Watford vs Middlesbrough — Championship
ChampionshipChampionship 20/21
Fri 11 Sep··Matchday 1·Vicarage Road, Watford·Watford won
- 6Corners6
- 1Cards0
- 10Shots11
- 2Shots on target4
- 13Fouls14
- 24Throw-ins29
- 1Offsides2
- 13Goal kicks4
- 4Saves1
- 22Tackles20
- 9Interceptions10
- 11Dribbles12
Period
Match statistics
| Watford | Statistic | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 50 | Ball possession | 50 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 10 | Total shots | 11 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 24 | Throw-ins | 29 |
| 13 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 22 | Tackles | 20 |
| 11 | Dribbles | 12 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 4 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 1 | Big chances | 1 |
| 342 | Passes | 332 |
| 220 | Accurate passes | 213 |
| 14 | Free kicks | 13 |
| Shots | ||
| 3 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 24 | Throw-ins | 29 |
| 4 | Accurate crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Accurate long balls | 29 |
| 34 | Final third entries | 75 |
| Duels | ||
| 50% | Duels won (%) | 50% |
| 10 | Dispossessed | 15 |
| 11 | Dribbles | 12 |
| 46% | Ground duels (%) | 44% |
| 38% | Aerial duels (%) | 39% |
| Defending | ||
| 13% | Tackles won (%) | 15% |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 29 | Clearances | 14 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 13 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.2 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.1 |
| Watford | Statistic | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 54 | Ball possession | 46 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 8 | Total shots | 5 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 15 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 7 | Goal kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Tackles | 7 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 194 | Passes | 159 |
| 128 | Accurate passes | 104 |
| 5 | Free kicks | 3 |
| Shots | ||
| 3 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 15 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 4 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Accurate long balls | 13 |
| 12 | Final third entries | 36 |
| Duels | ||
| 51% | Duels won (%) | 49% |
| 4 | Dispossessed | 3 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 12% | Ground duels (%) | 16% |
| 22% | Aerial duels (%) | 17% |
| Defending | ||
| 3% | Tackles won (%) | 5% |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 13 | Clearances | 7 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 7 | Goal kicks | 2 |
| Watford | Statistic | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 46 | Ball possession | 54 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 2 | Total shots | 6 |
| 0 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Throw-ins | 14 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 2 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 8 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 0 |
| 0 | Big chances | 1 |
| 148 | Passes | 173 |
| 92 | Accurate passes | 109 |
| 9 | Free kicks | 10 |
| Shots | ||
| 0 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 0 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 9 | Throw-ins | 14 |
| 0 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Accurate long balls | 16 |
| 22 | Final third entries | 39 |
| Duels | ||
| 50% | Duels won (%) | 50% |
| 6 | Dispossessed | 12 |
| 8 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 34% | Ground duels (%) | 28% |
| 16% | Aerial duels (%) | 22% |
| Defending | ||
| 10% | Tackles won (%) | 10% |
| 2 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 16 | Clearances | 7 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 2 |
Line-ups
Watford5-4-1
Bench
Shot map
Watford10 shots · 2 on target · 1 goals · 0.17 xG
Middlesbrough11 shots · 4 on target · 0 goals · 0.11 xG
Watford8 shots · 2 on target · 1 goals · 0.17 xG
Middlesbrough5 shots · 2 on target · 0 goals · 0.03 xG
Watford2 shots · 0 on target · 0 goals · 0.00 xG
Middlesbrough6 shots · 2 on target · 0 goals · 0.08 xG
- Watford
- Middlesbrough
- goal
- on target
- blocked
- off target
- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
Watford13 rated
Middlesbrough12 rated
Player statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig CathcartDefender | 90′ | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 22/27 | 9/14 | 1 | |||||
| Ben FosterGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.7 | 12/31 | 4 | ||||||||
| Christian KabaseleDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 22/29 | 10/12 | |||||||
| 2Jeremy NgakiaDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 12/21 | 1 | 6/10 | 4 | ||||||
| João PedroForward | 90′ | 7.4 | 4 | 15/23 | 13/29 | 4 | ||||||
| Tom CleverleyMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 32/42 | 1 | 8/12 | 3 | ||||||
| Nathaniel ChalobahMidfielder | 90′ | 6.6 | 1 | 25/37 | 7/15 | 2 | ||||||
| Ben WilmotDefender | 90′ | 6.4 | 29/50 | 1 | 7/14 | |||||||
| Domingos QuinaForward | 89′ | 6.4 | 1 | 17/28 | 2 | 9/19 | 4 | |||||
| Kiko FemeníaDefender | 75′ | 7.1 | 16/21 | 2/3 | 1 | |||||||
| Ken SemaForward | 66′ | 7.4 | 1 | 12/21 | 3 | 4/12 | ||||||
| Glenn MurrayForward | 24′ | 6.1 | 3/3 | 6/23 | 1 | |||||||
| Marc NavarroDefender | 15′ | 6.4 | 2 | 3/7 | 3/3 | 2 | ||||||
| Daniel PhillipsMidfielder | 1′ | — | 0/2 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| 26Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Francisco SierraltaDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Ignacio PussettoForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Jerome SinclairForward | — | — |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus TavernierMidfielder | 90′ | 7.7 | 24/34 | 3 | 11/21 | 2 | ||||||
| Grant HallDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 28/38 | 14/20 | |||||||
| Britoli AssombalongaForward | 90′ | 7.4 | 5 | 11/16 | 1 | 9/18 | ||||||
| Jonathan HowsonMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 28/43 | 1 | 10/18 | 5 | |||||
| Marvin JohnsonDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 10/27 | 1 | 7/11 | 3 | ||||||
| Anfernee Jamal DijksteelDefender | 90′ | 6.7 | 26/37 | 1 | 7/11 | 2 | ||||||
| Marcus BettinelliGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.6 | 6/24 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ashley FletcherForward | 90′ | 6.6 | 3 | 13/24 | 1 | 6/20 | ||||||
| Paddy McNairDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 27/30 | 9/20 | 5 | |||||||
| Djed SpenceDefender | 90′ | 6.3 | 1 | 15/25 | 3/10 | 2 | ||||||
| George SavilleMidfielder | 78′ | 6.1 | 21/26 | 1 | 4/13 | 1 | ||||||
| Lewis WingMidfielder | 12′ | 6.1 | 4/8 | 3/5 | ||||||||
| Aynsley PearsGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Dael FryDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Hayden CoulsonDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Marc BolaDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Marcus BrowneForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Nathan WoodDefender | — | — |
Around this match
Previous meetings
- Sat 25 AprMiddlesbrough 5-1 Watford
- Sat 1 NovWatford 3-0 Middlesbrough
- Sat 15 FebMiddlesbrough 0-1 Watford
- Sat 5 OctWatford 2-1 Middlesbrough
- Sat 4 MayMiddlesbrough 3-1 Watford
- Sat 30 SepWatford 2-3 Middlesbrough
- Sat 28 JanMiddlesbrough 2-0 Watford
- Tue 30 AugWatford 2-1 Middlesbrough
- Mon 5 AprMiddlesbrough 1-1 Watford