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← Match of the Day Prediction 25.04.2026 · 14:30
Championship logo EnglandChampionship
Middlesbrough logo
Middlesbrough
LDLDD
5-1Full time
Watford logo
Watford
LLDLD
VenueRiverside StadiumSeason2025RoundRegular Season - 45
League table snapshot

Where the two clubs stand

Championship · Season 2025

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Middlesbrough logo ChampionshipMiddlesbrough #5
Played46 Points80 GD+25 W-D-L22-14-10
W D D L L 3–6: Promotion Playoffs
Watford logo ChampionshipWatford #16
Played46 Points57 GD-12 W-D-L14-15-17
L L L L L Position 16 of 24

Table positions are for this fixture’s competition and season. Updated 24 May 2026, 00:00.

Recent form

How the two teams have been playing

Middlesbrough

LDLDD

Last 6: 8 goals scored, 8 conceded, 1 clean sheets.

Watford

LLDLD

Last 6: 9 goals scored, 6 conceded, 2 clean sheets.

Lineups

Starting elevens, formations and benches

Switch between the pitch and list views to see the confirmed team sheets supplied for this match.

Coach Kim Hellberg ▦Formation4-2-3-1 11Starting XI11 players
Solomon Brynn 31 Solomon Brynn
Alex Bangura 24 Alex Bangura
Adilson Malanda 29 Adilson Malanda
Luke Ayling 12 Luke Ayling
Callum Brittain 2 Callum Brittain
Aidan Morris 18 Aidan Morris
Alexander Gilbert 14 Alexander Gilbert
Sontje Hansen 27 Sontje Hansen
Jeremy Sarmiento 45 Jeremy Sarmiento
Morgan Whittaker 11 Morgan Whittaker
David Strelec 13 David Strelec
Solomon Brynn G · #31
Callum Brittain D · #2
Luke Ayling D · #12
Adilson Malanda D · #29
Alex Bangura D · #24
Alexander Gilbert M · #14
Aidan Morris M · #18
Morgan Whittaker M · #11
Jeremy Sarmiento M · #45
Sontje Hansen M · #27
David Strelec F · #13
Bench

Substitutes

Joe Wildsmith#32 · G
Matt Targett#3 · D
George Edmundson#25 · D
Dael Fry#6 · D
Samuel Silvera#22 · F
Alan Browne#16 · M
Leo Castledine#23 · M
Mamadou Kaly Sene#20 · F
Tommy Conway#9 · F
Coach Edward Still ▦Formation3-5-2 11Starting XI11 players
Egil Selvik 1 Egil Selvik
Kévin Keben Biakolo 4 Kévin Keben Biakolo
Matthew Pollock 6 Matthew Pollock
James Abankwah 25 James Abankwah
Marc Bola 16 Marc Bola
Edo Kayembe 39 Edo Kayembe
Imrân Louza 10 Imrân Louza
Nampalys Mendy 23 Nampalys Mendy
Jeremy Ngakia 2 Jeremy Ngakia
Edoardo Bove 15 Edoardo Bove
Luca Kjerrumgaard 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
Egil Selvik G · #1
James Abankwah D · #25
Matthew Pollock D · #6
Kévin Keben Biakolo D · #4
Jeremy Ngakia M · #2
Nampalys Mendy M · #23
Imrân Louza M · #10
Edo Kayembe M · #39
Marc Bola M · #16
Luca Kjerrumgaard F · #9
Edoardo Bove F · #15
Bench

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter#12 · G
Saba Goglichidze#3 · D
Giorgi Chakvetadze#8 · M
Jack Grieves#43 · F
Tom Ince#7 · M
Othmane Maamma#42 · F
Nestory Irankunda#66 · F
Mamadou Doumbia#20 · F
Kwadwo Baah#34 · F
Match trends

Recent patterns to know

  • 2 of the last 10 meetings between these two have ended level.
Head to head

Previous meetings

Middlesbrough wins

3

Draws

2

Watford wins

5

Avg goals

2.4

Both scored

50%

Over 2.5

50%

First-half avg

1.3

Meetings

10

01.11.2025Watford vs Middlesbrough3–0
15.02.2025Middlesbrough vs Watford0–1
05.10.2024Watford vs Middlesbrough2–1
04.05.2024Middlesbrough vs Watford3–1
30.09.2023Watford vs Middlesbrough2–3
28.01.2023Middlesbrough vs Watford2–0
30.08.2022Watford vs Middlesbrough2–1
05.04.2021Middlesbrough vs Watford1–1
Match statistics

Middlesbrough vs Watford

57%Ball Possession43%
20Total Shots12
9Shots on Goal3
5Shots off Goal6
6Blocked Shots3
9Shots inside box6
11Shots outside box6
6Corner Kicks3
0Offsides4
8Fouls8
1Yellow Cards2
2Goalkeeper Saves4
527Total passes396
463Passes accurate333
88%Passes %84%
2.33Expected goals0.76
0goals_prevented0
Match events

Timeline

  1. 6'⚽M. WhittakerGoal
  2. 45+1'⚽D. StrelecGoal · M. Whittaker
  3. HT · 2-0
  4. 46'↔A. BanguraSubstitution · M. Targett
  5. 48'⚽J. AbankwahGoal · K. Keben
  6. 58'⚽M. WhittakerGoal
  7. 62'↔E. BoveSubstitution · M. Doumbia
  8. 62'↔J. NgakiaSubstitution · O. Maamma
  9. 63'↔A. MalandaSubstitution · D. Fry
  10. 63'↔L. KjerrumgaardSubstitution · N. Irankunda
  11. 63'↔N. MendySubstitution · J. Grieves
  12. 63'↔M. WhittakerSubstitution · T. Conway
  13. 64'↔S. HansenSubstitution · L. Castledine
  14. 74'🟨J. AbankwahYellow card
  15. 75'⚽T. ConwayPenalty goal
  16. 82'↔M. BolaSubstitution · T. Ince
  17. 83'↔J. SarmientoSubstitution · S. Silvera
  18. 85'🟨I. LouzaYellow card
  19. 85'🟨A. MorrisYellow card
  20. 90+2'⚽T. ConwayGoal · D. Strelec
  21. FT · 5-1
Player ratings

Top performers

Morgan WhittakerMorgan Whittaker63 minutes9.9
Tommy ConwayTommy Conway30 minutes8.7
Matt TargettMatt Targett48 minutes7.5
Luke AylingLuke Ayling93 minutes7.3
David StrelecDavid Strelec93 minutes7.2
Callum BrittainCallum Brittain93 minutes6.9
Adilson MalandaAdilson Malanda63 minutes6.9
Alexander GilbertAlexander Gilbert93 minutes6.9
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