Saturday, 07/11/2026 at 16:00
16d 20h to kick-offWatford – Middlesbrough
Model updated 21 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available
What the model expects
- Watford
- 16%
- Draw
- 25%
- Middlesbrough
- 59%
| Watford | Draw | Middlesbrough | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 6.09 | 4.01 | 1.71 |
- Total goals
- 2.98
- Over 2.5 goals
- 59%
- Both teams to score
- 60%
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Why the model leans Middlesbrough
59% Middlesbrough to win
- Attack
- 1st vs 24th
- Middlesbrough attack v Watford defence
- Defence
- 2nd vs 19th
- Middlesbrough defence v Watford attack
- Recent xG form
- +0.87 vs -0.84
- xGD per match, last 6
- Projected goals
- 1.03 – 1.96
- Watford v Middlesbrough
Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | Watford | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | 1.13 · 18th | (better) 1.98 · 2nd |
| xGA / match | 1.88 · 24th | (better) 1.02 · 2nd |
| xGD / match | -0.75 · 23rd | (better) +0.96 · 2nd |
| xPts / match | 0.88 · 24th | (better) 2.03 · 1st |
| Last 6 xGD / match | -0.84 | (better) +0.86 |
The scorelines behind the model's numbers
No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.
- Middlesbrough clean sheet
- 33%
- Middlesbrough 2+ goals
- 60%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 41%
- Both teams to score: no
- 40%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 12.4%
- 1:2
- 11.6%
- 0:2
- 9.7%
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How the edge is calculated
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- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Watford sample
- 20 matches
- Middlesbrough sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · Watford
- 6 matches
- Away xG sample · Middlesbrough
- 5 matches
- Computed
- Wednesday, 21/10/2026 at 18:30
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.