Sunday , 16 August 2026

Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 5 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 20,002 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 54' George Edmundson
Edo Kayembe 75' 1–1
Kwadwo Baah 87' 2–1
Y 23' Hayden Hackney
Ryan Porteous 89' Y
Kwadwo Baah 90' Y
Giorgi Chakvetadze 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
1
4
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-08-30 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
02 Oct Preston North End FC A 0–3 L
28 Sep Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
21 Sep Norwich City FC A 1–4 L
14 Sep Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
01 Sep Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Watford FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
28 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
21 Sep Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
14 Sep Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Middlesbrough FC
#19 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Vicarage Road. Watford FC are looking to make home advantage count against Middlesbrough FC.
  • 5' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Finn Azaz, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' Controversy at the stadium! Hayden Hackney argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hayden Hackney, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' Tom Ince has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rav van den Berg made 232 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' A goal from the England international George Edmundson! He fires home on 54 to make it 0-1!
  • 59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 62' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Daniel Jebbison exits the field as Kwadwo Baah enters on 62.
  • 64' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 64 minute. Ben Doak leaves to be changed by Isaiah Jones.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Riley McGree on, Micah Hamilton off on 65 minutes.
  • 69' Watford FC make a change. Moussa Sissoko trudges off to be replaced by Edo Kayembe on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 75' Against the run of play, Edo Kayembe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Emmanuel Latte Lath has done his job and it is now time for Delano Burgzorg to step up.
  • 82' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Angelo Ogbonna has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' GOAL! Kwadwo Baah scores on 87. Assisted by Ryan Porteous
  • 89' Marcus Forss is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aidan Morris at the 89 minute mark.
  • 89' Ryan Porteous was booked on 89.
  • 90' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yasser Larouci is hanging Ken Sema on the field on 90 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kwadwo Baah on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Watford FC 2-1 Middlesbrough FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-08-30 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

Watford FC Form

2024-10-05 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC L 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-09-01 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-10-05 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-08-31 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.7 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC34% Draw37% Middlesbrough FC29%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 42%
58%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
66%
Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC18% Draw64% Middlesbrough FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27%
0 – 1
15.6%
1 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
1.7%
0 – 3
1.3%
3 – 0
1.3%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 20% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 20% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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