Watford Middlesbrough-
1 Will Lankshear 13 - 2 Amin Nabizada 3
- 3 Amario Cozier-Duberry 3
- 4 Sebastian Berhalter 3
- 5 Aidan Morris 2
- 6 Luca Kjerrumgaard 2
- 7 Myron Boadu 2
- 8 Neto Borges 1
- 9 Tommy Conway 1
- 10 Max Arfsten 1
- 1 Will Lankshear 48
- 2 Amario Cozier-Duberry 35
- 3 Aidan Morris 26
- 4 Sebastian Berhalter 23
- 5 Iker Bravo 21
- 6 Edo Kayembe 20
- 7 Callum Brittain 18
- 8 Tommy Conway 17
- 9 Riley McGree 16
- 10 Adilson Malanda 15
- 1 Aidan Morris 28
- 2 Callum Brittain 19
- 3 Edo Kayembe 13
- 4 Neto Borges 12
- 5 Sebastian Berhalter 12
- 6 Kévin Keben 12
- 7 Jordan Zemura 11
- 8 Mattie Pollock 11
- 9 Othmane Maamma 9
- 10 Luke Ayling 9
- 1 Amario Cozier-Duberry 5
- 2 Tommy Conway 4
- 3 Iker Bravo 3
- 4 Riley McGree 3
- 5 Sebastian Berhalter 2
- 6 Callum Brittain 2
- 7 Luke Ayling 2
- 8 Rocco Vata 1
- 9 Omar Haktab Traoré 1
- 10 Morgan Whittaker 1
- 1 Sebastian Berhalter 37
- 2 Amario Cozier-Duberry 21
- 3 Callum Brittain 21
- 4 Tommy Conway 17
- 5 Neto Borges 16
- 6 Iker Bravo 15
- 7 Riley McGree 15
- 8 Jordan Zemura 14
- 9 Max Arfsten 13
- 10 Edo Kayembe 13
- 1 Adilson Malanda 935
- 2 Aidan Morris 910
- 3 Luke Ayling 609
- 4 Callum Brittain 600
- 5 Mattie Pollock 599
- 6 Neto Borges 569
- 7 Hector Kyprianou 515
- 8 Ashley Phillips 473
- 9 Kévin Keben 451
- 10 Sebastian Berhalter 427
- 1 Callum Brittain 27
- 2 Iker Bravo 24
- 3 Othmane Maamma 20
- 4 Max Arfsten 17
- 5 Amario Cozier-Duberry 10
- 6 Kévin Keben 9
- 7 Jordan Zemura 8
- 8 Martín Payero 6
- 9 Stephy Mavididi 6
- 10 Aidan Morris 6
- 1 Mattie Pollock 21
- 2 Hector Kyprianou 21
- 3 Jordan Zemura 14
- 4 Callum Brittain 13
- 5 Adilson Malanda 11
- 6 Aidan Morris 11
- 7 Neto Borges 10
- 8 Othmane Maamma 10
- 9 Edo Kayembe 10
- 10 Kévin Keben 10
Watford Middlesbrough- Rokas Pukstas
- Alfie Jones
Watford welcome Championship leaders Middlesbrough to Vicarage Road on Saturday 7 November, a 3pm kick-off that sees the early pace-setters tested by a home side in far better nick on their own patch.
Middlesbrough sit top on 28 points but were beaten 2-0 at Wrexham on Wednesday, while Watford have won four of their seven games at Vicarage Road and will fancy their chances of springing a surprise. We have worked through the Watford vs Middlesbrough odds for our best bets, two premium picks and a score prediction below.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson expects the leaders to have too much over 90 minutes, but with Watford scrapping for everything on home soil, he looks to the corner and card markets for the value on this one.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Over 10.5 total corners | 87/100 (10bet) | Middlesbrough’s league games have averaged 10.7 corners this season, and they win 6.1 a game themselves. Watford’s matches are not far behind at 10.2, largely because they concede 6.6 corners per game and spend long spells defending. With the leaders expected to dominate the ball and Watford needing to attack in spells in front of their own crowd, both sides should feed the count. Over 10.5 corners at 87/100 with 10bet is the pick of the markets here. |
| Edo Kayembe to be carded | 7/2 (bet365) | Watford will spend long spells without the ball against the league leaders, and that is often where bookings come from. Edo Kayembe has already been booked four times in 14 league appearances, doing much of their defensive legwork in midfield by breaking up play and tracking runners. With Hector Kyprianou suspended, even more of that work falls on him. At 7/2 with bet365, the Watford man is worth a look in the cards market. |
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How Watford go into the game
Watford are 20th on 14 points, with four wins, two draws and eight defeats from their 14 games. They go into this one on a high, at least, having beaten Lincoln City 1-0 at home last time out.
The split in their form is dramatic. Watford have won four of their seven home games, but they are still searching for a first away win of the season, having lost six of seven on the road and conceded 14 in the process. Keeping it tight has been a problem, with only two clean sheets all term.
How Middlesbrough go into the game
Middlesbrough arrive top of the Championship on 28 points from 14 games, with eight wins, four draws and two defeats. Their lead over second-placed Wolves is down to a point after a 2-0 defeat at Wrexham last time out, which ended a run of two straight wins, 5-1 at Bolton Wanderers and 3-0 at home to Charlton Athletic.
They carry a real goal threat too, with 30 league goals, and Wednesday was the first league game this season in which they failed to score. Will Lankshear has 13 of those goals but did not feature at Wrexham. Away from home they have three wins, two draws and two defeats from seven, so Watford will need to be at their very best to lay a glove on the leaders.
Watford vs Middlesbrough head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/26 | Middlesbrough | 5-1 | Watford |
| 01/11/25 | Watford | 3-0 | Middlesbrough |
| 15/02/25 | Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Watford |
| 05/10/24 | Watford | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |
| 04/05/24 | Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Watford |
These sides have served up plenty in recent years. Watford actually shade the last five league meetings three wins to two, including a 3-0 romp at Vicarage Road almost a year ago. Middlesbrough hit back with a 5-1 win in the reverse fixture last April, though, a reminder of the damage they can do when they click, so there is encouragement here for both camps.
Watford vs Middlesbrough predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 11/20 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Middlesbrough are top of the table and have lost only twice in the league all season. |
| Both teams to score – Yes | 4/7 (William Hill) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Middlesbrough have scored in 13 of their 14 league games, racking up 30 goals. |
| Over 2.5 goals | 12/25 (10bet) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Four of Middlesbrough’s last five games have featured at least three goals. |
| Watford 1-2 | 15/2 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | Middlesbrough have scored 30 goals in 14 games, while Watford have won four of their seven at home. |
Watford vs Middlesbrough score prediction
Middlesbrough remain the team to beat despite Wednesday’s slip, and they carry a genuine goal threat with 30 league goals. Watford have shown at Vicarage Road that they are no pushovers, though, winning four of seven at home. We expect the hosts to make a game of it and find the net, only for the leaders’ extra class to tell in the end. Score prediction: Watford 1-2 Middlesbrough.
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