Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Watford FC

3 – 0

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 1 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Watford FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.8 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

Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-09-30 Watford FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

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

Middlesbrough FC

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Watford FC and Middlesbrough FC.
Full Time. Watford FC beats Middlesbrough FC

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ismaila Sarr	3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Riley McGree	2
Morgan Whittaker	2
Tommy Conway	2
Wesley Hoedt	2
George Edmundson	1
Rodrigo Muniz	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-10-25 Coventry City FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2025-10-22 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-10-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-10-04 Watford FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-10-01 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Watford FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-10-25 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2025-10-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-10-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.42 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC42% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC32%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

58%

Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC27% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC27%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	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

25% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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