Middlesbrough vs Watford stats and head-to-head

2022-23. Sat, 28 Jan 2023

MiddlesbroughHome

20Full time, half-time 2–0

WatfordAway

Middlesbrough won by 2 goals.

WWLLDLeague form, oldest to newestWLLDW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Riverside Stadium. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Middlesbrough have 13 scored home results and Watford 14 scored away results stored in 2022-23. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Middlesbrough at home: 1.77 points per match (13 measured matches); Watford away: 1.43 points per match (14 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Middlesbrough scored 1.38 per home match (13 measured matches); Watford scored 1.00 away (14). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.23 per club appearance across 666 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 13 of 27 pooled club appearances (48.1%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 3. Middlesbrough: 0 wins; Watford: 2 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half20

Second half00

The match in numbers

MiddlesbroughWatford

14Shots11
6Shots on target4
9Corners5
10Fouls19
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Middlesbrough

Shots14
On target6
Goals2

43% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Watford

Shots11
On target4
Goals0

36% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

3 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Middlesbrough wins

Draws

Watford wins

Goals / meeting

2.00

6 goals in 3 meetings

Both scored

67%

2 of 3 meetings

Over 1.5

67%

2 of 3 meetings

Over 2.5

33%

1 of 3 meetings

Over 3.5

0 of 3 meetings

Middlesbrough clean sheets

0 of 3 meetings

Watford clean sheets

33%

1 of 3 meetings

Corners / meeting

9.33

3 with corner data

Cards / meeting

2.67

3 with card data

Watford v MiddlesbroughTue, 30 Aug 2022 · EFL Championship 2022-232–1HT 1–1
Middlesbrough v WatfordMon, 5 Apr 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-211–1HT 0–1
Watford v MiddlesbroughFri, 11 Sept 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-211–0HT 1–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Middlesbrough at homeWWWWDW

Watford awayLLDLLL

Fri, 18 Sept@ Bristol City0–1C 5–2 · Y 5–2
Sat, 5 Sept@ West Brom0–1C 4–5 · Y 3–5
Tue, 1 Sept@ Swansea0–2C 3–5 · Y 4–0
Sat, 22 Aug@ Wrexham1–1C 3–10 · Y 0–2
Sat, 25 Apr@ Middlesbrough1–5C 3–6 · Y 2–1
Tue, 21 Apr@ West Brom0–3C 3–4 · Y 3–4

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Middlesbrough at home, Watford away

50%
Both teams scored
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
91%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
23 + 23 matches
74%
Over 1.5 goals
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
46%
Over 2.5 goals
League 44%
23 + 23 matches
30%
Over 3.5 goals
League 22%
23 + 23 matches
9%
Over 4.5 goals
League 10%
23 + 23 matches
2.5
Avg total goals
League 2.43
23 + 23 matches
78%
1st half over 0.5
League 68%
23 + 23 matches
37%
1st half over 1.5
League 29%
23 + 23 matches
10.5
Corners per match
League 10.01
23 + 23 matches
65%
Corners over 8.5
League 66%
23 + 23 matches
57%
Corners over 9.5
League 54%
23 + 23 matches
48%
Corners over 10.5
League 41%
23 + 23 matches
4.1
Cards per match
League 3.91
23 + 23 matches
57%
Cards over 3.5
League 56%
23 + 23 matches
41%
Cards over 4.5
League 37%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2022-23

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2022-23

Home and away Overall

Middlesbrough at home, Watford away

Middlesbrough (home)		Watford (away)
4	Position	11
WLWWD	Last 5, oldest to newest	LLDLD
23	Played	23
2.00	Points per match	1.04
57%	Win %	22%
2.00	Scored / match	0.91
0.83	Conceded / match	1.30
2.83	Avg total goals	2.22
61%	Both scored	39%
39%	Clean sheets	26%
9%	Failed to score	44%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

MiddlesbroughWatford

0.911st half scored / match0.43
0.571st half conceded / match0.65
1.092nd half scored / match0.48
0.262nd half conceded / match0.65
43%Leading at half-time22%
83%1st half over 0.574%
44%1st half over 1.530%
65%2nd half over 0.565%
39%2nd half over 1.530%
30%Scored in both halves17%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Middlesbrough at home, Watford away, this season.

Goals

MiddlesbroughWatford

2.00Scored / match0.91
0.83Conceded / match1.30
2.83Match total / match2.22
91%Scored 1+57%
52%Scored 2+26%
61%Conceded 1+74%
17%Conceded 2+39%
78%Match over 1.570%
57%Match over 2.535%
35%Match over 3.526%

Shots and xG

MiddlesbroughWatford

12.70Shots for9.52
8.70Shots against13.48
4.70On target for3.00
3.00On target against4.35
16%Shot conversion10%

Corners

MiddlesbroughWatford

6.13Corners for4.65
4.43Corners against5.78
10.57Match total10.43
78%Over 7.570%
70%Over 8.561%
57%Over 9.557%
48%Over 10.548%
39%Over 11.544%

Cards

MiddlesbroughWatford

1.83Cards for2.30
2.00Cards against2.09
3.83Match total4.39
78%Over 2.578%
44%Over 3.570%
35%Over 4.548%
17%Over 5.526%
10.13Fouls committed11.70

Referee this season

D Bond

Matches

Cards / match

4.32

28 matches

Over 3.5 cards

71%

28 matches

Over 4.5 cards

46%

28 matches

Fouls / match

20.79

28 matches

The table, 2022-23

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
2	Sheffield United	46	34	91
3	Luton	46	18	80
4	Middlesbrough	46	28	75
5	Coventry	46	12	70
6	Sunderland	46	13	69
9	West Brom	46	6	66
10	Swansea	46	4	66
11	Watford	46	3	63
12	Preston	46	-14	63
13	Norwich	46	3	62

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