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As week 45 of the 2025-2026 Championship arrives, Middlesbrough take on Watford at Riverside Stadium on 2026-04-25 (kick-off 12:30 GMT).
In their last 10 matches, Referee A. Herczeg averaged 2-3 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 21 fouls.
With the data available to us, K. Hellberg and Edward Still have not met as managers before.
The current standings see Middlesbrough hold 5th place with 76 points, while Watford occupy 15th with 57 points.
Middlesbrough report 4 missing players: H. Hackney (Calf Injury), A. Jones (Ankle Injury), D. Lenihan (Achilles Tendon Injury), R. McGree (Injury) while Watford report 3 missing players: J. Grieves (Inactive), H. Kyprianou (Ankle Injury), R. Vata (Hamstring Injury).
We're predicting Middlesbrough to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-2-2, and Watford are expected to line up in 4-4-2.
In their last outing, Middlesbrough's highest-rated performer was A. Browne (6.3), while Watford's standout was J. Abankwah (7).
Conflicting outcomes: Middlesbrough triumphed 1-0 over Sheffield Wednesday, while Watford went down 0-3 to West Bromwich Albion.
Neither side is flying – Middlesbrough 1-2-2 and Watford 0-1-4 over the last 5 matches.
Watford lead this rivalry - 13 wins from 25 matches versus Middlesbrough (who've won just 7 games), alongside 5 draws.
A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Middlesbrough's 10-6-6 home form and Watford's 4-8-10 away record.
Middlesbrough is going head to head with Watford on 25/4/2026 11:30 GMT at Riverside Stadium for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Middlesbrough v Watford H2H statistics!