Watford vs Middlesbrough

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🕒 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 13
Regular Season Table
Watford 16 · Middlesbrough 5
Referee Stats
20 matches · 2.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.15
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.10
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 25%
Draws 20%
Away wins 55%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (8-14).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 27
Avg: 1.30 / 1.17

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 30
Avg: 1.63 / 1.25

Points

39
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
1.63
1.30
GF
1.63
1.17
GA
1.25
43%
O2.5
65%
52%
BTTS
65%
9%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Watford rank16th
Middlesbrough rank5th
Watford points57
Middlesbrough points80
Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12
27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals4-8
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 last 5 away

D D D D W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals10-6
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home70%
Watford clean sheet at home22%
Middlesbrough score away78%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first9%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 17% · Middlesbrough 50%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 11.5' · Middlesbrough 16.0'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.30 vs 1.40
Watford concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough score away1.63 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough concede away1.25 vs 1.40
Watford score 7% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 35% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 3% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 11% 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.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
0-15 0

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
61-75 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
8
14
Shots off Goal
2
6
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
4
6
Shots Outside Box
4
8
Ball Possession
45%
55%
Corner Kicks
1
7
Fouls
15
11
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
419
490
Passes Accurate
339
427
Passes %
81%
87%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (80.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

Watford vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season