Saturday , 14 November 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

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Watford FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
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 #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' Three points are at stake. Watford FC host Portsmouth FC — let the battle begin!
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
1.11 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Portsmouth FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC36% Draw30% Portsmouth FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
64%
Watford FC or Portsmouth FC
70%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
10.7%
1 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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