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Middlesbrough vs Watford

15 Feb 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2024/2025

22 completed meetings

Championship 2024/2025 · 6 matches

3.67yellow cards per match6 matches with data
1red cards per match2 matches with data
22.83fouls per match6 matches with data
1.2Post-match xG1.51

As it happened

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The numbers

Fixture statistics

42 imported stat types
MiddlesbroughMatch statWatford
8
Corners
5
3
Shots Off Target
6
13
Shots Total
14
139
Attacks
79
66
Dangerous Attacks
25
58
Ball Possession %
42
111
Ball Safe
112
10
Shots Insidebox
9
3
Shots Outsidebox
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Goals
1
7
Goal Kicks
9
8
Goal Attempts
11
7
Free Kicks
7
7
Fouls
7
5
Saves
5
5
Shots Blocked
2
5
Substitutions
4
19
Throwins
21
51
Long Passes
58
1
Hit Woodwork
0
7
Successful Headers
6
20
Tackles
12
0
Assists
1
571
Passes
429
502
Successful Passes
354
88
Successful Passes Percentage
83
2
Yellowcards
2
5
Shots On Target
6
0
Injuries
1
28
Total Crosses
8
8
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Interceptions
8
41
Duels Won
26
14
Dribble Attempts
14
7
Successful Dribbles
2
9
Key Passes
13
1
Big Chances Created
2
1
Big Chances Missed
1
50
Successful Dribbles Percentage
14
27
Successful Long Passes
24
53
Successful Long Passes Percentage
41

Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.

Individual contributions

Player ratings & full match stats

40 imported players
PlayerMinGAShotsKeyTacklesSavesRating
90—————57.28
59——————6.92
90——1—3—7.75
90——1—2—7.16
79——1—2—7.25
67——312—7.18
46———11—7.20
90———17—7.79
90———11—6.71
58——11——6.50
90——2—1—6.89
44——3—1—7.11
32——1———6.36
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31———1——6.95
11————1—6.75
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23———3——7.05
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Before this match

Recent form

Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.

Middlesbrough

Latest: Sunderland · 2–3

Match stats

3 Feb 2025, 20:00 · Home vs Sunderland · 2024/2025

Watford

Latest: Sunderland · 2–2

Match stats

8 Feb 2025, 12:30 · Away vs Sunderland · 2024/2025

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most
7Middlesbrough wins
5Draws
10Watford wins
59%Both teams scored
50%Over 2.5 goals
27Middlesbrough goals
28Watford goals

At Middlesbrough’s ground: 11 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2024/2025 · Championship

Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Watford’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

MiddlesbroughPer matchWatford
1.35 / 23Goals scored1.13 / 23
1.00 / 23Goals conceded1.70 / 23
2.35 / 23Total match goals2.83 / 23
0.35 / 23Clean sheets / match0.13 / 23
0.30 / 23Failed to score / match0.30 / 23
15.91 / 23Shots10.70 / 23
6.04 / 23Corners4.61 / 23
10.17 / 23Total match corners10.13 / 23
1.59 / 22Cards2.43 / 23

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

MiddlesbroughStatWatford
0.7423 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.3523 matches
0.5223 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.7823 matches
48% (11)23 matchesWins17% (4)23 matches
26% (6)23 matchesDraws22% (5)23 matches
26% (6)23 matchesLosses61% (14)23 matches
57% (13)23 matchesHalf-time clean sheets39% (9)23 matches
35% (8)23 matchesScored in both halves17% (4)23 matches
43% (10)23 matchesBoth teams scored61% (14)23 matches

Goal frequencies

MiddlesbroughStatWatford
70%23 matchesScored 1+ goals70%23 matches
43%23 matchesScored 2+ goals22%23 matches
13%23 matchesScored 3+ goals9%23 matches
4%23 matchesScored 4+ goals4%23 matches
65%23 matchesConceded 1+ goals87%23 matches
22%23 matchesConceded 2+ goals61%23 matches
13%23 matchesConceded 3+ goals17%23 matches
57%23 matchesScored 1+ by half-time30%23 matches
13%23 matchesScored 2+ by half-time4%23 matches
4%23 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%23 matches
43%23 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time61%23 matches
9%23 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time17%23 matches
0%23 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%23 matches

Corners

MiddlesbroughStatWatford
4.1323 matchesCorners conceded / match5.5223 matches
83%23 matchesWon 3+ corners87%23 matches
65%23 matchesWon 5+ corners57%23 matches
43%23 matchesWon 7+ corners13%23 matches
22%23 matchesWon 9+ corners0%23 matches
78%23 matchesMatch had 8+ corners96%23 matches
52%23 matchesMatch had 10+ corners57%23 matches
39%23 matchesMatch had 12+ corners30%23 matches
22%23 matchesMatch had 14+ corners13%23 matches

Cards

MiddlesbroughStatWatford
2.7322 matchesOpponent cards / match2.6523 matches
4.3222 matchesTotal cards / match5.0923 matches
1.4122 matchesYellow cards / match2.3023 matches
0.673 matchesRed cards / match1.002 matches
1.002 matchesSecond yellows / match1.001 matches
77%22 matchesReceived 1+ cards96%23 matches
36%22 matchesReceived 2+ cards74%23 matches
18%22 matchesReceived 3+ cards43%23 matches
18%22 matchesReceived 4+ cards22%23 matches
9%22 matchesReceived 5+ cards9%23 matches
77%22 matchesMatch had 3+ cards91%23 matches
45%22 matchesMatch had 5+ cards57%23 matches
14%22 matchesMatch had 7+ cards26%23 matches

Shots & play

MiddlesbroughStatWatford
9.3023 matchesShots conceded / match13.3923 matches
56.26%23 matchesPossession / match51.52%23 matches
9.3023 matchesFouls / match12.5723 matches
2.2623 matchesOffsides / match1.9623 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Expected goals (xG)46 games with data
1.49 per game
Expected goals against (xGA)46 games with data
1.16 per game
Expected goals (xG)46 games with data
1.27 per game
Expected goals against (xGA)46 games with data
1.44 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Middlesbrough

Tommy Conway24 matches
11.64
Finn Azaz 39 matches
10.98
9.30

Watford

Vakoun Bayo28 matches
11.80
Edo Kayembe34 matches
8.23
4.55

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Middlesbrough

Finn Azaz 36 matches
14.89
Tommy Conway23 matches
12.83
10.53

Watford

Vakoun Bayo19 matches
10.55
Edo Kayembe21 matches
7.79
Moussa Sissoko15 matches
3.97

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Middlesbrough

Finn Azaz 36 matches
4.12
3.52
2.21

Watford

Moussa Sissoko15 matches
1.47
Imrân Louza20 matches
0.93
Edo Kayembe20 matches
0.83

Previous meetings

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