Middlesbrough vs Watford

Middlesbrough

3 - 1

Watford

🕒 Sat, 04 May 2024 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Keith Stroud 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 46

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 8 · Watford 15

Referee Stats

Keith Stroud

24 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	58%
Draws	25%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-14).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (55%).
Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.30 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 33

Avg: 1.26 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.48

PPG

1.26

1.30

1.26

1.13

1.43

35%

O2.5

48%

43%

BTTS

52%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank8th

Watford rank15th

Middlesbrough points69

Watford points56

Middlesbrough: #8 · 69 pts · GD +9

27 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Watford: #15 · 56 pts · GD +0

40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W L W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Watford last 5 away

L L D D W

Points5/15

Weighted index18

Goals6-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%

Watford score away65%

Watford clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Watford score first0%

Watford win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Watford 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.30 vs 1.48

Middlesbrough concede at home1.13 vs 1.20

Watford score away1.26 vs 1.20

Watford concede away1.43 vs 1.48

Middlesbrough score 12% below league average, while Watford score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 6% below league average at home, and Watford are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Watford goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

562

452

Passes Accurate

501

392

Passes %

89%

87%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (60.0%)
BTTS	6 (60.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

25 Apr 2026 Middlesbrough vs Watford 5 - 1 01 Nov 2025 Watford vs Middlesbrough 3 - 0

2024-2025 Season

15 Feb 2025 Middlesbrough vs Watford 0 - 1 05 Oct 2024 Watford vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1

2023-2024 Season

04 May 2024 Middlesbrough vs Watford 3 - 1 30 Sep 2023 Watford vs Middlesbrough 2 - 3

2022-2023 Season

28 Jan 2023 Middlesbrough vs Watford 2 - 0 30 Aug 2022 Watford vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1

2020-2021 Season

05 Apr 2021 Middlesbrough vs Watford 1 - 1 11 Sep 2020 Watford vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0