Middlesbrough vs Watford prediction | 30 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Middlesbrough Rating: 75.4
H
76%
30 January 2027
Championship
D
16%
Watford Rating: 59.5
A
7%
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
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 vs Watford: 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.

Watford lost 0.2 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 25 April 2026.

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

Watford first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 78.8 on 22 December 2018.