ChampionshipFull time
WatfordWatford vs Portsmouth — Championship
2-1
PortsmouthVicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Portsmouth had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Portsmouth 1 win, 2 drawn. Watford are 17th in the Championship on 5 points; Portsmouth are 14th on 6.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (L W D D W). 1.5 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Burnley · 21 Dec 2024
- W 2-1 vs West Brom · 15 Dec 2024
- D 1-1 at Hull City · 11 Dec 2024
- D 0-0 vs QPR · 30 Nov 2024
- W 1-0 vs Bristol City · 26 Nov 2024
- D 2-2 at Plymouth · 22 Nov 2024
Away form going in: Portsmouth
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (W L D W D). 1.4 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 4-1 vs Coventry · 21 Dec 2024
- L 4-0 at Derby · 13 Dec 2024
- D 0-0 vs Norwich · 10 Dec 2024
- W 3-0 vs Bristol City · 7 Dec 2024
- D 2-2 at Swansea · 30 Nov 2024
- W 3-1 vs Preston · 9 Nov 2024
Head-to-head: Watford vs Portsmouth
- Watford 1-1 Portsmouth · 21 Jan 2026 · Championship
- Portsmouth 2-2 Watford · 1 Oct 2025 · Championship
- Portsmouth 1-0 Watford · 21 Apr 2025 · Championship
Match statistics
| Watford | Metric | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Total shots | 5 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 11 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 6 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | QPR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | West Brom | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Charlton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Millwall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Norwich | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Derby | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Bolton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 | Cardiff | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Preston | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |