The big picture

Middlesbrough come in 2nd on the ladder with 29 points; Watford are 20th on 15. Middlesbrough have the higher position to protect.

Middlesbrough are 8–2–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 2 goals for and 1.3 against.

Watford are 4–8–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 1.5 against.

Form

Middlesbrough have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Watford 0–0.

Watford have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Middlesbrough 0–0.

Head to head

These sides have met 37 times on our records since 1966: Middlesbrough 14, Watford 15, 8 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), it was a draw 0–0 at Vicarage Road.

Biggest margin between these two: Middlesbrough by 4 goals in 2025-26 (5–1).

Players to watch

For Middlesbrough, watch Will Lankshear (1 goals a game in 2026-27) and Amario Cozier-Duberry (0.3 goals a game, 5 assists in 2026-27).

For Watford, watch Amin Nabizada (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27) and Luca Kjerrumgaard (0.2 goals a game in 2026-27).

At Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough have won 10 of their last 19 at Riverside Stadium.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Middlesbrough have the edge.