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Watford vs Middlesbrough Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–00 – 0

Player of the matchAidan MorrisMID · 95′ played · 9 duels won · 16 final-3rd passes · 6 tackles

8.1
Possession
26%74%
Shots · on target in brackets
8 (1)18 (4)
Corners
56

ChampionshipMatchday 15Vicarage RoadRef G. WardAtt. 18,170

Minute by minute

45 of 59 updates
  1. Riley McGree takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
  2. Aidan Morris takes a left-footed shot but misses.
  3. Offside.
  4. Offside.
  5. Substitution: Leo Castledine comes on for Jeremy Sarmiento.
  6. Jeremy Sarmiento has a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
  7. Kyle Joseph takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
  8. Substitution: Tommy Conway comes on for Sam Byram.
  9. Stephy Mavididi comes on for Amin Nabizada.
  10. Marc Joel Bola comes on for Jordan Zemura.
  11. Jeremy Sarmiento attempts a header but misses the shot.
  12. Mamadou Doumbia attempts a header but misses the shot.
Show all 45 updates
  1. Corner awarded.
  2. Iker Bravo Solanilla takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
  3. Myles Peart-Harris comes on for Sebastian Berhalter.
  4. Corner awarded.
  5. Omar Traore takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
  6. Edo Kayembe takes a left-footed shot but misses.
  7. Yellow card issued to Sebastian Berhalter.
  8. Iker Bravo Solanilla takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
  9. Sam Byram takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
  10. Riley McGree attempts a header but misses the shot.
  11. Jordan Zemura takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
  12. Max Arfsten is on, and Amario Cozier-Duberry is off.
  13. Offside.
  14. Offside.
  15. Corner awarded.
  16. Yellow card shown to Sam Byram.
  17. Riley McGree attempts a header but misses the shot.
  18. Corner awarded.
  19. Corner awarded.
  20. Corner awarded.
  21. Callum Brittain receives a yellow card.
  22. Corner awarded.
  23. Corner awarded.
  24. Corner awarded.
  25. Shot by Jeremy Sarmiento with his right foot is saved.
  26. Corner awarded.
  27. Martin Ismael Payero takes a right-footed shot but misses.
  28. Sam Byram takes a right-footed shot but misses.
  29. Sam Byram takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
  30. Corner awarded.
  31. Kick-off! The referee is Gavin Ward.
  32. Match ends with a score of 0-0.
  33. The first half ends with a score of 0-0.

Team stats

44 figures
Watfordfull timeMiddlesbrough
  1. 26%Possession74%
  2. 8Shots18
  3. 1Shots on target4
  4. 0Big chances4
  5. 5Corners6
  6. 227Passes669
  7. 12Fouls9
  8. 1Yellow cards3
All 44 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 4Accurate crosses11
  3. 72Attacks136
  4. 0Big chances missed4
  5. 18Crosses30
  6. 38Dangerous attacks67
  7. 16Dribble attempts9
  8. 0Hit woodwork1
  9. 4Offsides1
  10. 13%Shot accuracy22%
  11. 4Shots blocked6
  12. 4Shots inside box13
  13. 3Shots off target8
  14. 4Shots outside box5
  15. 6Successful dribbles3
  16. Passing
  17. 13Accurate long passes23
  18. 175Accurate passes600
  19. 83%Forward passes %85%
  20. 6Key passes12
  21. 33%Long pass accuracy61%
  22. 39Long passes38
  23. 77%Pass accuracy90%
  24. 51Passes in final third67
  25. Defence
  26. 45Ball recoveries47
  27. 70Ball safe103
  28. 40Duels won48
  29. 10Goal kicks6
  30. 13Headers won16
  31. 12Interceptions9
  32. 4Saves1
  33. 11Tackles18
  34. 5Tackles won11
  35. Discipline
  36. 9Free kicks12
  37. Other
  38. 1Injuries0
  39. 113Possession lost119
  40. 4Substitutions5
  41. 12Throw-ins13

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. J. SarmientoMID1
  2. Riley McGreeMID1
  3. Sebastian BerhalterMID1

Passes

  1. Adilson MalandaMID103/109
  2. Callum BrittainMID92/100
  3. Aidan MorrisMID88/94

Progressive passes

  1. Adilson MalandaMID101 (93%)
  2. Callum BrittainMID89 (89%)
  3. Ashley PhillipsMID85 (97%)

Final-third passes

  1. Aidan MorrisMID16
  2. Callum BrittainMID13
  3. Jordan ZemuraWAT8

Duels won

  1. Aidan MorrisMID9/11
  2. Martín PayeroWAT8/15
  3. Iker BravoWAT6/11

Dribbles

  1. Iker BravoWAT3/4
  2. J. SarmientoMID1/1
  3. Callum BrittainMID1/3

Table

Championship 2026/2027 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Birmingham City158-5-228:14+1429
2Middlesbrough158-5-230:19+1129
3Stoke City159-2-424:18+629
4Wolverhampton Wanderers158-4-326:18+828
18Bolton Wanderers155-2-820:29-917
19Charlton Athletic154-5-613:23-1017
20Watford154-3-813:23-1015
21Lincoln City154-3-815:26-1115
22Burnley151-7-722:31-910
24Preston North End152-2-1113:30-178

Full table

Referee

G. Ward
Cards / match
3.73this match 4 (+0.27)
Yellows / match
3.56this match 4
Reds / match
0.17
Penalties / match
0.1917% of matches
Fouls / match
21this match 21

1.57Home 1.57 vs Away 1.99 yellows/match · +0.42 away · 5–12 red · 3 coach cards1.99

54%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 17%29%

home winsaway wins
With Watford
3-2-3 in 8 · 1.63 yellows/game
With Middlesbrough
2-1-2 in 5 · 0.8 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 139 career matches.

Match strip & events

WAT 0–0 MID · 1–3 yellow

1′HT90′Middlesbrough on top 90 of 90 min · WAT 15% · MID 85% pressure
  1. Full time 0–0
  2. Leo Castledinefor J. Sarmiento
  3. Tommy Conwayfor Sam Byram
  4. Stephy Alvaro Mavididifor Amin Nabizada
  5. Luca Kjerrumgaardfor Mamadou Doumbia
  6. Marc Bolafor Jordan Zemura
  7. Omar TraoréYellow card
  8. Kyle Josephfor David Strelec
  9. Myles Peart-Harrisfor Sebastian Berhalter
  10. Sebastian BerhalterYellow card
  11. Max Arfstenfor Amario Cozier-Duberry
  12. Half-time 0–0
  13. Sam ByramYellow card
  14. Callum BrittainYellow card
  15. +Omar Traoréfor Krépin Diatta · injury

What stands out

  • 100%on top

    Middlesbrough had the upper hand in 90 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before a goalless second half (0–0 full time).

Top ratings

XI avg 6.88 v 7.19
  1. Aidan MorrisMID8.1
  2. J. SarmientoMID7.7
  3. Mattie PollockWAT7.5
  4. Callum BrittainMID7.3
  5. Federico RavagliaWAT7.2

Head-to-head

26 meetings on record since 2006

13-5-8Watford W-D-L · goals 35:32

13 WAT5 draws8 MID
With Watford at home
9-2-2 (22:10)
Goals per meeting
2.58
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
58%
Won by the host
58%
Last 5 (Watford)
3W 0D 2L · 3.4 goals/game
  1. Middlesbrough5–1WatfordChampionship
  2. Watford3–0MiddlesbroughChampionship
  3. Middlesbrough0–1WatfordChampionship
  4. Watford2–1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  5. Middlesbrough3–1WatfordChampionship
Show all 26 meetings
  1. Watford2–3MiddlesbroughChampionship
  2. Middlesbrough2–0WatfordChampionship
  3. Watford2–1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  4. Middlesbrough1–1WatfordChampionship
  5. Watford1–0MiddlesbroughChampionship
  6. Watford0–0MiddlesbroughPremier League
  7. Middlesbrough0–1WatfordPremier League
  8. Watford2–0MiddlesbroughChampionship
  9. Middlesbrough1–1WatfordChampionship
  10. Watford1–0MiddlesbroughChampionship
  11. Middlesbrough2–2WatfordChampionship
  12. Middlesbrough1–2WatfordChampionship
  13. Watford1–2MiddlesbroughChampionship
  14. Watford2–1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  15. Middlesbrough1–0WatfordChampionship
  16. Middlesbrough2–1WatfordChampionship
  17. Watford3–1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  18. Watford1–1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  19. Middlesbrough0–1WatfordChampionship
  20. Middlesbrough4–1WatfordPremier League
  21. Watford2–0MiddlesbroughPremier League
  1. MiddlesbroughnextWatfordChampionship

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Watford4d restWAT +1d rest3d restMiddlesbrough
  1. 0-1L5 Sep
  2. 2-1W8 Sep
  3. 1-2L12 Sep
  4. 0-1L18 Sep
  5. 0-4L10 Oct
  6. 1-5L13 Oct
  7. 2-0W17 Oct
  8. 0-1L24 Oct
  9. 2-3L31 Oct
  10. 1-0W3 Nov

3-0-7goals 9:180.90pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-3L8 Sep
  2. 4-3W12 Sep
  3. 2-2D15 Sep
  4. 2-2D19 Sep
  5. 1-0W10 Oct
  6. 3-2W13 Oct
  7. 2-2D17 Oct
  8. 5-1W23 Oct
  9. 3-0W31 Oct
  10. 0-2L4 Nov

5-3-2goals 22:171.80pts/game

  1. HLincoln City1–0
  2. ANorwich City2–3
  3. AWolverhampton Wanderers0–1
  4. HCharlton Athletic2–0
  5. ACardiff City1–5

latest 5

  1. AWrexham0–2
  2. HCharlton Athletic3–0
  3. ABolton Wanderers5–1
  4. HCardiff City2–2
  5. AStoke City3–2
Show older matches
  1. HBurnley0–4
  2. ABristol City0–1
  3. HStoke City1–2
  4. HPreston North End2–1
  5. AWest Bromwich Albion0–1

older

  1. HWolverhampton Wanderers1–0
  2. ABirmingham City2–2
  3. HMillwall2–2
  4. HNorwich City4–3
  5. ACrystal Palace0–3

Matchday 15

Championship · the other 10 games
  1. Derby County3–1Bolton Wanderers
  2. Wrexham1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers
  3. Portsmouth1–2Stoke City
  4. Bristol City0–5Norwich City
  5. West Bromwich Albion3–0Millwall
  6. Queens Park Rangers2–1Lincoln City
  7. Preston North End1–0Southampton
  8. Charlton Athletic2–1Sheffield United
  9. Cardiff City5–4Burnley
  10. Blackburn Rovers2–1West Ham United
Championship fixtures and results →

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Match info

Competition
Championship
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 15 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford
Capacity
22,200 · grass
Attendance
18,170 (81.8% of capacity)
Weather
8 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 91%
Referee
G. Ward
WAT coach
Alessio Dionisi (1.32 PPG)
MID coach
Kim Hellberg (1.75 PPG)
Hashtag
#WATMID

Match summary

Watford and Middlesbrough drew 0-0 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Watford sat 20th on 14 points, while Middlesbrough were 3rd on 28 points. Before kickoff, Watford were 20th in the table but 14th on points from the last five league games. Across 26 previous meetings on record, Watford won 13 and Middlesbrough won 8, with 5 draws (2.58 goals per game).

Watford — live results and scheduleMiddlesbrough — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Watford5-3-26.88 avg rating 7.194-3-3Middlesbrough
  1. 17.2Federico Ravaglia95′
  1. 156.4Krépin Diatta↓14′+
  2. 46.9Kévin Keben95′
  3. 67.5Mattie Pollock95′
  4. 296.7Branimir Mlacic95′
  5. 336.7Jordan Zemura↓73′
  1. 396.6Edo Kayembe95′
  2. 227.2Martín Payero95′
  3. 177.0Iker Bravo95′
  1. 216.5Amin Nabizada↓73′
  2. 206.9Mamadou Doumbia↓73′
  1. 16.8Radek Vitek95′
  1. 36.9Sam ByramYC ↓76′
  2. 297.2Adilson Malanda95′
  3. 47.1Ashley Phillips95′
  4. 27.3Callum BrittainYC 95′
  1. 87.2Riley McGree95′
  2. 108.1Aidan Morris95′
  3. 67.1Sebastian BerhalterYC ↓66′
  1. 167.7J. Sarmiento↓86′
  2. 137.0David Strelec↓66′
  3. 116.6Amario Cozier-Duberry↓46′
  1. 9Luca KjerrumgaardFW · ↑73′6.5
  2. 16Marc BolaDF · ↑73′6.8
  3. 23Omar TraoréDF · YC ↑14′6.4
  4. 45Stephy Alvaro MavididiFW · ↑73′6.4
  5. 7Othmane MaammaFW
  6. 11Rocco VataFW
  7. 24Sam WalkerGK
  8. 26Daniel BachmannGK
  9. 51Travis AkomeahDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Alessio Dionisi (1.32 PPG) · Kim Hellberg (1.75 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 9Tommy ConwayFW · ↑76′6.7
  2. 14Myles Peart-HarrisMF · ↑66′6.5
  3. 17Max ArfstenDF · ↑46′6.8
  4. 19Leo CastledineMF · ↑86′
  5. 22Kyle JosephFW · ↑66′6.5
  6. 12Luke AylingDF
  7. 18Connor BarronMF
  8. 30Neto BorgesDF
  9. 31Sol BrynnGK

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Watfordall competitionsMiddlesbrough
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.8Goals per game (both sides)3.53
  3. 73%Over 1.587%
  4. 47%Over 2.573%
  5. 27%Over 3.553%
  6. 53%Both teams scored67%
  7. 13%Clean sheets20%
  8. 33%Failed to score13%
  9. Watford at home v Middlesbrough away
  10. 8Played9
  11. 4Won4
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 3Lost3
  14. 10-14Goals (for-against)16-14
  15. 1.63Points per game1.56
  16. 63%Over 2.567%
  17. 25%Clean sheets11%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 6-181st-half goals (for-against)13-7
  20. 8-102nd-half goals (for-against)18-15
  21. 57%Goals after half-time58%
  22. 87%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 2-4-9Half-time W-D-L8-4-3
  24. Corners & cards (last 15 matches each)
  25. 3.5Corners won / game6.3
  26. 6.3Corners conceded / game4.1
  27. 47%Over 9.5 corners53%
  28. 27%Won the corner count53%
  29. 2.6Yellow cards / game1.27
  30. 4.67Cards in the match / game2.87
  31. 67%Over 3.5 cards27%
  32. 0Red cards (total)0

How we calculate this

Goal timing

goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches
Watfordscored · concededMiddlesbrough
  1. 451-15
  2. 4716-30
  3. 1931-45+
  4. 2546-60
  5. 2461-75
  6. 7276-90+

20:32 goals 38:28Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 40% v 50% of their matches.

  1. 631-15
  2. 3216-30
  3. 7631-45+
  4. 6846-60
  5. 7561-75
  6. 9476-90+

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