ChampionshipFull time
WatfordWatford vs Middlesbrough — Championship
3-1
MiddlesbroughVicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.2 goals a game; Middlesbrough had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in 10, scoring 0.8. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Watford 3 wins, Middlesbrough 2 wins. Watford are 17th in the Championship on 8 points; Middlesbrough are 3rd on 14.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W W D L D). 2.2 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 1-6 at Millwall · 18 Sept 2010
- W 0-2 at Bristol City · 14 Sept 2010
- D 2-2 vs Doncaster · 11 Sept 2010
- L 0-1 vs Leeds · 28 Aug 2010
- D 0-0 at Hull City · 21 Aug 2010
- D 2-2 vs Coventry · 14 Aug 2010
Away form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (W W L L W). 0.8 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Reading · 18 Sept 2010
- W 2-1 vs Burnley · 14 Sept 2010
- L 3-0 at QPR · 11 Sept 2010
- L 2-0 at Barnsley · 28 Aug 2010
- W 1-0 vs Sheffield United · 22 Aug 2010
- D 0-0 at Leicester · 14 Aug 2010
Head-to-head: Watford vs Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford · 25 Apr 2026 · Championship
- Watford 3-0 Middlesbrough · 1 Nov 2025 · Championship
- Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford · 15 Feb 2025 · Championship
- Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough · 5 Oct 2024 · Championship
- Middlesbrough 3-1 Watford · 4 May 2024 · Championship
Match statistics
| Watford | Metric | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 6 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |