Championship
Saturday 25 April 2026 · 12:30 · HT 2-0 · Riverside, Middlesbrough · Referee Adam Herczeg
Middlesbrough v Watford: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Middlesbrough's last 10 home games and Watford's last 10 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 9 of 20, over 2.5 goals in 8 of 20, with 12.3 corners per match (league 10.3) and 4.5 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Middlesbrough v Watford, full match
56%
Possession
44%
2.30
Expected goals (xG)
0.85
20
Shots
12
9
Shots on target
3
6
Corners
3
8
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
4
Goals and cards
6'
Goal
Morgan Whittaker MID
45+1'
Goal
David Strelec MID
48'
Goal
James Abankwah WAT
58'
Goal
Morgan Whittaker MID
74'
Yellow card
James Abankwah WAT
75'
Penalty
Tommy Conway MID
85'
Yellow card
Aidan Morris MID
85'
Yellow card
Imrân Louza WAT
90+2'
Goal
Tommy Conway MID
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Middlesbrough's last 10 home games and Watford's last 10 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
45%
9/20 games · League 57%
Over 1.5 goals
65%
13/20 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
40%
8/20 games · League 51%
Over 3.5 goals
20%
4/20 games · League 25%
Over 9.5 corners
80%
16/20 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 cards
65%
13/20 games · League 53%
Middlesbrough clean sheet
50%
5/10 games · League 25%
Watford clean sheet
10%
1/10 games · League 25%
Middlesbrough fail to score
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Watford fail to score
40%
4/10 games · League 25%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.1
League 2.6
Corners
12.3
League 10.3
Cards
4.5
League 3.9
