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Marc Bola 16

Watford Left Back Age 28 Height 185 cm Left foot England

Deployed as Left Back in 9 of last 10 starts

58% of team minutes · 2604 minutes, 28 starts in 50 team matches 59th percentile
2 + 4 goals and assists · 0.21 per 90 · 11% of team goals 89th percentile
6.84 average rating over 34 rated matches 63rd percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Dominant in the airDecisive in front of goalRarely fouls Few blocksRarely tackles

DNA strand · vs Championship defenders (n = 133) · 2604 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.84 63 Goals + assists /90 0.21 89 Share of team minutes 58% 59 Cards /90 0.07 83 Fouls /90 0.45 87

Defence

Defensive actions /90 7.60 45 Tackles /90 1.04 18 Tackle success 67% 66 Interceptions /90 1.59 85 Clearances /90 4.77 55 Blocked shots /90 0.21 13 Recoveries /90 3.32 40 Duel success 55% 37 Aerials won /90 1.69 38 Aerial success 102% 92 Dribbled past /90 0.35 65 Errors /90 0.07 41 Possession lost /90 15.52 20

On the ball

Passes /90 41.03 36 Pass accuracy 79% 31 Final-third passes /90 5.94 57 Accurate crosses /90 0.69 81 Long balls won /90 1.35 23

Threat

Goals /90 0.07 77 xG /90 0.07 73 Chances created /90 1.14 78 Key passes /90 0.93 79

Each rung is a percentile among Championship defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Watford results by his involvement

28 matches · 10–9–9 · 1.39 ppg · 1.25 scored, 1.32 conceded per game · 2428 minutes

Team 1.39 ppg when he starts (28) v 0.95 when he does not (22)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.84 6.97.46.06.57.36.96.77.96.26.86.36.96.77.56.96.66.56.46.6
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-08-16 W 2–1 v Southampton · Championship Left Back 24 0.02 1.0 1.0 6.6
2026-05-02 L 0–4 v Coventry City · Championship Defender sub 28 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-04-25 L 1–5 at Middlesbrough · Championship Left Midfield 82 0.03 1.0 1.0 6.5
2026-04-18 L 0–2 v Sheffield United · Championship Defender sub 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-03-21 D 0–0 v Leicester City · Championship Left Back 90 0.03 1.0 0.0 6.9
2026-03-17 W 3–1 v Wrexham · Championship Left Back 90 1 0.06 2.0 1.0 7.5
2026-03-14 L 1–3 at Stoke City · Championship Left Back 90 0.01 1.0 1.0 6.7
2026-03-10 D 1–1 at Sheffield Wednesday · Championship Defender sub 67 0.01 1.0 1.0 6.9
2026-02-27 W 2–1 at Bristol City · Championship Defender sub 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 –
2026-02-24 L 0–2 v Ipswich Town · Championship Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.3
2026-02-21 W 2–0 v Derby County · Championship Defender sub 5 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2026-02-07 L 0–1 at Southampton · Championship Left Back 90 0.03 1.0 1.0 6.2
2026-02-03 D 0–0 at Hull City · Championship Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.9
2026-01-31 L 0–2 v Swansea City · Championship Left Back 90 0.05 2.0 2.0 6.7
2026-01-24 D 1–1 at Blackburn Rovers · Championship Left Back 90 0.17 2.0 0.0 6.9
2026-01-21 D 1–1 v Portsmouth · Championship Left Back 90 0.06 1.0 1.0 7.3
2026-01-17 L 0–2 v Millwall · Championship Left Back 90 0.23 2.0 1.0 6.5
2026-01-10 L 1–5 at Bristol City · FA Cup Defender sub 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
2026-01-01 W 3–0 v Birmingham City · Championship Left Back 90 0.14 3.0 0.0 7.4
2025-12-29 W 1–0 at Norwich City · Championship Left Back 90 0.02 1.0 0.0 6.9

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Watford

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Championship current 1 1 24 3% 0 0 0.0 6.57 – –
2025/2026 · Championship 37 31 2897 70% 2 4 2.0 6.86 59th #189 (2) #75 (4)
2025/2026 · FA Cup 1 0 27 30% 0 0 0.0 5.96 – –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 10 moves

  1. 1 Jul 2025 Free transfer Samsunspor → Watford Defender
  2. 9 Jul 2023 Transfer Middlesbrough → Samsunspor Left Back
  3. 31 May 2020 End of loan Blackpool → Middlesbrough Defender
  4. 10 Jan 2020 Loan Middlesbrough → Blackpool Defender
  5. 28 Jul 2019 Transfer Blackpool → Middlesbrough Left Back
  6. 17 Jul 2018 Free transfer Arsenal U21 → Blackpool Left Back
  7. 31 May 2018 End of loan Bristol Rovers → Arsenal U21 Defender
  8. 14 Jul 2017 Loan Arsenal U21 → Bristol Rovers Defender
  9. 31 May 2017 End of loan Notts County → Arsenal U21 Defender
  10. 31 Jan 2017 Loan Arsenal U21 → Notts County Defender

Injuries and suspensions · 0 spells

No spells recorded.

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