Championship

Championship | Gameweek 7

Aug 30, 2022 at 8pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
2 - 1
Middlesbrough

Sarr (24'), Issouf Bayo (90+3')
Sierralta (61'), Choudhury (90+2')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Muniz (4')
Crooks (38'), Jones (82'), McNair (87'), McGree (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

Last Six:

Last Game: Watford 2-3 QPR
Saturday, August 27 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
6	Burnley	6	4	9
7	Watford	6	1	9
8	Blackburn Rovers	6	-2	9

Middlesbrough

Last Six:

Last Game: Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea
Saturday, August 27 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
17	Stoke City	6	-2	7
18	Middlesbrough	6	-1	6
19	Luton Town	6	-1	6

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 Watford win with a probability of 37.52%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 35.61% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.17%) and 2-0 (6.59%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 0-1 (9.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Watford in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Watford.

Result
Watford	Draw	Middlesbrough
37.52% ( 0.01)	26.87% ( -0)	35.61% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 51.3% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.13% (

0.01)

53.87% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.67% (

0.01)

75.33% (

-0.01)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.2% (

0.01)

27.8% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.61% (

0.01)

63.39% (

-0.01)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.05% (

28.94% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.17%

64.83%

Score Analysis

Watford 37.52%

Middlesbrough 35.61%

Draw 26.87%

Watford	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 10.3% 2-1 @ 8.17% ( 0) 2-0 @ 6.59% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.49% ( 0) 3-0 @ 2.81% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.16% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.12% ( 0) Other @ 2.87% Total : 37.52%	1-1 @ 12.77% 0-0 @ 8.05% ( -0) 2-2 @ 5.07% ( 0) Other @ 0.99% Total : 26.87%	0-1 @ 9.98% ( -0) 1-2 @ 7.92% 0-2 @ 6.18% ( -0) 1-3 @ 3.27% 0-3 @ 2.56% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.09% 1-4 @ 1.01% Other @ 2.59% Total : 35.61%