Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford — EFL Championship, 15 Feb 2025
Watford beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 15 February 2025 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. M. Sissoko scored for Watford. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Middlesbrough have won 3 and Watford 2.
· kickoff·Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-140'assist: Imrân Louza
- Half-time0-1
- 46'Daniel Barlaserout: Delano Burgzorg
- 46'out: Thomas Ince
- 47'Luke AylingFoul
- 58'out: Finn Azaz
- 59'Luke Aylingout: Anfernee Dijksteel
- 64'Mamadou Doumbiaout: Rocco Vata
- 65'
- 67'Morgan Whittakerout: Samuel Iling-Junior
- 79'Neto Borgesout: M. Forss
- 80'out: Jeremy Ngakia
- 81'Time wasting
- 83'Marcus ForssFoul
- 90+2'out: Matthew Pollock
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Aidan Morris · Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
- 8.0Aidan MorrisM
- 7.9Mark TraversG
- 7.7Rav van den BergD
- 7.3Neto BorgesD
- 7.2Delano BurgzorgF
- 7.2Samuel Iling-JuniorF
- 7.0George EdmundsonD
- 7.0Morgan WhittakerM
- 7.0Anfernee DijksteelD
- 7.0Daniel BarlaserM
- 6.9Luke AylingD
- 6.9Hayden HackneyM
- 6.9Tommy ConwayF
- 6.6Marcus ForssF
- 6.5Finn AzazM
- 6.3Kelechi IheanachoF
Watford
- 8.0Imrân LouzaM
- 8.0Egil SelvikG
- 7.9James AbankwahD
- 7.6Yasser LarouciD
- 7.3Kévin KebenD
- 7.3Moussa SissokoM
- 7.2Giorgi ChakvetadzeM
- 7.0Edouard KayembeM
- 6.7Thomas InceM
- 6.6Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 6.6Jeremy NgakiaD
- 6.6Ryan AndrewsD
- 6.2Tom Dele-BashiruM
- 6.0Rocco VataF
Line-ups
Watford4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough4-4-2
GlobalScoreX
10Louza8.0
37Larouci7.6
4Keben7.3
25Abankwah7.9
20Doumbia6.6
30Borges7.3
25Edmundson7.0
12Ayling6.9
4Barlaser7.0
11Whittaker7.0
18Morris★8.0
22Conway6.9
Substitutes
MiddlesbroughM. Carrick
Substitutes
- 28Ryan GilesD
- 21M. Forss79'F6.6
- 15Anfernee Dijksteel59'D7.0
- 10Delano Burgzorg46'F7.2
- 23T. GloverG
- 29Samuel Iling-Junior67'F7.2
- 20Finn Azaz58'M6.5
- 49Law McCabeM
- 46Josh DedeD
WatfordT. Cleverley
Substitutes
- 6Matthew Pollock90+2'D
- 23Jonathan BondG
- 7Thomas Ince46'M6.7
- 3Francisco SierraltaD
- 22James MorrisD
- 2Jeremy Ngakia80'D6.6
- 11Rocco Vata64'F6.0
- 49Michael Adu-PokuF
- 61A. NabizadaF
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
0.91Expected goals (xG)1.57
13Total shots14
5Shots on target6
3Shots off target6
5Blocked shots2
8Corners5
1Offsides0
7Fouls7
2Yellow cards2
5Goalkeeper saves5
0.86Goals prevented0.86
571Total passes429
502Accurate passes354
88%Pass accuracy83%
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Morris | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Mark Travers | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Rav van den Berg | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Neto Borges | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 45 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Samuel Iling-Junior | 23 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.2 |
| George Edmundson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Morgan Whittaker | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Anfernee Dijksteel | 31 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Daniel Barlaser | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Luke Ayling | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Hayden Hackney | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Tommy Conway | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Marcus Forss | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Finn Azaz | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | 58 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Egil Selvik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| James Abankwah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Yasser Larouci | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Kévin Keben | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 89 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Thomas Ince | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 64 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ryan Andrews | 80 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Rocco Vata | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
MiddlesbroughLLLWL
- L12 Feb 25ASheffield Utd1-3
- L03 Feb 25HSunderland2-3
- L25 Jan 25APreston1-2
- W21 Jan 25HWest Brom2-0
- L18 Jan 25APortsmouth1-2
Head-to-head
- 05 Oct 24Watford2-1Middlesbrough
- 04 May 24Middlesbrough3-1Watford
- 30 Sept 23Watford2-3Middlesbrough
- 28 Jan 23Middlesbrough2-0Watford
- 30 Aug 22Watford2-1Middlesbrough
- 05 Apr 21Middlesbrough1-1Watford
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2024/25
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | -2 | 66 |
| 9 | West Brom | 46 | +10 | 64 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +8 | 64 |
| 11 | Swansea | 46 | -5 | 61 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -9 | 58 |
| 13 | Norwich | 46 | +3 | 57 |
| 14 | Watford | 46 | -8 | 57 |
| 15 | QPR | 46 | -10 | 56 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 46 | -13 | 54 |
Before and after
Middlesbrough
- Previous: Sheffield Utd 3-1 Middlesbrough, 12 Feb 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bristol City 2-1 Middlesbrough, 21 Feb 2025 · EFL Championship
Watford
- Previous: Watford 0-4 Leeds, 11 Feb 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Watford 2-0 Luton, 23 Feb 2025 · EFL Championship
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