Middlesbrough vs Watford

Championship 15 Feb 2025, 15:00
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) 👤 A. Herczeg Round 33

Match report

Watford edged past Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship on 15 February 2025.

Watford had 14 shots to Middlesbrough's 13.

The match was played at Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough), with A. Herczeg in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 13 - 14 On target 5 - 6 Corners 8 - 5 Fouls 7 - 7 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Mark Travers
Middlesbrough · 5 saves
8 Rav van den Berg 83 passes (90% accurate)
8 Aidan Morris 65 passes (94% accurate)
8 Egil Selvik 5 saves
8 James Abankwah 63 passes (83% accurate)
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 8–7
Shots On Goal 2–3 3–3
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 2–3 6–2
Attacks 67–42 72–37
Match statistics
8 Corners 5
5 Substitution 4
139 Attacks 79
1 Attacks 0
66 Dangerous Attacks 25
5 On Target 5
8 Off Target 9
13 Shots Total 14
5 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 6
5 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 9
3 Shots Outside Box 5
7 Fouls 7
8 Corners 5
1 Offsides 0
58% Ball Possession 42%
2 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 5
569 Passes Total 427
499 Passes Accurate 353
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Middlesbrough · 4-4-2
32 M. Travers
12 L. Ayling 3 R. Berg 25 G. Edmundson 30 N. Borges
11 M. Whittaker 4 D. Barlaser 18 A. Morris 7 H. Hackney
9 K. Iheanacho 22 T. Conway
Watford · 4-2-3-1
33 E. Selvik
45 R. Andrews 4 K. Biakolo 25 J. Abankwah 37 Y. Larouci
10 I. Louza 24 T. Dele-Bashiru
17 M. Sissoko 39 E. Kayembe 8 G. Chakvetadze
20 M. Doumbia
Middlesbrough
Coach
M. Carrick
Substitutes
  • 10 Delano Burgzorg
  • 20 Finn Azaz
  • 15 Anfernee Dijksteel
  • 29 Samuel Iling Junior
  • 21 Marcus Forss
  • 23 Tom Glover
  • 28 Ryan Giles
  • 49 Law McCabe
  • 46 Josh Dede
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 11 Rocco Vata
  • 2 Jeremy Ngakia
  • 23 Jonathan Bond
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 6 Matthew Pollock
  • 22 James Morris
  • 49 Michael Adu-Poku
  • 61 Amin Nabizada
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ D. Burgzorg ↓ D. Barlaser Middlesbrough
  • 46' ↑ T. Ince ↓ M. Sissoko Watford
  • 58' ↑ F. Azaz ↓ K. Ịheanachọ Middlesbrough
  • 59' ↑ A. Dijksteel ↓ L. Ayling Middlesbrough
  • 64' ↑ R. Vata ↓ M. Doumbia Watford
  • 67' ↑ S. Iling-Junior ↓ M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
  • 79' ↑ M. Forss ↓ Neto Borges Middlesbrough
  • 80' ↑ J. Ngakia ↓ R. Andrews Watford
  • 90+2' ↑ M. Pollock ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
Cards
  • 47' L. Ayling Middlesbrough
  • 65' G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 81' E. Selvik Watford
  • 83' M. Forss Middlesbrough
Head-to-head
Middlesbrough 2 2 draws 5 Watford
2026-04-25 Middlesbrough vs Watford 0 - 0
2025-11-01 Watford vs Middlesbrough 3 - 0
2025-02-15 Middlesbrough vs Watford 0 - 1
2024-10-05 Watford vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1
2024-05-04 Middlesbrough vs Watford 3 - 1
2023-09-30 Watford vs Middlesbrough 2 - 3
Recent form
Middlesbrough D D D L L
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Middlesbrough vs Watford?
Middlesbrough lost 0-1 against Watford on 15 February 2025.
Who won Middlesbrough vs Watford?
Watford won the match 1-0.
Where was Middlesbrough vs Watford played?
The match was played at Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough).
Who had more possession in Middlesbrough vs Watford?
Middlesbrough had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.