Watford vs Portsmouth

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 39
Regular Season Table
Watford 17 · Portsmouth 18

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 5
Avg: 1.50 / 1.25

Points

7
Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0
Portsmouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 1-1-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 3
Avg: 1.33 / 1.00

Points

4
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Prediction Angles

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

Quick comparison bars

1.75
PPG
1.33
1.50
GF
1.33
1.25
GA
1.00
75%
O2.5
67%
100%
BTTS
67%
50%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Watford rank17th
Portsmouth rank18th
Watford points8
Portsmouth points7
Watford: #17 · 8 pts · GD -2
6 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Portsmouth: #18 · 7 pts · GD -1
7 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

L W D W
Points7/12
Weighted index47
Goals6-5
Record2-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Portsmouth last 5 away

D L W
Points4/9
Weighted index33
Goals4-3
Record1-1-1
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Portsmouth trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home100%
Watford clean sheet at home0%
Portsmouth score away67%
Portsmouth clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first50%
Watford win after scoring first50%
Portsmouth score first33%
Portsmouth win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 50% · Portsmouth 0%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 15.5' · Portsmouth 7.0'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.50 vs 1.61
Watford concede at home1.25 vs 1.24
Portsmouth score away1.33 vs 1.24
Portsmouth concede away1.00 vs 1.61
Watford score 7% below league average, while Portsmouth score 7% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 1% above league average at home, and Portsmouth are 38% below 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.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
0-15 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Portsmouth goal timing (away)

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

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%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Watford vs Portsmouth Head-to-Head History by Season