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Middlesbrough v Watford, EFL Championship, Sat, 4 May 2024: statistics and head to head

2023-24. Sat, 4 May 2024

MiddlesbroughHome
31Full time, half-time 1–0
WatfordAway

Middlesbrough won by 2 goals.

DDLWWLeague form, oldest to newestDLDWL

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 22 scored home results and Watford 22 scored away results stored in 2023-24. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Middlesbrough at home: 1.41 points per match (22 measured matches); Watford away: 1.32 points per match (22 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Middlesbrough scored 1.23 per home match (22 measured matches); Watford scored 1.27 away (22). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.34 per club appearance across 1080 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 20 of 44 pooled club appearances (45.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Middlesbrough: 2 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 half10
Second half21

The match in numbers

MiddlesbroughWatford
  • 14Shots14
  • 6Shots on target4
  • 3Corners3
  • 9Fouls5
  • 1Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Middlesbrough

  • Shots14
  • On target6
  • Goals3

43% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Watford

  • Shots14
  • On target4
  • Goals1

29% of shots on target, 25% 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.

5 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.

2
Middlesbrough wins
1
Draws
2
Watford wins
Goals / meeting
2.60
13 goals in 5 meetings
Both scored
60%
3 of 5 meetings
Over 1.5
80%
4 of 5 meetings
Over 2.5
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Over 3.5
20%
1 of 5 meetings
Middlesbrough clean sheets
20%
1 of 5 meetings
Watford clean sheets
20%
1 of 5 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.80
5 with corner data
Cards / meeting
2.60
5 with card data
  1. Watford v MiddlesbroughSat, 30 Sept 2023 · EFL Championship 2023-242–3HT 1–2
  2. Middlesbrough v WatfordSat, 28 Jan 2023 · EFL Championship 2022-232–0HT 2–0
  3. Watford v MiddlesbroughTue, 30 Aug 2022 · EFL Championship 2022-232–1HT 1–1
  4. Middlesbrough v WatfordMon, 5 Apr 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-211–1HT 0–1
  5. 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 awayAll matches
Middlesbrough at homeWWWWDW
Watford awayLLDLLL

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 awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Watford away
  • 48%
    Both teams scored
    League 52%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 91%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 94%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 72%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 75%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 41%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 52%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 26%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 28%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 13%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 12%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.6
    Avg total goals
    League 2.68
    23 + 23 matches
  • 61%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 69%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 33%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 36%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 10.7
    Corners per match
    League 10.65
    23 + 23 matches
  • 70%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 71%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 63%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 59%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 46%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 48%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 3.9
    Cards per match
    League 4.04
    23 + 23 matches
  • 59%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 58%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 30%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 39%
    23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2023-24

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, 2023-24

Home and awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Watford away
Middlesbrough (home)Watford (away)
8Position15
DWWLWLast 5, oldest to newestWDDLL
23Played23
1.48Points per match1.26
43%Win %30%
1.30Scored / match1.26
1.13Conceded / match1.43
2.43Avg total goals2.70
44%Both scored52%
35%Clean sheets26%
26%Failed to score35%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

MiddlesbroughWatford
  • 0.611st half scored / match0.39
  • 0.611st half conceded / match0.70
  • 0.702nd half scored / match0.87
  • 0.522nd half conceded / match0.74
  • 30%Leading at half-time4%
  • 65%1st half over 0.557%
  • 35%1st half over 1.530%
  • 83%2nd half over 0.574%
  • 35%2nd half over 1.544%
  • 30%Scored in both halves26%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Middlesbrough at home, Watford away, this season.

Goals

MiddlesbroughWatford
  • 1.30Scored / match1.26
  • 1.13Conceded / match1.43
  • 2.43Match total / match2.70
  • 74%Scored 1+65%
  • 35%Scored 2+39%
  • 65%Conceded 1+74%
  • 35%Conceded 2+39%
  • 78%Match over 1.565%
  • 35%Match over 2.548%
  • 22%Match over 3.530%

Shots and xG

MiddlesbroughWatford
  • 14.22Shots for11.48
  • 10.65Shots against15.35
  • 5.09On target for3.57
  • 3.87On target against5.26
  • 9%Shot conversion11%

Corners

MiddlesbroughWatford
  • 6.96Corners for3.78
  • 4.57Corners against6.04
  • 11.52Match total9.83
  • 83%Over 7.574%
  • 74%Over 8.565%
  • 74%Over 9.552%
  • 57%Over 10.535%
  • 57%Over 11.535%

Cards

MiddlesbroughWatford
  • 1.61Cards for2.43
  • 2.13Cards against1.70
  • 3.74Match total4.13
  • 78%Over 2.583%
  • 61%Over 3.557%
  • 22%Over 4.539%
  • 17%Over 5.522%
  • 11.35Fouls committed12.96
Referee this season
K Stroud
Matches
25
Cards / match
4.92
25 matches
Over 3.5 cards
80%
25 matches
Over 4.5 cards
60%
25 matches
Fouls / match
23.96
25 matches

The table, 2023-24

#ClubPGDPts
6Norwich461573
7Hull46870
8Middlesbrough46969
9Coventry461164
10Preston46-1163
13Millwall46-1059
14Swansea46-657
15Watford46056
16Sunderland46-256
17Stoke46-1156
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