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Watford — Middlesbrough, Championship

England, Championship

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Team strength by Elo, 0 to 5What this means

Strength is the team’s Elo rating rescaled to 0–5 across all matches in the competition: it rises after wins over strong opponents and falls after losses to weak ones. The bar colour is the tier: red — weak, amber — below average, green — solid, blue — the strongest. The letters under the bar are the last five matches: W — win, D — draw, L — loss.

Outcome probability
18%22%60%
Watford18%Draw22%Middlesbrough60%
Most confident forecast72% of such answers came in · 60 days
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Model vs market

Our probability against the market’s — the bookmaker price with its margin removed. The Δ column is the gap in percentage points.

OutcomeModelMarketΔ
1Watford18%5.56—
XDraw22%4.60—
2Middlesbrough60%1.66—

our modelmarket — bookmaker price, margin removed

Quick markets

The three most common questions — our probability next to the bookmaker line.

Both teams to score

Yes61%

ours 1.65

No39%

ours 2.53

Over 2.5 goals

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Over 9.5 corners

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Confident answers

The line where the model is closest to 72% — and how often such answers have come in.

Goals

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72%of such answers on goals came inlast 60 days · 3682 matches

Corners

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71%of such answers on corners came inlast 60 days · 3671 matches

Cards

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72%of such answers on cards came inlast 60 days · 3661 matches

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This is a probability, not a guarantee: roughly 3 answers in 10 don’t come in. Bookmaker odds on these lines are low — this block is about the model’s accuracy.

Why the model reads the match this way

Short answers to the key questions of the match. Tap a question to see the numbers by team and half.

WatfordMiddlesbrough

Watford FC 18%, Middlesbrough FC 60%. The safest is “Middlesbrough FC or draw” at 82%.

Watford FC 18%Draw 22%Middlesbrough FC 60%
1st half
17 · 32 · 52
2nd half
25 · 32 · 43
Both teams to score?
How many goals?
How many corners?
How many yellow cards?
How many shots?
How many fouls?
How many offsides?

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More possible scenarios

Three options at different prices of risk.

Conservativehigh probability, modest price
Basebalance of probability and price

Total goals: Under 4.5

72%
High variancelow probability, high price

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Average totals by team

A plain average for each side over its most recent matches — what the totals grow out of. A fact, not a model forecast.

MetricWatfordMiddlesbroughCombined
Goals scored0.602.603.20
Conceded
Corners
Cards
Offsides
Throw-ins
Fouls
xG
Shots
Shots on target

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Average over the last 5 completed matches of each team. The combined column adds the two sides; only corners are averaged, because they already arrive as a match total.

Insights

What to know before the match: recent games, the table, head-to-head. Only facts from played matches — no model opinions.

Watford
  • Worst attack in the league — 10 goals in 12 matches21st place, 11 points
  • Most yellow cards in the league — 2.8 per match24 teams in the league
  • Conceded in 4 of the last 5 matches11 goals conceded
Middlesbrough
  • Unbeaten in 10 matches5:1, 2:2, 3:2, 1:0, 2:2
  • Unbeaten away in 5 matches5:1, 3:2, 2:2, 1:0, 1:1
  • League leaders — 25 points from 12 matches

Based on played matches of the current season and recent games. A fact is shown only when it stands out from the usual.

Form and context

Watford

  • awayWolverhampton0:1
  • homeCharlton Athletic2:0
  • awayCardiff City1:5
  • homeBurnley0:4
  • awayBristol City0:1

Middlesbrough

  • awayBolton Wanderers5:1
  • homeCardiff City2:2
  • awayStoke City3:2
  • homeWolverhampton1:0
  • awayBirmingham City2:2

Head to head

  • 04/25/26Championship1:5
  • 11/01/25Championship3:0
  • 02/15/25Championship1:0
  • 10/05/24Championship2:1

League table

Both teams and their nearest neighbours.

#TeamPWDLGoalsPts
1Middlesbrough1274127:1725
2Southampton1273224:1224
3Swansea City1272316:1323
4West Ham1264232:1522
5Wolverhampton1263320:1621
6West Bromwich1263316:1321
7Birmingham City1255220:1220
8QPR1255220:1220
9Stoke City1262418:1620
10Blackburn Rovers1253419:1618
11Portsmouth1253416:1518
12Sheffield United1244416:1516
13Millwall1243519:2015
14Bristol City1243512:1515
15Lincoln City1243513:2015
16Cardiff City1235419:1714
17Wrexham1235415:1814
18Bolton Wanderers1242616:2314
19Charlton Athletic1235411:1814
20Norwich City1240820:2212
21Watford1232710:2011
22Burnley1215617:258
23Derby County1214710:217

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