Domestic-league season · Watford.
Missed 3 of Watford's ~46 games this season through 3 injury absences (inactive). He still appeared 37 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 37 | 2 | 3 | 2905 | 6.8 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5.9 |
Following his move to Watford, Bola's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 52→35), while his Rating held around 49. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 52).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Watford · 16th | 37 | 2 | 3 | 6.8 | 49 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | Samsunspor · 3rd | 32 | 1 | 4 | 7.15 | 48 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | Samsunspor · 13th | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 | 40 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | Middlesbrough · 4th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 60 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | Middlesbrough · 7th | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6.95 | 64 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Middlesbrough · 10th | 41 | 1 | 1 | 6.87 | 73 | 42 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Bola is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Watford, rated 49.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 315th of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (75.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bola.
Judged on this season alone, Bola graded 35 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 2.664 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 52 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 50th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 28 Bola is in his prime years, and a market index of 37.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Bola missed 3 games through injury (inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 37 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 49.2, Bola carries the 50th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~63), then tapers with age. At 28, Bola sits on 37.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bola's projected Rating — 49.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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