Championship

Championship | Gameweek 29

Jan 28, 2023 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
2 - 0
Watford

Akpom (36'), Forss (45+3')

FT(HT: 2-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sunderland 2-0 Middlesbrough
Sunday, January 22 at 12pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Watford

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Watford 1-1 Rotherham
Saturday, January 21 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 48.46%. A draw had a probability of 25.9% and a win for Watford had a probability of 25.63%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (9.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.29%), while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (8.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Watford
48.46% ( -0.01)	25.9% ( -0)	25.63% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 49.7% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.21% (

0.02)

53.78% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.74% (

0.02)

75.25% (

-0.02)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.79%

22.21% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.37% (

55.62% (

-0.01)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.89% (

0.02)

36.1% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.11% (

0.02)

72.88% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 48.46%

Watford 25.63%

Draw 25.9%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 12.06% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.25% 2-0 @ 9.08% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 4.64% ( 0) 3-0 @ 4.55% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.36% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.75% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.71% ( -0) Other @ 3.06% Total : 48.46%	1-1 @ 12.29% 0-0 @ 8.02% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 4.71% ( 0) Other @ 0.88% Total : 25.9%	0-1 @ 8.17% ( -0) 1-2 @ 6.26% ( 0) 0-2 @ 4.16% ( 0) 1-3 @ 2.13% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.6% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.41% ( 0) Other @ 1.9% Total : 25.63%