Portsmouth FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Portsmouth FC

2 – 2

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Watford FC

Wed 1 Oct 2025 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Portsmouth FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Portsmouth FC 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Toner

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Portsmouth FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-01 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Watford FC 2025-04-21 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Watford FC 2024-12-26 Watford FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Watford FC	H	2–2	D
27 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L
20 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–2	L
14 Sep	Southampton FC	A	0–0	D
30 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
23 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Portsmouth FC	A	2–2	D
27 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
22 Sep	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
13 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
30 Aug	Southampton FC	H	2–2	D
23 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Portsmouth FC		Watford FC
#18	Position	#16
55	Points	57
46	Played	46
14 / 13 / 19	W / D / L	14 / 15 / 17
49	Scored	53
64	Conceded	65
-15	GD	-12
1.20	PPG	1.24
30%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Zak Swanson	1
Colby Bishop	1
Edo Kayembe	1
Rocco Vata	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.34 Portsmouth FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.28 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Watford FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portsmouth FC39% Draw28% Watford FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Watford FC

61%

Portsmouth FC or Watford FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portsmouth FC27% Draw48% Watford FC25%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.3%

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap	Portsmouth FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.