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Match preview · Championship

Watford – Middlesbrough

Watford Home 21st in Championship
0.99
Middlesbrough Away 1st in Championship
2.11 Projected xG
Watford
14%
Fair 7.14
Draw
23%
Fair 4.35
Middlesbrough
63%
Fair 1.59

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Data coverage · full
  • Watford 20/20
  • Middlesbrough 20/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 00:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Watford xG 1.00 xGA 1.95
  • L 0.39 created, 1.50 conceded against Stoke City
  • L 0.57 created, 1.47 conceded against Bristol City
  • L 0.64 created, 1.94 conceded against Burnley
  • L 1.46 created, 3.67 conceded against Cardiff City
  • W 2.78 created, 1.25 conceded against Charlton Athletic
  • L 0.13 created, 1.84 conceded against Wolverhampton
Middlesbrough xG 2.34 xGA 1.00
  • D 1.52 created, 1.69 conceded against Millwall
  • D 2.14 created, 1.23 conceded against Birmingham City
  • W 0.90 created, 0.68 conceded against Wolverhampton
  • W 2.57 created, 0.65 conceded against Stoke City
  • D 2.71 created, 0.85 conceded against Cardiff City
  • W 4.17 created, 0.91 conceded against Bolton Wanderers

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
3.11
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Both teams to score
60%
Middlesbrough 2+ goals
65%
Middlesbrough clean sheet
34%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

1:2
11.5%
1:1
11.3%
0:2
10.0%

Why the model favours Middlesbrough

Attack, defence and recent form all point to Middlesbrough.

Attack
Favours Middlesbrough
1st vs 23rd
Middlesbrough attack v Watford defence
Defence
Favours Middlesbrough
2nd vs 22nd
Middlesbrough defence v Watford attack
Recent xG form
Favours Middlesbrough
+1.33 vs -0.95
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Watford and Middlesbrough compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Watford Middlesbrough
xG / match 1.05 · 20th (better) 2.16 · 1st
xGA / match 1.88 · 23rd (better) 1.02 · 2nd
xGD / match -0.83 · 24th (better) +1.15 · 1st
xPts / match 0.82 · 24th (better) 2.10 · 1st
Last 6 xGD / match -0.95 (better) +1.33

Head to head

Watford 1 Draws 0 Middlesbrough 1

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