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21.01.2026 19:45
Vicarage Road
Referee: Ben Toner, England
Watford
Match Timeline
Portsmouth
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🔄
46'
M. Pollock ↔ K. Keben
Watford
🔄
46'
G. Chakvetadze ↔ M. Doumbia
Watford
🔄
46'
Z. Swanson ↔ J. Williams
Portsmouth
🟨
51'
Andre Dozzell
Portsmouth
🔄
64'
O. Maamma ↔ R. Vata
Watford
⚽
73'
A. Segecic · Assist: C. Chaplin
Portsmouth
⚽
79'
M. Doumbia · Assist: L. Kjerrumgaard
Watford
🔄
81'
J. Abankwah ↔ E. Kayembe
Watford
🔄
81'
T. Ince ↔ N. Irankunda
Watford
🔄
83'
T. Devlin ↔ J. Farrell
Portsmouth
🟨
90+10'
Nestory Irankunda
Watford
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90+3'
E. Adams ↔ I. Bowat
Portsmouth
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90+6'
M. Alli ↔ J. Swift
Portsmouth
🔄
90+3'
A. Segecic ↔ L. Le Roux
Portsmouth

Watford vs Portsmouth Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Watford Win 0%
Draw 0%
Portsmouth Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Watford1.45
Portsmouth1.06
Recent Form (Last 5)
Watford Watford
WWDLW
38 GF / 36 GA
Portsmouth Portsmouth
WLDWL
23 GF / 39 GA
Key Stats
1.41
Average Goals Scored
0.88
1.33
Average Goals Conceded
1.5
18
BTTS Yes
13
15
Over 2.5
12
4.56
Shots on Goal
3.46

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Watford Watford 27 matches
Portsmouth Portsmouth 26 matches
Watford Statistic Portsmouth
11 Wins 7
8 Draws 7
8 Losses 12
38 Goals For 23
36 Goals Against 39
1.41 Avg Goals Scored 0.88
1.33 Avg Goals Conceded 1.5
18 BTTS Yes 13
21 Over 1.5 17
15 Over 2.5 12
7 Over 3.5 6
4 Clean Sheets 6
5 Failed To Score 9
4.56 Shots On Goal 3.46
13.44 Total Shots 11.62
4.41 Corners 5.23
51.2% Ball Possession 49.3%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 6 head-to-head meetings, Watford won 2 times, Portsmouth won 2 times, while 2 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 7:7 from Watford's perspective. 2 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 3 matches, with an average of 2.33 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Watford 4-2-3-1 / Portsmouth 4-2-3-1
H2H summary: Watford wins 2, draws 2, Portsmouth wins 2

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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