Championship | Gameweek 1
Sep 11, 2020 at 7.45pm UK
Vicarage Road
Watford
1 - 0
Middlesbrough
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The Match
Match Report
The defender found the net after 11 minutes to see off Middlesbrough.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship fixture between Watford and Middlesbrough, including team news and injury news.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 39.7%. A win for Watford had a probability of 33.73% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.49%) and 0-2 (6.98%). The likeliest Watford win was 1-0 (9.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.63%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Watford | Draw | Middlesbrough |
| 33.73% | 26.57% | 39.7% |
| Both teams to score 51.99% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
