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Watford vs Middlesbrough — Championship
2-1
Vicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Middlesbrough had won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 in 10, scoring 0.8. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Watford 3 wins, Middlesbrough 2 wins. Watford are 19th in the Championship on 8 points; Middlesbrough are 3rd on 15.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 (D D D D L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Peterboro · 21 Apr 2012
- D 2-2 at Brighton · 17 Apr 2012
- D 1-1 vs Hull City · 14 Apr 2012
- D 1-1 at Cardiff · 9 Apr 2012
- L 0-2 vs Blackpool · 6 Apr 2012
- W 0-2 at Leeds · 31 Mar 2012
Away form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 (W D W L L). 0.8 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Southampton · 21 Apr 2012
- D 0-0 vs Doncaster · 17 Apr 2012
- W 0-1 at Derby · 14 Apr 2012
- L 2-1 at Hull City · 9 Apr 2012
- L 0-2 vs Cardiff · 7 Apr 2012
- D 1-1 at Brighton · 31 Mar 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Total shots | 14 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 10 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |