Middlesbrough v Watford

Middlesbrough v Watford in English Championship ended 5:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Middlesbrough v Watford

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Middlesbrough at 58.0% - the match finished 5:1, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Middlesbrough X 2 · Watford Prediction Result
Pro AI (XGBoost) 58.0% 19.9% 22.1% Home win · Middlesbrough ✔ Correct
Final score 5:1 Home win · Middlesbrough
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Middlesbrough v Watford

  1. 6′Morgan Whittaker · Goal
  2. 45+1′David Strelec · Goal (assist: Morgan Whittaker)
  3. 46′Matt Targett · Substitution (off: Alex Bangura)
  4. 48′James Abankwah · Goal (assist: Kévin Keben)
  5. 58′Morgan Whittaker · Goal
  6. 62′Mamadou Doumbia · Substitution (off: Edoardo Bove)
  7. 62′Othmane Maamma · Substitution (off: Jeremy Ngakia)
  8. 63′Tommy Conway · Substitution (off: Morgan Whittaker)
  9. 63′J. Grieves · Substitution (off: Nampalys Mendy)
  10. 63′Nestory Irankunda · Substitution (off: Luca Kjerrumgaard)
  11. 64′Leo Castledine · Substitution (off: Sontje Hansen)
  12. 64′Dael Fry · Substitution (off: Adilson Malanda)
  13. 74′James Abankwah · Yellow card
  14. 75′Tommy Conway · Penalty
  15. 82′Tom Ince · Substitution (off: Marc Bola)
  16. 83′Sam Silvera · Substitution (off: Jeremy Sarmiento)
  17. 85′Imrân Louza · Yellow card
  18. 85′Aidan Morris · Yellow card
  19. 90+2′Tommy Conway · Goal (assist: David Strelec)

Match statistics: Middlesbrough v Watford

Statistic Middlesbrough Watford
Possession 56% 44%
Shots on target 9 3
Total shots 20 12
Shots off target 5 6
Blocked shots 2 4
Corners 5 1
Fouls 8 10
Offsides 0 4
Yellow cards 7 5
Red cards 15 10
Saves 1 1
Passes 543 437
Pass accuracy 89% 85%

Line-ups: Middlesbrough v Watford

Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 2 Callum Brittain 7.0
  2. 11 Morgan Whittaker 9.2
  3. 12 Luke Ayling 7.1
  4. 13 David Strelec 7.3
  5. 14 Alex Gilbert 7.4
  6. 18 Aidan Morris 7.2
  7. 24 Alex Bangura 6.6
  8. 27 Sontje Hansen 6.5
  9. 29 Adilson Malanda 6.6
  10. 31 Sol Brynn 6.5
  11. 45 Jeremy Sarmiento 6.4
Substitutes (9)
  1. 3 Matt Targett 7.1
  2. 6 Dael Fry 6.4
  3. 9 Tommy Conway 8.3
  4. 16 Alan Browne
  5. 20 Kaly Sène
  6. 22 Sam Silvera 6.6
  7. 23 Leo Castledine 6.7
  8. 25 George Edmundson
  9. 32 Joe Wildsmith

Watford 3-5-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 Egil Selvik 6.1
  2. 2 Jeremy Ngakia 6.5
  3. 4 Kévin Keben 6.3
  4. 6 Mattie Pollock 6.2
  5. 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard 7.0
  6. 10 Imrân Louza 7.0
  7. 15 Edoardo Bove 6.7
  8. 16 Marc Bola 6.5
  9. 23 Nampalys Mendy 6.6
  10. 25 James Abankwah 6.7
  11. 39 Edo Kayembe 6.8
Substitutes (9)
  1. 3 Saba Goglichidze
  2. 7 Tom Ince 6.4
  3. 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  4. 12 Nathan Baxter
  5. 20 Mamadou Doumbia 6.5
  6. 34 Kwadwo Baah
  7. 42 Othmane Maamma 6.4
  8. 43 J. Grieves 6.5
  9. 66 Nestory Irankunda 6.4

Form and head-to-head: Middlesbrough v Watford

Middlesbrough

WLWDW

Watford

LWLLD

English Championship standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Coventry City 46 28 11 7 +52 95 DDDWWWWWWD
2 Ipswich Town 46 23 15 8 +33 84 WDDWWDWDWW
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 +15 83 WLDLWLWWLL
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 +26 80 LWDDDLDLLW
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 +25 80 WWWWWLDWWD
6 Hull City 46 21 10 15 +4 73 DWLLWLLLWD
7 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 +4 71 DWLWWWLDDL
8 Derby County 46 20 9 17 +8 69 DLDDWWWLWL
9 Norwich City 46 19 8 19 +7 65 WWLDLLWDLD
10 Birmingham City 46 17 13 16 +1 64 WWWLWDLDLL
11 Swansea City 46 18 10 18 -2 64 LWWLDWWWWD
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 0 62 DWLWLWWLLL
13 Sheffield United 46 18 6 22 0 60 LWWWLLLLLL
14 Preston North End 46 15 15 16 -7 60 WWDDLLDLLD
15 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 -12 58 WWLWDDLLLD
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 -12 57 WWWLDLDWDD
17 Stoke City 46 15 10 21 -5 55 WDDLWWLLLL
18 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 -15 55 WLLWLDWDLD
19 Charlton Athletic 46 13 14 19 -14 53 WWLWLLDDWD
20 Blackburn Rovers 46 13 13 20 -14 52 WLLDWDDLLD
21 West Bromwich Albion 46 13 14 19 -10 51 WDWDWLLLLD
22 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 -14 47 LLDDWLDLLD
23 Leicester City 46 12 16 18 -10 46 LLLDDWDLWW
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 2 12 32 -60 0 WLLDLLLLDD

Managers: Middlesbrough v Watford

K. Hellberg
MiddlesbroughManagerK. Hellberg
E. Still
WatfordManagerE. Still

Match information: Middlesbrough v Watford

Kick-off
·
Competition
English Championship
Round
45
City
Middlesbrough
Surface
grass
Capacity
34,988

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