Watford vs Middlesbrough prediction | 7 Nov 2026 | xGtoday


Watford
Ranking: #408 overall, #48 in England

63.3 → 59.5 (-3.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 08 Sep Preston (H) 62.5 -0.9
1-2 12 Sep Stoke City (H) 61.4 -1.1
1-0 18 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.0 -0.4
0-4 10 Oct Burnley (H) 60.3 -0.7
5-1 13 Oct Cardiff City (A) 59.5 -0.8
Middlesbrough
Ranking: #69 overall, #20 in England

73.8 → 75.4 (+1.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-3 12 Sep Norwich City (H) 75.0 0.0
2-2 15 Sep Millwall (H) 74.5 -0.5
2-2 19 Sep Birmingham (A) 75.0 +0.5
1-0 10 Oct Wolves (H) 75.0 0.0
2-3 13 Oct Stoke City (A) 75.4 +0.4

Watford vs Middlesbrough: by the numbers

There are 339 places between these two in our European rankings, with Middlesbrough the higher, and 28 places between them in England.

The recent trend shows Middlesbrough on the rise, +1.6 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Watford has gone the other way at -3.8.

Middlesbrough gained 0.3 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 25 April 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Watford have ever held is 78.8, first set on 22 December 2018.

The highest Middlesbrough have ever stood in our European rankings is #69, first reached on 5 September 2026.