Middlesbrough vs Watford match stats & report

5–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 45 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Ref A. Herczeg

Middlesbrough stats & fixtures · Watford stats & fixtures

Middlesbrough beat Watford 5–1 in the Championship on 25 April 2026. Expected goals finished 2.30–0.85. Middlesbrough had 56% of the ball.

Middlesbrough vs Watford match statistics

MiddlesbroughWatford

56% Ball possession 44%
2.30 Expected goals (xG) 0.85
20 Total shots 12
9 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 6
6 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside the box 6
6 Corners 3
8 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 4
1 Yellow cards 2
543 Passes 437
89% Pass accuracy 85%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

6' Goal M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
45' Goal D. Strelec (assist M. Whittaker) Middlesbrough
48' Goal J. Abankwah (assist K. Keben) Watford
58' Goal M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
74' Yellow card J. Abankwah Watford
75' Penalty scored T. Conway Middlesbrough
85' Yellow card A. Morris Middlesbrough
85' Yellow card Imrân Louza Watford
90' Goal T. Conway (assist D. Strelec) Middlesbrough

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Kim Hellberg

31 S. Brynn

24 A. Bangura 29 A. Malanda 12 L. Ayling 2 C. Brittain

18 A. Morris 14 A. Gilbert

27 S. Hansen 45 J. Sarmiento 11 M. Whittaker

13 D. Strelec

Bench J. Wildsmith , A. Browne , George Edmundson , T. Conway , D. Fry , M. Targett , K. Sène , S. Silvera , Leo Castledine

Watford

Confirmed 3-5-2 Edward Still

1 E. Selvik

4 K. Keben 6 M. Pollock 25 J. Abankwah

16 M. Bola 39 E. Kayembe 10 Imrân Louza 23 N. Mendy 2 J. Ngakia

15 E. Bove 9 L. Kjerrumgaard

Bench N. Baxter , T. Ince , G. Chakvetadze , J. Grieves , M. Doumbia , K. Baah , N. Irankunda , S. Goglichidze , O. Maamma

Form guide

Middlesbrough at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Watford away

0–2–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough vs Watford head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
1 Nov 25	Watford v Middlesbrough	3–0
15 Feb 25	Middlesbrough v Watford	0–1
5 Oct 24	Watford v Middlesbrough	2–1
4 May 24	Middlesbrough v Watford	3–1
30 Sep 23	Watford v Middlesbrough	2–3

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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