Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Busby
23 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 #16 Position #5 57 Points 80 46 Played 46 14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10 53 Scored 72 65 Conceded 47 -12 GD +25 1.24 PPG 1.74 30% Win % 48% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonWatford FC are 16th (57 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Watford FC0-15–/116-30–/431-45–/346-601/461-751/476+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededMiddlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Middlesbrough FC for another epic battle.
- Another three points for Watford FC.
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Watford FC Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
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H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ismaila Sarr 3 Tommy Conway 2 Wesley Hoedt 2 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2 Riley McGree 2 Morgan Whittaker 2 James Abankwah 1 Emmanuel Latte Lath 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
Middlesbrough FC Form
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1.47 Watford FC xGExpected Goals1.26 Middlesbrough FC xG
Match Result
Both Teams to Score
Avg goals/match: 2.73Over / Under Goals
Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 68%Draw or Middlesbrough FC 58%Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC 74%Half-Time Result
Correct Score
1 – 1 12.1%1 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 8.9%0 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 7.6%2 – 0 7.1%0 – 0 6.6%2 – 2 5.6%0 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 4.3%3 – 0 3.5%1 – 3 3.2%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 22% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 19% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 29%Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 23%Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.