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 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#16	Position	#5
57	Points	80
46	Played	46
14 / 15 / 17	W / D / L	22 / 14 / 10
53	Scored	72
65	Conceded	47
-12	GD	+25
1.24	PPG	1.74
30%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Middlesbrough FC has kicked off!
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ismaila Sarr	3
Riley McGree	2
Morgan Whittaker	2
Tommy Conway	2
Wesley Hoedt	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Chuba Akpom	1
David Strelec	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

8.7%

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	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

30% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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