Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Tue 30 Aug 2022 · 19:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Matty Crooks
Y 39' Matty Crooks
Francisco Sierralta 61' Y
Y 82' Isaiah Jones
Y 87' Paddy McNair
Hamza Choudhury 90' Y
Y 90' Riley McGree

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
27 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–3 L
20 Aug Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
16 Aug Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
12 Aug Burnley FC H 1–0 W
08 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L
27 Aug Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
20 Aug Reading FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
14 Aug Sheffield United FC H 2–2 D
06 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Middlesbrough FC
#20 Position #3
8 Points 15
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 1
7 Scored 16
10 Conceded 12
-3 GD +4
1.00 PPG 1.88
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ 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' Welcome to Vicarage Road Stadium that hosts another battle between Watford FC and Middlesbrough FC.
  • 4' Rodrigo Muniz puts Middlesbrough FC on the lead.
  • 9' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ken Sema is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 14' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 19' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' Brilliant from the ! Ismaila Sarr makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 24.
  • 25' Ismaila Sarr is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' Matty Crooks needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 38' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matty Crooks on 39.
  • 44' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Anfernee Dijksteel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Howson at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' The whistle greets Darragh Lenihan as he departs to be replaced by Dael Fry.
  • 61' Francisco Sierralta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' Vakoun Issouf Bayo gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Yaser Asprilla and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Riley McGree has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Mario Gaspar comes on to replace Ken Sema.
  • 81' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Craig Cathcart is withdrawn and Kortney Hause gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Isaiah Jones was booked on 82.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Paddy McNair.
  • 90' Hamza Choudhury is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 3
Riley McGree 2
Morgan Whittaker 2
Tommy Conway 2
Wesley Hoedt 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Josh Coburn 1
James Abankwah 1

Head to Head

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

Watford FC Form

2022-08-30 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-08-27 Watford FC 2–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-08-20 Preston North End FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-08-16 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-08-12 Watford FC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2022-08-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-08-30 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-08-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2022-08-20 Reading FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2022-08-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.37 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC43% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC31%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
57%
Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC27% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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