Watford vs Middlesbrough

Watford

2 - 1

Middlesbrough

🕒 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Matt Donohue 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Watford 14 · Middlesbrough 10

Referee Stats

Matt Donohue

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	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-11).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 22

Avg: 1.17 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

33 / 33

Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.09

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

1.74

PPG

1.09

1.17

1.43

0.96

1.43

52%

O2.5

52%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Watford rank14th

Middlesbrough rank10th

Watford points57

Middlesbrough points64

Watford: #14 · 57 pts · GD -8

43 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #10 · 64 pts · GD +8

36 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Watford last 5 home

D L W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index42

Goals4-3

Record2-2-1

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

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals3-5

Record1-1-3

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.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 22%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home83%

Watford clean sheet at home39%

Middlesbrough score away74%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first0%

Watford win after scoring first0%

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.17 vs 1.43

Watford concede at home0.96 vs 1.02

Middlesbrough score away1.43 vs 1.02

Middlesbrough concede away1.43 vs 1.43

Watford score 18% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 41% above league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 6% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are level with 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)

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

Middlesbrough 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

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

356

576

Passes Accurate

294

520

Passes %

83%

90%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (80.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

Watford vs Middlesbrough 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