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Championship | Gameweek 33
Feb 15, 2025 at 3pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
0 - 1
Watford


Ayling (47'), Forss (83')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Sissoko (40')
Chakvetadze (65'), Selvik (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Utd 3-1 Middlesbrough
Wednesday, February 12 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Watford 0-4 Leeds
Tuesday, February 11 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Middlesbrough 2-2 Watford

Middlesbrough and Watford will both be low on confidence after finding wins hard to come by in recent times, and with that in mind we can envisage the two sides playing out a score draw in Saturday's clash at the Riverside. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 56.56%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Watford had a probability of 20.97%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.59%), while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (5.66%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawWatford
56.56% (-0.553 -0.55) 22.46% (0.145 0.15) 20.97% (0.409 0.41)
Both teams to score 54.96% (0.146 0.15)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.84% (-0.108 -0.11)44.15% (0.108 0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.46% (-0.105 -0.1)66.53% (0.10599999999999 0.11)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.59% (-0.21900000000001 -0.22)15.41% (0.22 0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.76% (-0.415 -0.41)44.23% (0.415 0.41)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.97% (0.339 0.34)35.03% (-0.339 -0.34)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.23% (0.354 0.35)71.77% (-0.352 -0.35)
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 56.56%
    Watford 20.97%
    Draw 22.46%
MiddlesbroughDrawWatford
1-0 @ 10.09% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
2-1 @ 9.9% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.44% (-0.101 -0.1)
3-1 @ 6.17% (-0.055 -0.05)
3-0 @ 5.88% (-0.108 -0.11)
3-2 @ 3.24% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 2.89% (-0.048 -0.05)
4-0 @ 2.75% (-0.072 -0.07)
4-2 @ 1.51% (-0.011 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.08% (-0.027 -0.03)
5-0 @ 1.03% (-0.035 -0.04)
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 56.56%
1-1 @ 10.59% (0.07 0.07)
0-0 @ 5.4% (0.025 0.03)
2-2 @ 5.19% (0.041 0.04)
3-3 @ 1.13% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 22.46%
0-1 @ 5.66% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
1-2 @ 5.56% (0.085999999999999 0.09)
0-2 @ 2.97% (0.068 0.07)
1-3 @ 1.94% (0.048 0.05)
2-3 @ 1.82% (0.03 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.04% (0.033 0.03)
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 20.97%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Watford

Middlesbrough
70.8%
Draw
12.5%
Watford
16.7%
24
Head to Head
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Watford
2-1
Middlesbrough
Kayembe (76'), Baah (87')
Cleverley (24'), Porteous (88'), Chakvetadze (90+5'), Baah (90+1')
Edmundson (54')
Hackney (23')
May 4, 2024 12.30pm
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Middlesbrough
3-1
Watford
Latte Lath (28'), Bangura (78'), Jones (84')
Azaz (33')
Hoedt (73')
Pollock (20')
Sep 30, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 9
Watford
2-3
Middlesbrough
Issouf Bayo (19'), Hoedt (52')
Porteous (40'), Sierralta (55')
McGree (5', 12'), Coburn (63')
Jan 28, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 29
Middlesbrough
2-0
Watford
Akpom (36'), Forss (45+3')
Aug 30, 2022 8pm
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Watford
2-1
Middlesbrough
Sarr (24'), Issouf Bayo (90+3')
Sierralta (61'), Choudhury (90+2')
Muniz (4')
Crooks (38'), Jones (82'), McNair (87'), McGree (90+2')
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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