Watford vs Middlesbrough

Watford

2 - 3

Middlesbrough

🕒 Sat, 30 Sep 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Watford 15 · Middlesbrough 8

Referee Stats

Oliver Langford

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	36%
Draws	21%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Watford outshot their opponent (17-9).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-9-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 28

Avg: 1.39 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

41 / 36

Avg: 1.78 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.52

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

1.17

PPG

1.52

1.39

1.78

1.22

1.57

52%

O2.5

70%

57%

BTTS

74%

Score 1st

League-position context

Watford rank15th

Middlesbrough rank8th

Watford points56

Middlesbrough points69

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.

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.

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

Watford last 5 home

W D D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals4-4

Record1-3-1

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.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

W D D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.570%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.561%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home78%

Watford clean sheet at home35%

Middlesbrough score away87%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away13%

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 home1.39 vs 1.48

Watford concede at home1.22 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough score away1.78 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Watford score 6% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 49% above league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 2% above league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 6% above 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

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

580

502

Passes Accurate

485

415

Passes %

84%

83%

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