Sunday , 15 November 2026

Watford FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Thu 26 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road 20,696 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 10' Zak Swanson
Edo Kayembe pen 57' 1–1
Rocco Vata 90+5' 2–1
Kwadwo Baah 30' Y
Y 57' Marlon Pack
Edo Kayembe 59' Y
Y 59' Nicolas Schmid
Y 60' Josh Murphy
Y 64' Callum Lang
Y 75' Zak Swanson
Y 90' Owen Moxon

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

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2
1
Watford FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-26 Watford FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
21 Dec Burnley FC A 1–2 L
15 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
11 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
30 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
26 Nov Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Watford FC A 1–2 L
21 Dec Coventry City FC H 4–1 W
13 Dec Derby County FC A 0–4 L
10 Dec Norwich City FC H 0–0 D
07 Dec Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
30 Nov Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Watford FC Portsmouth FC
#20 Position #11
15 Points 22
15 Played 15
4 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5
13 Scored 20
23 Conceded 18
-10 GD +2
1.00 PPG 1.47
27% Win % 40%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). Portsmouth FC are 11th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portsmouth FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/3
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
Portsmouth FC
Terry Devlin 4 G
Marko Milovanovic 3 G
Adrian Segecic 2 G 2 A
Ebou Adams 2 G 1 A
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Vicarage Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Portsmouth FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 10' GOAL! Zak Swanson scores on 10.
  • 15' England international Jeremy Ngakia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kwadwo Baah on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tom Cleverley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' Rocco Vata gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces James Morris and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 49' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Paddy Lane comes on to replace Matt Ritchie.
  • 54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' Goal! Edo Kayembe scores his 18 goal in 405 matches.
  • 57' Poor challenge from Marlon Pack. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 59' Poor challenge from Edo Kayembe. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Josh Murphy.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Callum Lang.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Colby Bishop, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Jeremy Ngakia is replaced by Ryan Andrews on 71 minute.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Zak Swanson.
  • 79' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 79 minute. Zak Swanson leaves to be changed by Terry Devlin.
  • 82' Another change for Watford FC made on 82 minute. Daniel Jebbison leaves to be changed by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 87' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 88' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Edo Kayembe is withdrawn and Moussa Sissoko gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Owen Moxon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Watford FC 2-1 Portsmouth FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC47% Draw27% Portsmouth FC26%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
53%
Watford FC or Portsmouth FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC31% Draw48% Portsmouth FC21%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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