Will Lankshear: 7 goals in 5 league matches
Goals7
xG3.46
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.5).
Match Centre: Watford vs Middlesbrough
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Watford
16:00
Sat 7 Nov · your time
in 5 days 11 h
Away
Middlesbrough
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Norwich City3:2Watford
Chrisene 53'Musaba 62'Maghoma 71'
Boadu 10', 27'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Watford2:0Charlton Athletic
Kjerrumgaard 58'Zemura 90+4'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Cardiff City5:1Watford
Moylan 11' (p), 35'Pollock 41' (og)Tanner 45+5'Robinson 85'
Kyprianou 87'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Watford0:4Burnley
Larsen 13'Amdouni 19'Hatate 25'Edwards 87'
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:0Charlton Athletic
Berhalter 12'Lankshear 44', 82'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Pre-match chances
28% Watford
25% draw
Middlesbrough 47%
Pre-match result forecast (provider data).
Where to watch: Paramount+
Stadium: Vicarage Road, Watford
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Middlesbrough unbeaten in 8 matches
WDDWWDWW
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 8 September, 0:3 against Crystal Palace.
Watford concede 2.6 goals per match
Watford2.6
Middlesbrough1.0
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Middlesbrough concede 1.0.
Last meeting, 25 April: Middlesbrough – Watford 5:1
WWLLLW
Morgan Whittaker: 2 goals. Before that, Middlesbrough went 3 meetings in a row without a win.
Middlesbrough score 2.8 goals per match
Watford1.0
Middlesbrough2.8
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Watford score 1.0.
Middlesbrough have scored in 8 matches in a row
WDDWWDWW
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 22 goals in those matches.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Iker Bravo
Watford · forward
1goal
3assists
6.85avg rating
Last match, Norwich City: 1 assist, rating 6.9.
Will Lankshear
Middlesbrough · forward
13goals
0assists
7.39avg rating
Last match, Charlton Athletic: 2 goals, rating 8.4.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.
“This set-up” is Watford at home and Middlesbrough away, as in this match.
Watford
all matches · 10
2W0D8L0.8scored per match2.0conceded per match
at home · 10
4W1D5L1.0scored per match2.0conceded per match
away · 10
0W1D9L0.5scored per match2.4conceded per match
- 31 Oct Norwich CityAChampionship 3:2L
- 24 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersAChampionship 1:0L
- 17 Oct Charlton AthleticHChampionship 2:0W
- 13 Oct Cardiff CityAChampionship 5:1L
- 10 Oct BurnleyHChampionship 0:4L
- 18 Sep Bristol CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 12 Sep Stoke CityHChampionship 1:2L
- 8 Sep Preston North EndHChampionship 2:1W
- 5 Sep West Bromwich AlbionAChampionship 1:0L
- 1 Sep Swansea CityAChampionship 2:0L
- 29 Aug West Ham UnitedHChampionship 1:1D
- 25 Aug Peterborough UnitedHCarabao Cup 1:5L
- 22 Aug WrexhamAChampionship 1:1D
- 16 Aug SouthamptonHChampionship 2:1W
- 8 Aug Crawley TownHCarabao Cup 1:0W
- 2 May Coventry CityHChampionship 0:4L
- 25 Apr MiddlesbroughAChampionship 5:1L
- 21 Apr West Bromwich AlbionAChampionship 3:0L
- 18 Apr Sheffield UnitedHChampionship 0:2L
- 11 Apr Oxford UnitedAChampionship 2:0L
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Norwich City3:2Watford
Chrisene 53'Musaba 62'Maghoma 71'
Boadu 10', 27'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Watford2:0Charlton Athletic
Kjerrumgaard 58'Zemura 90+4'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Cardiff City5:1Watford
Moylan 11' (p), 35'Pollock 41' (og)Tanner 45+5'Robinson 85'
Kyprianou 87'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Watford0:4Burnley
Larsen 13'Amdouni 19'Hatate 25'Edwards 87'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipat home
Watford1:2Stoke City
Nabizada 90+1'
McGlynn 45+4'Bocat 57'
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipat home
Watford2:1Preston North End
Kayembe 69'Doumbia 76'
Lang 5'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Watford1:1West Ham United
Nabizada 19'
Pollock 27' (og)
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Watford1:5Peterborough United
Doumbia 73'
Clarridge 10' (og)Leonard 23', 51'Shofowoke 55'Jones 64'
Sun 16 Aug · Championshipat home
Watford2:1Southampton
Bravo 12'Nabizada 29'
Larin 56'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipaway
Middlesbrough5:1Watford
Whittaker 6', 58'Strelec 45+1'Conway 75' (p), 90+2'
Abankwah 48'
Tue 21 Apr · Championshipaway
West Bromwich Albion3:0Watford
Price 21'Dike 41'Imray 69'
Middlesbrough
all matches · 10
6W3D1L2.3scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
7W3D0L2.3scored per match1.0conceded per match
away · 10
4W2D4L1.7scored per match1.5conceded per match
- 31 Oct Charlton AthleticHChampionship 3:0W
- 23 Oct Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:5W
- 17 Oct Cardiff CityHChampionship 2:2D
- 13 Oct Stoke CityAChampionship 2:3W
- 10 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:0W
- 19 Sep Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:2D
- 15 Sep MillwallHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Norwich CityHChampionship 4:3W
- 8 Sep Crystal PalaceACarabao Cup 3:0L
- 5 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 0:1W
- 2 Sep BurnleyAChampionship 1:1D
- 29 Aug West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 3:1W
- 25 Aug Doncaster RoversACarabao Cup 1:3W
- 22 Aug Blackburn RoversAChampionship 2:1L
- 15 Aug Lincoln CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 7 Aug WrexhamHCarabao Cup 1:0W
- 23 May Hull CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 12 May SouthamptonAChampionship 2:1L
- 9 May SouthamptonHChampionship 0:0D
- 25 Apr WatfordHChampionship 5:1W
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:0Charlton Athletic
Berhalter 12'Lankshear 44', 82'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Tue 15 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Millwall
Cozier-Duberry 50'Lankshear 61'
Arconte 11'Dykes 36'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough4:3Norwich City
Berhalter 4', 36'Cozier-Duberry 7'Phillips 90+1'
Touré 1'Makama 70'Wright 75'
Tue 8 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Crystal Palace3:0Middlesbrough
Larsen 37', 53'Kamada 72'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:1West Bromwich Albion
Lankshear 48', 73'Jones 87'
Morgan 65'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
Doncaster Rovers1:3Middlesbrough
Hutchinson 90+2'
Joseph 34'Lankshear 78'Sarmiento 87'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Middlesbrough
Gudjohnsen 49'Cantwell 55'
Sarmiento 12'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:1Lincoln City
Lankshear 62', 90+1'
Reach 12'
Tue 12 May · Championshipaway
Southampton2:1Middlesbrough
Stewart 45+1'Charles 116'
McGree 5'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough5:1Watford
Whittaker 6', 58'Strelec 45+1'Conway 75' (p), 90+2'
Abankwah 48'
Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 3.0 · 7.6; cards 2.2 · 1.4
Head to head
26 meetings since 2006. The last 5 below.
Last time · 25 Apr 2026 · Championship
Middlesbrough 5:1 Watford
Whittaker 6', 58' · Strelec 45+1' · Conway 75' (k), 90+2' · Abankwah 48'. Middlesbrough: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.
3wins
2wins
0 draws3.4 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5
- 25 Apr 2026Championship Middlesbrough5:1Watford Whittaker 6', 58' · Strelec 45+1' · Conway 75' (k), 90+2' · Abankwah 48' Details
- 1 Nov 2025Championship Watford3:0Middlesbrough Louza 15' · Kjerrumgaard 32', 49' Details
- 15 Feb 2025Championship Middlesbrough0:1Watford Sissoko 40' Details
- 5 Oct 2024Championship Watford2:1Middlesbrough Kayembe 76' · Baah 87' · Edmundson 54' Details
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4 May 2024Championship Middlesbrough3:1Watford Lath 28' · Bangura 78' · Jones 84' · Hoedt 73' before our records
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30 Sep 2023Championship Watford2:3Middlesbrough Bayo 19' · Hoedt 52' · McGree 5', 12' · Coburn 63' before our records
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28 Jan 2023Championship Middlesbrough2:0Watford Akpom 36' · Forss 45+3' before our records
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30 Aug 2022Championship Watford2:1Middlesbrough Sarr 24' · Bayo 90+3' · Muniz 4' before our records
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5 Apr 2021Championship Middlesbrough1:1Watford Bolasie 78' · Sarr 32' before our records
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11 Sep 2020Championship Watford1:0Middlesbrough Cathcart 11' before our records
4wins
1wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5
- 1 Nov 2025Championship Watford3:0Middlesbrough Louza 15' · Kjerrumgaard 32', 49' Details
- 5 Oct 2024Championship Watford2:1Middlesbrough Kayembe 76' · Baah 87' · Edmundson 54' Details
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30 Sep 2023Championship Watford2:3Middlesbrough Bayo 19' · Hoedt 52' · McGree 5', 12' · Coburn 63' before our records
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30 Aug 2022Championship Watford2:1Middlesbrough Sarr 24' · Bayo 90+3' · Muniz 4' before our records
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11 Sep 2020Championship Watford1:0Middlesbrough Cathcart 11' before our records
1wins
3wins
1 draw3.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5
- 25 Apr 2026Championship Middlesbrough5:1Watford Whittaker 6', 58' · Strelec 45+1' · Conway 75' (k), 90+2' · Abankwah 48' Details
- 15 Feb 2025Championship Middlesbrough0:1Watford Sissoko 40' Details
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4 May 2024Championship Middlesbrough3:1Watford Lath 28' · Bangura 78' · Jones 84' · Hoedt 73' before our records
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28 Jan 2023Championship Middlesbrough2:0Watford Akpom 36' · Forss 45+3' before our records
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5 Apr 2021Championship Middlesbrough1:1Watford Bolasie 78' · Sarr 32' before our records
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Watford (5-3-2, last: Norwich City) · Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1, last: Charlton Athletic).
FRRavaglia
JZZemura
BMMlacic
MPPollock
KKKeben
KDDiatta
MPPayero
HKKyprianou
EKKayembe
IBBravo
MBBoadu
RVVitek
CBBrittain
APPhillips
AMMalanda
NBBorges
SBBerhalter
AMMorris
ADCozier-Duberry
RMMcGree
TCConway
WLLankshear
WatfordMiddlesbrough
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Coaches
Alessio DionisiWatford Kim HellbergMiddlesbrough
Full squads (60 players)
Watford
Goalkeepers
Defenders
- 3 Soumaïla Coulibaly
- 4 Kévin Keben
- 6 Mattie Pollock
- 15 Krépin Diatta
- 16 Marc Bola
- 23 Omar Traoré
- 29 Branimir Mlacic
- 33 Jordan Zemura
- 51 Travis Akomeah
- 53 James Clarridge
- 56 Albert Eames
Midfielders
Forwards
- 7 Othmane Maamma
- 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
- 10 Myron Boadu
- 11 Rocco Vata
- 17 Iker Bravo
- 18 Michail Antonio
- 19 Nikoloz Chikovani
- 20 Mamadou Doumbia
- 21 Amin Nabizada
- 43 J. Grieves
- 45 Stephy Alvaro Mavididi
- 48 Michael Adu-Poku
Middlesbrough
Goalkeepers
- 1 Radek Vitek
- 31 Sol Brynn
Defenders
- 2 Callum Brittain
- 3 Sam Byram
- 4 Ashley Phillips
- 5 Alfie Jones
- 12 Luke Ayling
- 17 Max Arfsten
- 25 George Edmundson
- 29 Adilson Malanda
- 30 Neto Borges
Midfielders
- 6 Sebastian Berhalter
- 8 Riley McGree
- 9 Tommy Conway
- 10 Aidan Morris
- 11 Morgan Whittaker
- 11 Amario Cozier-Duberry
- 14 Myles Peart-Harris
- 18 Connor Barron
- 19 Leo Castledine
- 21 Rokas Pukstas
- 42 Abdoulaye Kanté
- 44 Cruz Ibeh
- 46 Finlay Cartwright
Forwards
- 7 Will Lankshear
- 13 David Strelec
- 16 J. Sarmiento
- 22 Kyle Joseph
Squad
Who wins?
The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.
28%Watford
25%draw
47%Middlesbrough
Out of 20 matches like this, Watford win 6, 5 end level and Middlesbrough win 9.
The forecast leans to Middlesbrough. By Volt (strength from league results) Middlesbrough rate higher: 37.3 and 62.9.
Likeliest scores
The five likeliest from the score grid.
- 1:111%
- 1:29%
- 0:19%
- 2:17%
- 0:27%
How many goals?
The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.
- 2+ goals80% Watford 7 of 10 · Middlesbrough 8 of 10
- 3+ goals58% Watford 5 of 10 · Middlesbrough 8 of 10
- 4+ goals35% Watford 3 of 10 · Middlesbrough 6 of 10
- 5+ goals21% Watford 2 of 10 · Middlesbrough 3 of 10
Goals at both ends
Chance that each side scores: 59%.
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Volt matchup
37.3
62.9
WatfordMiddlesbrough
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- Kick-off
- Saturday 7 November, 16:00Your time · in 5 days 11 h
- Where to watch
- Paramount+ USA · change country
- Stadium
- Vicarage Road Watford · show map
- Rest
- Watford 7 days · Middlesbrough 7 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 21. Watford (11 pts) and 1. Middlesbrough (28 pts) Matchday 15 of 46
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