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 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 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	#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' The game is set. Watford FC kicks off things out of here…
With this win, Watford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Yannick Bolasie	1
Isaiah Jones	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

1.52 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC46% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC28%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

73%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

54%

Watford FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC31% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC23%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

7.1%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

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.