Championship· Season 2025
Match Summary
Middlesbrough defeated Watford 5:1. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by M. Whittaker 6′, D. Strelec 45′, J. Abankwah 48′, M. Whittaker 58′, T. Conway 75′ (pen.), T. Conway 90′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Middlesbrough had 56% possession while Watford held 44%. Middlesbrough had 20 shots (9 on target) compared to 12 (3 on target) for Watford. Expected goals: Middlesbrough 2.30 — Watford 0.85. Middlesbrough made 5 substitutions, Watford made 5.
Match Events
Key match events between Middlesbrough and Watford — 6 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.
assist: M. Whittaker
assist: K. Keben
Penalty
assist: D. Strelec
Rivalry since 2011
Middlesbrough vs Watford Head to Head Results· 19
Middlesbrough and Watford have met 19 times — Middlesbrough won 5, Watford won 10, with 4 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. Watford leads the head-to-head with 10 victories from 19 meetings. A combined 44 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.32 per match (19 for the home side, 25 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (53%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 9 games (47%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Watford are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–3 in 2023.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 12 May 2026