Match summary
Watford came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.
George Edmundson put Middlesbrough ahead in the 54th minute, Edo Kayembe equalised in the 75th minute, and Kwadwo Baah won it in the 87th minute.
Middlesbrough can feel hard done by, creating 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Watford's 1.01 from 9.
Before kick-off
Watford win
27%
Avg odds 3.49
Draw
25%
Avg odds 3.75
Middlesbrough win
48%
Avg odds 2.00
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
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.