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Middlesbrough v Watford : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 15th Feb, 15:00 BST, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Tom Cleverley will be hoping for a crucial away win in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Watford side to the Riverside Stadium to visit Middlesbrough and Michael Carrick. All of the important stats for the encounter, including head-to-heads, predictions and the best odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all designed to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Watford and M'Boro supporters should have some reason to cheer as their sides go head-to-head, with a match prediction of both teams to score looking a far more convincing pick than any bet on the full time result market. The two sides have goals in them, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding anything to pick between the sides, as striking power and defensive options suggest each team is capable of both scoring and conceding. Both teams to score is the way to go here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think M'Boro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.60.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
48%
11/20
6%
3/5
3%
Draw
23%
3/1
5%
16/5
11%
Watford
29%
9/2
5%
17/4
Draw 1-1
11%
7/1
7%
13/2
7%
M'Boro 2-1
9%
15/213/2
M'Boro 1-0
8%
7/1
7%
6/1
8%
M'Boro 2-0
7%
7/113/2
Watford 2-1
7%
16/112/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/112/1
Watford 1-0
6%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
M'Boro 3-1
6%
11/1
8%
10/1
Draw 0-0
4%
12/1
8%
10/1
16%
M'Boro 3-0
4%
11/1
8%
9/1
9%
Watford 2-0
4%
28/1
12%
20/1
M'Boro 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Watford 3-1
3%
40/128/1
Watford 3-2
3%
40/128/1
M'Boro 4-1
3%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
4/6
7%
4/6
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
6/5
10%
11/10
8%
Home 1st Goal
52%
2/5
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
21/10
3%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
61%
8/11
4%
3/4
3%
BTTS - No
39%
1/1
5%
19/20
BTTS - Home Win
26%
21/10
9%
21/10
6%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/14/1
4%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
17/27/1
6%
Home/draw
71%
1/7
3%
2/13
Away/draw
52%
11/8
8%
13/10
5%
Home/away
77%
2/9
2%
2/9
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/5
4%
2/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/2
13%
29/10
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
13/8
13%
17/10
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
1/2
7%
4/9
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
7/2
18%
19/5
9%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/5
5%
1/6
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
9/1
9%
8/1
10%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/16
1%
1/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/251/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/1
8%
10/1
16%
Home DNB
65%
1/5
4%
2/9
Away DNB
45%
10/3
15%
14/5
1%
M'Boro win to nil
22%
7/4-
Watford win to nil
12%
10/1
10%
-
M'Boro / M'Boro
34%
7/5
8%
11/8
5%
M'Boro / Watford
3%
33/128/1
M'Boro / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / M'Boro
18%
7/210/3
3%
Draw / Watford
8%
10/1
10%
9/1
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
14%
Watford / M'Boro
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
Watford / Watford
10%
8/1
6%
13/2
6%
Watford / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 5 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. M'Boro have outscored their opponents by 50 goals to 42 goals.

Home League Performance

M'Boro have played 16 games at home winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals at home.

Watford are in 12th position in the Championship on 42 points having played 32 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 31 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 22 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 2 and won 6. Watford have conceded 26 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Watford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3220934769 
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-1A
2
Sheff Utd3221652367 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Burnley32171323064 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
4
Sunderland32171142162 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
5
Blackburn3214612648 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
6
West Brom32111471147 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
7
Bristol C3211129445 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
8
Sheff Wed3212911-345 
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
May 3
w
 
2-6F
9
M'Boro Home3112811844 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
10
Coventry3212812244 
l
 
0-3A
May 3
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
11
Norwich32111011643 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1A
12
Watford Away3212614-642 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
-
-
13
QPR32101111-641 
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
14
Millwall31101011-140 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
Mar 8
w
 
2-3F
15
Preston319139-440 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
16
Oxford Utd3291112-1138 
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
17
Swansea3210715-1037 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
Mar 12
l
 
1-0A
18
Portsmouth328915-1633 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
19
Stoke3171113-1132 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 25
w
 
3-0F
Mar 1
20
Cardiff3171014-1931 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
21
Derby327817-929 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
22
Hull317816-1129 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 8
d
 
1-1A
23
Plymouth3161015-3028 
Apr 18
d
 
3-3A
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
24
Luton317618-2127 
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
Feb 23
l
 
3-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
M'Boro have lost 3 consecutive league games
5
Watford have not won in 5 consecutive league games
M'Boro 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Watford 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at M'Boro since 1994
M'Boro
Watford
Goals: Scored
21
13
Games: Scored
12 / 14
11 / 14
Clean sheets
3 / 14
2 / 14
MID
6
D
5
WAT
3
League games at Watford since 1993
Watford
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
23
14
Games: Scored
14 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
1 / 15
MID
3
D
3
WAT
9
Goal Statistics

Middlesbrough have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Championship games. Their PG of 1.8 against Watford on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

M'Boro 9th Watford 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 73% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
M'Boro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+14
Watford have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
1.8
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
MID
WAT
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
MID
WAT
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

M'Boro v Watford Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
308910
F AzazF AzazF AzazG Edmundson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Azaz MID3089
4
-
H Hackney MID2852
4
1
D Burgzorg FWD2752
2
-
N Borges DEF253
3
-
B Doak FWD2437
8
-
L Ayling DEF232
3
-
G Edmundson DEF221
10
-
T Conway FWD218
-
D Barlaser MID2011
2
-
A Morris MID201
3
-
R Berg DEF18
3
2
A Dijksteel DEF1811
2
-
S Dieng GLK17
-
R McGree MID1615
2
-
D Fry DEF12
1
-
L Engel DEF9
1
-
J Howson MID91
-
M Forss FWD9
-
T Glover GLK7
-
S Brynn GLK6
-
R Giles DEF3
-
M Travers GLK2
-
S Junior FWD2
-
M Whittaker FWD2
-
K Iheanacho FWD1
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
321058
M PollockV BayoG ChakvetadzeF Carvallo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pollock DEF324
5
-
G Chakvetadze MID3125
5
-
E Kayembe MID3171
5
-
Y Larouci DEF302
1
-
M Sissoko MID2911
4
-
V Bayo FWD2910
4
1
R Andrews DEF2632
3
-
F Carvallo DEF24
8
-
K Baah FWD2443
6
2
D Bachmann GLK22
1
-
T Ince FWD211
-
R Vata FWD2033
-
I Louza  MID192
6
-
J Ngakia DEF151
5
-
T Dele-Bashiru MID153
-
J Morris DEF14
2
-
J Bond GLK9
-
M. Doumbia FWD8
1
-
J Abankwah DEF6
1
-
A Ogbonna DEF6
-
P Dwomoh MID4
-
E Selvik GLK2
-
K Keben DEF2
-