Thursday , 1 October 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 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
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 #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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Portsmouth FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Portsmouth FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Zak Swanson makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Portsmouth FC are in front.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Connor Ogilvie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Portsmouth FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' That is a card for Watford FC. Kwadwo Baah will be fuming at that decision.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Porteous made 301 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' The 35-year-old Colby Bishop has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Owen Moxon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Rocco Vata comes on to replace James Morris.
  • 49' A tactical swap from Portsmouth FC — Paddy Lane on, Matt Ritchie off on 49 minutes.
  • 54' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' What a moment for Edo Kayembe! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Marlon Pack on 57 minutes earns him a card. Portsmouth FC will be frustrated.
  • 59' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Josh Murphy on 60 minutes earns him a card. Portsmouth FC will be frustrated.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Callum Lang. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tom Cleverley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' The whistle greets Jeremy Ngakia as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Andrews.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Zak Swanson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 79' A change in the Portsmouth FC ranks — Zak Swanson exits the field as Terry Devlin enters on 79.
  • 82' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Daniel Jebbison by Vakoun Issouf Bayo on 82 minute.
  • 87' Algeria international Yasser Larouci has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' Another change for Watford FC made on 88 minute. Edo Kayembe leaves to be changed by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Owen Moxon.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.

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
1 / 4
1.55 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC51% Draw27% Portsmouth FC22%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
49%
Watford FC or Portsmouth FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC35% Draw48% Portsmouth FC17%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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