Match Centre: Watford vs Middlesbrough
Player of the match Luke Ayling 7.9
GolVolt rating 8.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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0:1 → 2:1
Watford came from behind to win.
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87'
The winner came late: Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
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9 → 6
Watford climb 3 places in the table. Middlesbrough: 8 → 9.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Winner at 87′.
- Dramaweight 50% Winner at 87′, comeback from 0:1.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 9.7 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Baah scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 6.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 1.9 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 4.7 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.8more watchable than 88% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals4 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 23' Hayden Hackneyyellow card
- Half-time · 0:0
- 54' Goal: George EdmundsonMiddlesbrough0:1
- 61' SubstitutionBaah for Jebbison
- 62' SubstitutionBayo for Ince
- 64' 2 substitutionsJones for Gannon-DoakMcGree for Hamilton
- 68' SubstitutionKayembe for Sissoko
- 76' Goal: Edo Kayembeassist: Andrews1:1
- 76' SubstitutionBurgzorg for Lath
- 87' Goal: Kwadwo Baahassist: Pollock2:1
- 88' Ryan Porteousyellow card
- 89' SubstitutionForss for Morris
- 90+1' Kwadwo Baahyellow card
- 90+3' SubstitutionLarouci for Sema
- 90+5' Giorgi Chakvetadzeyellow card
- Full-time · 2:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Watford
Middlesbrough
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Watford
- 41 Alfie Marriott GK —
- 22 James Morris DEF —
- 36 Festy Ebosele DEF —
- 37 Yasser Larouci DEF on
- 10 Imrân Louza MID —
- 39 Edo Kayembe MID on
- 11 Rocco Vata ATT —
- 19 Vakoun Bayo ATT on
- 34 Kwadwo Baah ATT on
Middlesbrough
- 31 Sol Brynn GK —
- 5 Matt Clarke DEF —
- 15 Anfernee Dijksteel DEF —
- 37 George McCormick DEF —
- 4 Dan Barlaser MID —
- 8 Riley McGree MID on
- 11 Isaiah Jones MID on
- 10 Delano Burgzorg ATT on
- 21 Marcus Forss ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Vicarage Road, Watford
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Middlesbrough Luke Ayling
- 2. place · Watford Edo Kayembe
- 3. place · Middlesbrough George Edmundson
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