Middlesbrough vs Watford

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🕒 Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Bond 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 4 · Watford 11
Referee Stats
28 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 57%
Draws 25%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (57%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 13-7-4

Goals For / Against

46 / 20
Avg: 1.92 / 0.83

Points

46
Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

3
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-9-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 30
Avg: 0.91 / 1.30

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.92
PPG
1.04
1.92
GF
0.91
0.83
GA
1.30
57%
O2.5
35%
61%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank4th
Watford rank11th
Middlesbrough points75
Watford points63
Middlesbrough: #4 · 75 pts · GD +28
16 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #11 · 63 pts · GD +3
28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals14-5
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

D L D L L
Points2/15
Weighted index18
Goals4-8
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 26%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home91%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Watford score away57%
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 home1.92 vs 1.32
Middlesbrough concede at home0.83 vs 1.11
Watford score away0.91 vs 1.11
Watford concede away1.30 vs 1.32
Middlesbrough score 45% above league average, while Watford score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 25% below league average at home, and Watford are 2% 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
6
4
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
13
8
Shots Outside Box
1
3
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
9
5
Fouls
10
19
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
467
349
Passes Accurate
388
272
Passes %
83%
78%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season