Watford vs Middlesbrough

2–3Full-time

LLWDLDGoals 7-24

WWWLWWGoals 18-11

Vicarage Road, Watford · Capacity 22,200 · grass · Referee: O. Langford

Match events

5'Riley McGree (Jonathan Howson)
12'Riley McGree (Matt Crooks)
19'Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Ryan Porteous)
36'L. O'Brien (Tommy Smith)
40'Ryan Porteous
46'M. Rajovic (Matheus Martins)
52'Wesley Hoedt
55'Francisco Sierralta
63'Josh Coburn (Matt Crooks)
64'Francisco Sierralta (Edo Kayembe)
65'Imrân Louza (Giorgi Chakvetadze)
65'Y. Asprilla (T. Ince)
78'Isaiah Jones (Marcus Forss)
84'T. Dele-Bashiru (R. Healey)
86'Matt Crooks (Sam Greenwood)

Lineups

3-4-3

4-2-3-1

V. IsmaëlCoach

M. Carrick

Bench (9)

Match trends

Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Middlesbrough have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Watford wins

1Draws

3Middlesbrough wins

11-13Goals

5–1Apr 25, 2026, 11:30 AM

3–0Nov 1, 2025, 3:00 PM

0–1Feb 15, 2025, 3:00 PM

2–1Oct 5, 2024, 2:00 PM

3–1May 4, 2024, 11:30 AM

2–0Jan 28, 2023, 3:00 PM

2–1Aug 30, 2022, 7:00 PM

1–1Apr 5, 2021, 11:30 AM

Pre-match comparison

0.7Goals scored per game1.8

2.4Goals conceded per game1.1

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

O. Langford

4.63Yellow cards / game

0.11Red cards / game

0.15Penalties scored / game

Based on 27 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Watford

0-15'

40%

16-30'

40%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

20%

76-90+'

0%

Middlesbrough

0-15'

9.1%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

9.1%

46-60'

9.1%

61-75'

27.3%

76-90+'

45.5%

Match statistics

54%Possession46%

1.45Expected goals (xG)1.03

4Shots on target3

17Total shots9

11Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

12Shots inside the box6

5Shots outside the box3

9Corners3

—Offsides—

10Fouls15

2Yellow cards0

—Red cards—

0Goalkeeper saves2

580Total passes502

485Accurate passes415

84%Pass accuracy83%

Player ratings

1Riley McGreeMiddlesbrough⚽ 28.7
2Vakoun Issouf BayoWatford⚽ 18.0
3Wesley HoedtWatford⚽ 18.0
4Matt CrooksMiddlesbrough🅰️ 27.9
5Ryan PorteousWatford🅰️ 1🟨7.7
6Josh CoburnMiddlesbrough⚽ 17.5

Box score

Watford

9M. RajovicF · 45'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels33%

19Vakoun Issouf BayoF · 90'

⚽ 18.0

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Shots2/6 on target

Passes17%

Tackles2

Duels56%

5

5Ryan PorteousD · 90'

🅰️ 1🟨7.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels63%

4Wesley HoedtD · 90'

⚽ 18.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes95%

Tackles2

Duels63%

6Jamal LewisM · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes41%

Tackles7

Duels88%

2Jeremy NgakiaM · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes31%

Tackles3

Duels53%

1

1D. Bachmann (C)G · 90'

6.0

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels—

10

10Imrân LouzaM · 65'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes37%

Tackles—

Duels25%

3Francisco SierraltaD · 65'

🟨6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles—

Duels40%

24

24T. Dele-BashiruM · 84'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes34%

Tackles1

Duels50%

18

18Y. AsprillaF · 65'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles2

Duels86%

Bench (9)

37

37Matheus MartinsF · 45'

6.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes22%

Tackles—

Duels25%

45Ryan AndrewsD

—

11Ismael KonéM

—

14

14R. HealeyF · 12'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels50%

26

26B. HamerG

—

16Giorgi ChakvetadzeM · 25'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels75%

15Matthew PollockD

—

7

7T. InceM · 25'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles—

Duels0%

39Edo KayembeM · 25'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles1

Duels25%

Middlesbrough

17

17P. McNairD · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

Duels57%

28L. O'BrienD · 36'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels40%

1

1T. DiengG · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles—

Duels—

25Matt CrooksM · 86'

🅰️ 27.9

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles1

Duels64%

16Jonathan Howson (C)M · 90'

🅰️ 17.2

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Shots— on target

Passes49%

Tackles1

Duels33%

6Dael FryD · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes57%

Tackles2

Duels63%

7Hayden HackneyM · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes56%

Tackles1

Duels30%

8Riley McGreeM · 90'

⚽ 28.7

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes33%

Tackles—

Duels17%

11Isaiah JonesM · 78'

6.6

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes28%

Tackles1

Duels33%

3Rav van den BergD · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes38%

Tackles—

Duels57%

19Josh CoburnF · 90'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes15%

Tackles—

Duels47%

Bench (9)

4Daniel BarlaserM

—

10Morgan RogersF

—

21Marcus ForssF · 12'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes—

Tackles1

Duels50%

29Sam GreenwoodM · 10'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels—

27

27L. EngelD

—

2Tommy SmithD · 54'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles1

Duels67%

23Tom GloverG

—

18Samuel SilveraF

—

9

9Emmanuel Latte LathF

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