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Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford

Middlesbrough vs Watford finished 5-1 in Championship. Key event: 6' M. Whittaker (Normal Goal). Head to head: H2H last 8: 3-1-4. Venue: Riverside Stadium. Home form: W D L D L; Away form: L L L D L; Stats edge: Ball Possession 56%-44%. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, recent team results, head-to-head.
Competition Championship Country England
19 Timeline 7 Stats 2 Lineups
Finished Score 5-1 Championship Venue Riverside Stadium 19 timeline events 7 team stats 2 lineup teams
Match data product MID vs WAT Visible match context: score state, timeline depth, team statistics, lineups, signals, and connected football coverage.
Score state 5 - 1 Finished · 25 Apr 2026, 11:30
Timeline 19 events visible
Team stats 7 rows visible
Lineups 2 team sheets
Signals 0 match signals
Context links 21 H2H and recent form rows

Match preview 3 facts

Home form W D L D L 5 pts, goals 6-7, 1.20 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match
Away form L L L D L 1 pts, goals 2-10, 0.40 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match
Stats edge Ball Possession 56%-44% Visible match comparison

Match comparison

Stats edge Ball Possession 56%-44% Total Shots 20-12 · Shots on Goal 9-3

Related fixtures

Head-to-head match Watford vs Middlesbrough 01 Nov · 3 - 0 · Finished Head-to-head match Middlesbrough vs Watford 15 Feb · 0 - 1 · Finished Head-to-head match Watford vs Middlesbrough 05 Oct · 2 - 1 · Finished Head-to-head match Middlesbrough vs Watford 04 May · 3 - 1 · Finished

Timeline 19 events

6' Goal M. Whittaker MID Normal Goal
45' Goal D. Strelec MID assist M. Whittaker · Normal Goal
46' Sub A. Bangura MID on for M. Targett
48' Goal J. Abankwah WAT assist K. Keben · Normal Goal
58' Goal M. Whittaker MID Normal Goal
62' Sub E. Bove WAT on for M. Doumbia
62' Sub J. Ngakia WAT on for O. Maamma
63' Sub M. Whittaker MID on for T. Conway
63' Sub N. Mendy WAT on for J. Grieves
63' Sub L. Kjerrumgaard WAT on for N. Irankunda
64' Sub A. Malanda MID on for D. Fry
64' Sub S. Hansen MID on for L. Castledine
74' Yellow James Abankwah WAT Handball
75' Goal T. Conway MID Penalty
82' Sub M. Bola WAT on for T. Ince
83' Sub J. Sarmiento MID on for S. Silvera
85' Yellow Aidan Morris MID Argument
85' Yellow Imrân Louza WAT Argument
90' Goal T. Conway MID assist D. Strelec · Normal Goal

Head-to-head H2H last 9: 3-5-1

Watford leads the last 9 head-to-head meetings: 5 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw. Latest meeting: 01 Nov · Watford vs Middlesbrough · 3 - 0.

Showing 8 of 9 head-to-head matches.

Watford Middlesbrough 3 - 0 Finished Match details Vicarage Road, Watford Vicarage Road, Watford Middlesbrough Watford 0 - 1 Finished Match details Watford Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Finished Match details Middlesbrough Watford 3 - 1 Finished Match details Watford Middlesbrough 2 - 3 Finished Match details Middlesbrough Watford 2 - 0 Finished Match details Watford Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Finished Match details Middlesbrough Watford 1 - 1 Finished Match details
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Watford Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Finished Match details

Recent form

Showing 8 of 12 recent form matches.

Hull City Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Finished Match details Wembley Stadium, London Wembley Stadium, London Southampton Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Finished Match details Middlesbrough Southampton 0 - 0 Finished Match details Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Wrexham Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Finished Match details Watford Coventry 0 - 4 Finished Match details Vicarage Road, Watford Vicarage Road, Watford Middlesbrough Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 Finished Match details Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough West Brom Watford 3 - 0 Finished Match details The Hawthorns, West Bromwich The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Ipswich Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Finished Match details
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Watford Sheffield Utd 0 - 2 Finished Match details Vicarage Road, Watford Vicarage Road, Watford Middlesbrough Portsmouth 0 - 1 Finished Match details Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Oxford United Watford 2 - 0 Finished Match details Swansea Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Finished Match details

Lineups

Team statistics

56% Ball Possession 44%
56% 44%
20 Total Shots 12
62% 37%
9 Shots on Goal 3
75% 25%
6 Corner Kicks 3
66% 33%
8 Fouls 10
44% 55%
1 Yellow Cards 2
33% 66%
2 Goalkeeper Saves 4
33% 66%