Watford vs Portsmouth

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🕒 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Watford 16 · Portsmouth 18
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 1-1.
  • Watford outshot their opponent (15-10).
  • Watford controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 27
Avg: 1.30 / 1.17

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7
Portsmouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-7-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 41
Avg: 1.04 / 1.78

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
1.09
1.30
GF
1.04
1.17
GA
1.78
43%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
61%
9%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Watford rank16th
Portsmouth rank18th
Watford points57
Portsmouth points55
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.
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.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals4-8
Record1-2-2
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

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals7-13
Record2-1-2
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 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Portsmouth trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home70%
Watford clean sheet at home22%
Portsmouth score away74%
Portsmouth clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first9%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Portsmouth score first26%
Portsmouth win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 17% · Portsmouth 20%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 11.5' · Portsmouth 57.7'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.30 vs 1.40
Watford concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Portsmouth score away1.04 vs 1.20
Portsmouth concede away1.78 vs 1.40
Watford score 7% below league average, while Portsmouth score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 3% below league average at home, and Portsmouth are 27% 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.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
0-15 0

Portsmouth goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 4
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
15
10
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
8
5
Shots Inside Box
6
5
Shots Outside Box
9
5
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
8
7
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
449
359
Passes Accurate
368
276
Passes %
82%
77%

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