Portsmouth vs Watford

2 - 2
🕒 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Fratton Park 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Portsmouth 18 · Watford 16
Referee Stats
20 matches · 1.45 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.45
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 10%
Home wins 40%
Draws 35%
Away wins 25%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (15-12).
  • Portsmouth controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

Portsmouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 23
Avg: 1.09 / 1.00

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-8-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 38
Avg: 1.00 / 1.65

Points

20
Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
0.87
1.09
GF
1.00
1.00
GA
1.65
39%
O2.5
52%
48%
BTTS
65%
17%
Score 1st
9%

League-position context

Portsmouth rank18th
Watford rank16th
Portsmouth points55
Watford points57
Portsmouth: #18 · 55 pts · GD -15
29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12
27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Portsmouth last 5 home

D W W D L
Points8/15
Weighted index62
Goals6-4
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals3-15
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Portsmouth trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 4%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Portsmouth score at home70%
Portsmouth clean sheet at home26%
Watford score away70%
Watford clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Portsmouth score first17%
Portsmouth win after scoring first50%
Watford score first9%
Watford win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Portsmouth 25% · Watford 14%
Avg first goal minute: Portsmouth 25.0' · Watford 16.5'

Vs league average

Portsmouth score at home1.09 vs 1.40
Portsmouth concede at home1.00 vs 1.20
Watford score away1.00 vs 1.20
Watford concede away1.65 vs 1.40
Portsmouth score 22% below league average, while Watford score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Portsmouth are 17% below league average at home, and Watford are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.50
BTTS75%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Portsmouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1
31-45 0

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
31-45 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
6
Total Shots
15
12
Shots off Goal
8
6
Blocked Shots
2
0
Shots Inside Box
10
11
Shots Outside Box
5
1
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
9
15
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
5
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
456
271
Passes Accurate
381
201
Passes %
84%
74%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Portsmouth vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season