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Watford vs Portsmouth
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Jan 21, 2026
Vicarage Road|Watford

Match Timeline

90'+10Yellow Card
Watford
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Watford
Watford
Goal!
1-1
Mamadou Doumbia
Mamadou Doumbia
79'·Watford
⚽
Goal!
0-1
Adrian Segecic
Adrian Segecic
73'·Portsmouth
⚽
Watford
51'Yellow Card
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Watford

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Watford
Watford
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
56%Ball Possession44%
15Shots Total10
4Shots On Target2
8Corners7
9Fouls12
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides2
1Saves3
451Passes362
4Shots Off Target3
88Attacks72
47Dangerous Attacks45
6Shots Inside Box5
9Shots Outside Box5
1Goals1
12Free Kicks9
7Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
18Tackles15
1Assists1
370Accurate Passes277
2Injuries0
28Total Crosses13
8Accurate Crosses2
19Interceptions15
61Duels Won50
2Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
-90'00-
43(77%)
-
-
-90'000/1
50(75%)
4
10/17
-90'001/1
58(93%)
1
4/5
-46'00-
29(79%)
-
1/2
-81'001/1
18(83%)
1
2/4
-46'000/1
15(87%)
1
1/3
-90'011/2
18(78%)
-
7/13
-90'000/2
64(83%)
1
4/7
-90'001/1
45(77%)
3
6/9
-81'00-
40(95%)
2
8/13
-64'000/2
13(54%)
3
7/14
-44'00-
23(91%)
1
3/6
-26'000/2
10(75%)
2
3/5
-44'101/1
14(69%)
-
2/7
-9'000/1
6(100%)
-
1/2
-9'00-
5(67%)
1
2/4

Watford vs Portsmouth H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Watford15L202029/157-8
Portsmouth15W110207/155-11
Watford — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 @ Leicester City2025-12-26
  2. W1-0 @ Norwich City2025-12-29
  3. W3-0 vs Birmingham City2026-01-01
  4. L1-5 @ Bristol City2026-01-10
  5. L0-2 vs Millwall2026-01-17
Portsmouth — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 vs Queens Park Rangers2025-12-26
  2. W2-1 vs Charlton Athletic2025-12-29
  3. L0-5 @ Bristol City2026-01-01
  4. L1-4 vs Arsenal2026-01-11
  5. W1-0 @ Sheffield Wednesday2026-01-17
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Watford152.9387%53%27%67%27%7%
Portsmouth152.6767%53%33%47%13%47%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
WatfordHome843113-71.8838%38%
PortsmouthAway71154-170.5757%14%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Watford1511-1313-754%80%3-7-5
Portsmouth156-117-1654%67%2-7-6
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
7
Period covered
2010-10-16 – 2025-10-01
Watford wins
3
Draws
1
Portsmouth wins
3
Avg goals per meeting
2.86
Over 2.5 goals
57%
Both teams scored
43%
Home side won
86%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
2W 1D 2L (Watford view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.4 vs 2.86
Most recent meetings (5 of 7)
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-10-01Portsmouth2-2Watford
2025-04-21Portsmouth1-0Watford
2024-12-26Watford2-1Portsmouth
2012-01-02Portsmouth2-0Watford
2011-11-19Watford2-0Portsmouth
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 328 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Watford826416WWWWL2+6
Portsmouth222528-13DDWLW10+12
Table context
Points gap
13 ptsWatford 41 · Portsmouth 28
Positions
#8 vs #22
Goals per game
1.42/1.19 vs 0.88/1.4scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2025/2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
146+5295
···
1446-760
1546-1258
1646-1257
1746-555
1846-1555
1946-1453
2046-1452
···
2446-600

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Championship
Watford
20 matches
Portsmouth
20 matches
3Wins7
7Draws5
10Losses8
16Goals26
0.80Goals per game1.30
34Goals conceded28
1.70Goals per game conceded1.40

Watford vs Portsmouth — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (20 vs 20 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityWatford 31% · X · Draw 26% · Portsmouth 43%
1 · Home Win
31%
X · Draw
26%
2 · Away Win
43%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.17 vs 1.45
Projected Total: 2.62
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
53%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
23% / 31%
Watford / Portsmouth
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(12.4%)0 - 1(10.5%)1 - 2(9.0%)
Last Matches

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1-5
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@ Bristol City
Away
Jan 1
3-0
Birmingham City
vs Birmingham City
Home
Dec 29, 2025
1-0
Norwich City
@ Norwich City
Away
Dec 26, 2025
2-1
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@ Leicester City
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Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Watford vs Portsmouth — Head to Head

Match summary

Watford and Portsmouth drew 1-1 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Watford sat 8th on 41 points, while Portsmouth were 22nd on 28 points. Before kickoff, Watford were 8th in the table but 2nd on points from the last five league games. Across 7 previous meetings on record, Watford won 3 and Portsmouth won 3, with 1 draw (2.86 goals per game).

Goals came from Mamadou Doumbia (79') for Watford and Adrian Segecic (73') for Portsmouth.