Saturday , 14 November 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
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
2
4
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 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
#20 Position #2
15 Points 29
15 Played 15
4 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
13 Scored 30
23 Conceded 19
-10 GD +11
1.00 PPG 1.93
27% Win % 53%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Watford FC gets underway.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tom Dele-Bashiru suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Hayden Hackney picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' Ben Doak has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Angelo Ogbonna, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' Ivory Coast international Emmanuel Latte Lath has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 48' Finn Azaz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 53' Middlesbrough FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 54' George Edmundson does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
  • 59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Kwadwo Baah. He replaces Daniel Jebbison on 62 minute.
  • 64' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Ben Doak has done his job and it is now time for Isaiah Jones to step up.
  • 65' Riley McGree gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Micah Hamilton and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edo Kayembe is hanging Moussa Sissoko on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' The Congo DR Edo Kayembe breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 1-1!
  • 77' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Emmanuel Latte Lath departs to be replaced by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 87' Kwadwo Baah makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 89' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Aidan Morris by Marcus Forss on 89 minute.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Porteous on 89.
  • 90' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Ken Sema exits the field as Yasser Larouci enters on 90.
  • 90' Kwadwo Baah has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • Middlesbrough FC will have plenty to reflect on. Watford FC were simply the better side today.

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
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Riley McGree 2
Morgan Whittaker 2
Tommy Conway 2
Wesley Hoedt 2
Emmanuel Latte Lath 1
Craig Cathcart 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
3 / 4
1.13 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC30% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC44%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
70%
Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC19% Draw45% Middlesbrough FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
9.1%
0 – 2
8.4%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 22% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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