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC31% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC23%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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