Thursday , 5 November 2026

Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Watford FC
0 – 0
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Middlesbrough FC
Sat 7 Nov 2026 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road

Overview

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Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Middlesbrough FC 14 28
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 14 27
3 Birmingham City FC 14 26
4 Stoke City FC 14 26
5 Swansea City AFC 14 26
6 West Bromwich Albion FC 14 25
7 Southampton FC 14 24
8 West Ham United FC 14 23
9 Sheffield United FC 14 22
10 Portsmouth FC 14 22
11 Queens Park Rangers FC 14 21
12 Norwich City FC 14 18
13 Millwall FC 14 18
14 Blackburn Rovers FC 14 18
15 Bristol City FC 14 18
16 Wrexham AFC 14 17
17 Bolton Wanderers FC 14 17
18 Cardiff City FC 14 15
19 Lincoln City FC 14 15
20 Watford FC 14 14
21 Charlton Athletic FC 14 14
22 Burnley FC 14 10
23 Derby County FC 14 7
24 Preston North End FC 14 5

Head-to-Head

5
1
4
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Middlesbrough 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

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Lincoln City FC H 1–0 W
31 Oct Norwich City FC A 2–3 L
24 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
17 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
13 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–5 L
10 Oct Burnley FC H 0–4 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Wrexham AFC A 0–2 L
31 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 3–0 W
23 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC A 5–1 W
17 Oct Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
13 Oct Stoke City FC A 3–2 W
10 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Middlesbrough FC
#20 Position #1
14 Points 28
14 Played 14
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 4 / 2
13 Scored 30
23 Conceded 19
-10 GD +11
1.00 PPG 2.00
29% Win % 57%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (14 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 1st (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Riley McGree 2
Morgan Whittaker 2
Tommy Conway 2
Wesley Hoedt 2
Alex Bangura 1
Yannick Bolasie 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

Watford FC Form

2026-11-03 Watford FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W 2026-10-31 Norwich City FC 3–2 Watford FC L 2026-10-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2026-10-17 Watford FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2026-10-13 Cardiff City FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2026-10-10 Watford FC 0–4 Burnley FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-11-04 Wrexham AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-10-31 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2026-10-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–5 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2026-10-13 Stoke City FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-10-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

1.26 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

Watford FC29% Draw25% Middlesbrough FC46%

Both Teams to Score

Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.29

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
71%
Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC
75%

Half-Time Result

Watford FC19% Draw41% Middlesbrough FC40%

Correct Score

1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.7%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 3
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 21% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 16% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
14%
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
29%

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