Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Watford FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Wed 21 Jan 2026 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
4 games this season 🟨 5.5/game ⚽ 12.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
2
1
Watford FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 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

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Portsmouth FC H 1–1 D
17 Jan Millwall FC H 0–2 L
10 Jan Bristol City FC A 1–5 L
01 Jan Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
29 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
26 Dec Leicester City FC A 2–1 W
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Watford FC A 1–1 D
17 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
11 Jan Arsenal FC H 1–4 L
01 Jan Bristol City FC A 0–5 L
29 Dec Charlton Athletic FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Watford FC Portsmouth FC
#20 Position #19
8 Points 8
8 Played 7
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
7 Scored 9
10 Conceded 10
-3 GD -1
1.00 PPG 1.14
25% Win % 29%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portsmouth FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
Portsmouth FC
Marko Milovanovic 2 G
Ebou Adams 1 G 1 A
Adrian Segecic 1 G
Terry Devlin 1 G
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Watford FC launch into their encounter with Portsmouth FC.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Edo Kayembe 1
Rocco Vata 1
Zak Swanson 1
Colby Bishop 1

Head to Head

2026-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 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

Watford FC Form

2026-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-01-17 Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-01-10 Bristol City FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2026-01-01 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2025-12-29 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2025-12-26 Leicester City FC 1–2 Watford FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-01-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-01-11 Portsmouth FC 1–4 Arsenal FC L 2026-01-01 Bristol City FC 5–0 Portsmouth FC L 2025-12-29 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-12-26 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Portsmouth FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC40% Draw30% Portsmouth FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
60%
Watford FC or Portsmouth FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC26% Draw51% Portsmouth FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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