ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Watford.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 7.7 |
Scout report
M. Pollock is a 25-year-old central defender at Watford, rated 57.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 49th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (47.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pollock.
Judged on this season alone, Pollock graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship, on 1 clean sheet and 4.182 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 16). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, top 15% of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship. At 25 Pollock is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Watford finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
4.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 47.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 57.2, Pollock carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 54 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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