Watford vs Middlesbrough

30 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee O Langford

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

Vakoun Issouf Bayo 19’
Wesley Hoedt 52’

Riley McGree 5’, 12’
Josh Coburn 63’

Match summary

Middlesbrough took a 3-2 win at Watford. Middlesbrough led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Riley McGree put Middlesbrough ahead in the 5th minute, McGree made it 0-2 in the 12th minute, and Vakoun Issouf Bayo pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 19th minute. In the second half, Wesley Hoedt equalised from a corner in the 52nd minute and Josh Coburn won it in the 63rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 1.34 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Middlesbrough 1.34 from 9.

Match stats

17 Shots 9

4 Shots on Target 3

9 Corners 3

2 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

1.38 xG 1.34

1.38 Non-penalty xG 1.34

Key events

Watford Middlesbrough

Kick-off

5’

Riley McGree

0-1

12’

Riley McGree

0-2

Vakoun Issouf Bayo

1-2

19’

Half-time1-2

Wesley Hoedt

2-2

52’

63’

Josh Coburn

2-3

Full-time2-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Watford

Ryan Porteous
Francisco Sierralta

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Watford 1.34 xGMiddlesbrough 1.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Middlesbrough attacking Watford attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Daniel Bachmann	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Porteous	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–
Francisco Sierralta Taken off	64′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wesley Hoedt	90′	1	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Jeremy Ngakia	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Imrân Louza Taken off	65′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off	84′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Jamal Lewis	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Yáser Asprilla Taken off	65′	–	–	2	0.14	–	–	–
Mileta Rajović Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	90′	1	–	6	0.94	–	–	–
Matheus Martins Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	2	0.06	–	–	–
Edo Kayembe Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Giorgi Chakvetadze Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Rhys Healey Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Seny Dieng	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rav van den Berg	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dael Fry	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Paddy McNair	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lewis O'Brien Taken off	36′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jonathan Howson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hayden Hackney	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Isaiah Jones Taken off	78′	–	–	3	0.15	–	–	–
Matt Crooks Taken off	86′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Riley McGree	90′	2	–	4	0.67	–	–	–
Josh Coburn	90′	1	–	1	0.47	–	–	–
Tommy Smith Came on as a substitute	54′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Marcus Forss Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sam Greenwood Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 36% Avg odds 2.65

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38

Middlesbrough win 36% Avg odds 2.66

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford L D W D L

Middlesbrough L L L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Middlesbrough 2-0 Watford, 28 Jan 23 Next meeting: Middlesbrough 3-1 Watford, 04 May 24 All Watford vs Middlesbrough meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.