Sunday , 16 August 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#19 Position #28
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Portsmouth FC are 28th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

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
3 / 4
0.7 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.54 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC37% Draw39% Portsmouth FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
63%
Watford FC or Portsmouth FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC19% Draw67% Portsmouth FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.5%
1 – 0
18.5%
0 – 1
13.8%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 2
3.1%
3 – 0
1.5%
2 – 2
1.3%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 23% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 17% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✗
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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