Portsmouth vs Watford

Portsmouth host Watford in the England Championship on Saturday 26 December 2026, kick-off 15:00. In their last 4 meetings, Portsmouth won 1, Watford won 1 and 2 were drawn.

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Portsmouth vs Watford preview

Portsmouth have scored 1.75 goals a game and conceded 1.63 across their last 8 home games in the Championship this season, while Watford have scored 0.57 and conceded 2.00 across their last 7 away games. Both teams have scored in 6 of Portsmouth's last 8 home games and 3 of Watford's last 7 away games. Watford have won none of their last 7 away games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 6 of Portsmouth's last 8 home games. Portsmouth's last 8 home games have averaged 11.6 corners and Watford's last 7 away games 10.1. Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 08:51 UK.

Goals scored Portsmouth: 1.75 Watford: 0.57
Goals conceded Portsmouth: 1.63 Watford: 2.00
Both teams scored Portsmouth: 6 of 875% Watford: 3 of 743%
Over 2.5 goals Portsmouth: 6 of 875% Watford: 2 of 729%
Match corners Portsmouth: 11.63 Watford: 10.14
Match cards Portsmouth: 3.63 Watford: 5.00

Portsmouth's last 8 home games and Watford's last 7 away games in the Championship this season.

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Portsmouth vs Watford: questions and answers

When is Portsmouth vs Watford?

Portsmouth vs Watford kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 26 December 2026 in the Championship.

How many goals do Portsmouth and Watford games have?

Where are Portsmouth and Watford in the Championship table?

Portsmouth are 11th with 22 points from 15 games. Watford are 20th with 15 points from 15 games.

Portsmouth vs Watford stats

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Portsmouth4W 1D 3L · 8 home games

Watford0W 1D 6L · 7 away games

Portsmouth vs Watford general stats: Portsmouth's last 8 home games and Watford's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Match outcomes
4 of 850%	Win	0 of 70%
1 of 813%	Draw	1 of 714%
3 of 838%	Loss	6 of 786%
13	Points	1
1.63	Points per game	0.14
1	Goal difference	-10
Expected goals
1.43	xG per game	0.92
1.15	xGA per game	2.14
2.56	xG performance	-2.44
Possession & attacks
52%	Possession	45%
51.25	Dangerous attacks	32.14
39.88	Dangerous attacks against	53.14
Shots
15.88	Shots for	9.43
10.00	Shots against	16.71
4.63	On target for	3.14
4.00	On target against	5.57
11%	Shot conversion	6%
29%	On-target accuracy	33%
Tackles & fouls
16.75	Tackles	16.00
11.00	Fouls committed	12.00
12.00	Fouls won	11.86
2.50	Offsides	1.29

Portsmouth vs Watford goals stats: Portsmouth's last 8 home games and Watford's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Goals overview
3.38	Goals per game (total)	2.57
14	Goals scored	4
1.75	Scored per game	0.57
13	Goals conceded	14
1.63	Conceded per game	2.00
Outcomes
6 of 875%	Scored first	2 of 729%
1 of 813%	Failed to score	4 of 757%
1 of 813%	Clean sheet	0 of 70%
6 of 875%	BTTS	3 of 743%
6 of 875%	BTTS & over 2.5	2 of 729%
6 of 875%	BTTS or over 2.5	3 of 743%
Total goals
8 of 8100%	Over 0.5	7 of 7100%
8 of 8100%	Over 1.5	4 of 757%
6 of 875%	Over 2.5	2 of 729%
4 of 850%	Over 3.5	2 of 729%
Goals scored
7 of 888%	Scored 1+	3 of 743%
5 of 863%	Scored 2+	1 of 714%
2 of 825%	Scored 3+	0 of 70%
Goals conceded
7 of 888%	Conceded 1+	7 of 7100%
5 of 863%	Conceded 2+	3 of 743%
1 of 813%	Conceded 3+	2 of 729%

Portsmouth vs Watford halves & timing stats: Portsmouth's last 8 home games and Watford's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Half-time result
4 of 850%	Winning at HT	1 of 714%
2 of 825%	Drawing at HT	1 of 714%
2 of 825%	Losing at HT	5 of 771%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Portsmouth vs Watford corners stats: Portsmouth's last 8 home games and Watford's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Corners per game
11.63	Total corners	10.14
7.25	Corners for	2.86
4.38	Corners against	7.29
5 of 863%	Most corners	1 of 714%
Match corner lines
7 of 888%	Over 7.5	5 of 771%
7 of 888%	Over 8.5	4 of 757%
6 of 875%	Over 9.5	3 of 743%
4 of 850%	Over 10.5	3 of 743%
4 of 850%	Over 11.5	2 of 729%
3 of 838%	Over 12.5	2 of 729%
Corners for lines
8 of 8100%	For over 4.5	1 of 714%
5 of 863%	For over 5.5	0 of 70%
4 of 850%	For over 6.5	0 of 70%
3 of 838%	For over 7.5	0 of 70%
Corners against lines
5 of 863%	Against over 4.5	6 of 786%
3 of 838%	Against over 5.5	4 of 757%
2 of 825%	Against over 6.5	3 of 743%
By half
5.38	1H total	4.71
3.75	1H for	1.14
1.63	1H against	3.57
6.25	2H total	5.43
3.50	2H for	1.71
2.75	2H against	3.71

Portsmouth vs Watford cards stats: Portsmouth's last 8 home games and Watford's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Cards per game
3.63	Total cards	5.00
1.63	Cards received	2.86
2.00	Opponent cards	2.14
2 of 825%	Most cards	3 of 743%
Match card lines
6 of 875%	Over 2.5	5 of 771%
4 of 850%	Over 3.5	5 of 771%
2 of 825%	Over 4.5	4 of 757%
2 of 825%	Over 5.5	3 of 743%
Cards received lines
6 of 875%	Received 1+	6 of 786%
5 of 863%	Received 2+	5 of 771%
2 of 825%	Received 3+	5 of 771%
Opponent card lines
7 of 888%	Opponent 1+	6 of 786%
5 of 863%	Opponent 2+	4 of 757%
3 of 838%	Opponent 3+	2 of 729%
By half
1.50	1H total	1.57
0.63	1H received	1.00
2.38	2H total	3.43
1.13	2H received	1.86

Portsmouth vs Watford other stats: Portsmouth's last 8 home games and Watford's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Shots & conversion
25.88	Total shots (match)	26.14
8.63	Total on target (match)	8.71
38%	On-target conversion	18%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Portsmouth's last 8 home games and Watford's last 7 away games in the Championship this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Portsmouth4W 4D 2L · 10 games

Watford3W 1D 6L · 10 games

Portsmouth vs Watford general stats: Portsmouth's last 10 games and Watford's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Match outcomes
4 of 1040%	Win	3 of 1030%
4 of 1040%	Draw	1 of 1010%
2 of 1020%	Loss	6 of 1060%
16	Points	10
1.60	Points per game	1.00
3	Goal difference	-8
Expected goals
1.05	xG per game	0.94
1.04	xGA per game	1.81
2.54	xG performance	-0.43
Possession & attacks
50%	Possession	47%
43.30	Dangerous attacks	35.10
41.20	Dangerous attacks against	53.50
Shots
12.10	Shots for	11.90
10.20	Shots against	17.50
3.20	On target for	3.70
3.00	On target against	5.30
11%	Shot conversion	8%
26%	On-target accuracy	31%
Tackles & fouls
15.90	Tackles	14.00
10.30	Fouls committed	11.30
11.20	Fouls won	11.50
3.00	Offsides	1.40

Portsmouth vs Watford goals stats: Portsmouth's last 10 games and Watford's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Goals overview
2.30	Goals per game (total)	2.60
13	Goals scored	9
1.30	Scored per game	0.90
10	Goals conceded	17
1.00	Conceded per game	1.70
Outcomes
5 of 1050%	Scored first	3 of 1030%
3 of 1030%	Failed to score	4 of 1040%
3 of 1030%	Clean sheet	3 of 1030%
6 of 1060%	BTTS	4 of 1040%
5 of 1050%	BTTS & over 2.5	4 of 1040%
6 of 1060%	BTTS or over 2.5	5 of 1050%
Total goals
8 of 1080%	Over 0.5	9 of 1090%
6 of 1060%	Over 1.5	6 of 1060%
5 of 1050%	Over 2.5	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	Over 3.5	3 of 1030%
Goals scored
7 of 1070%	Scored 1+	6 of 1060%
4 of 1040%	Scored 2+	3 of 1030%
2 of 1020%	Scored 3+	0 of 100%
Goals conceded
7 of 1070%	Conceded 1+	7 of 1070%
3 of 1030%	Conceded 2+	4 of 1040%
0 of 100%	Conceded 3+	3 of 1030%

Portsmouth vs Watford halves & timing stats: Portsmouth's last 10 games and Watford's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Half-time result
3 of 1030%	Winning at HT	1 of 1010%
6 of 1060%	Drawing at HT	3 of 1030%
1 of 1010%	Losing at HT	6 of 1060%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Portsmouth vs Watford corners stats: Portsmouth's last 10 games and Watford's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Corners per game
9.40	Total corners	9.90
5.00	Corners for	3.90
4.40	Corners against	6.00
4 of 1040%	Most corners	4 of 1040%
Match corner lines
6 of 1060%	Over 7.5	6 of 1060%
5 of 1050%	Over 8.5	5 of 1050%
5 of 1050%	Over 9.5	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	Over 10.5	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	Over 11.5	3 of 1030%
2 of 1020%	Over 12.5	3 of 1030%
Corners for lines
6 of 1060%	For over 4.5	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	For over 5.5	2 of 1020%
3 of 1030%	For over 6.5	1 of 1010%
2 of 1020%	For over 7.5	0 of 100%
Corners against lines
7 of 1070%	Against over 4.5	6 of 1060%
4 of 1040%	Against over 5.5	6 of 1060%
2 of 1020%	Against over 6.5	3 of 1030%
By half
5.10	1H total	5.60
2.70	1H for	1.70
2.40	1H against	3.90
4.30	2H total	4.30
2.30	2H for	2.20
2.00	2H against	2.10

Portsmouth vs Watford cards stats: Portsmouth's last 10 games and Watford's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Cards per game
4.50	Total cards	4.60
2.20	Cards received	2.40
2.30	Opponent cards	2.20
2 of 1020%	Most cards	3 of 1030%
Match card lines
7 of 1070%	Over 2.5	7 of 1070%
6 of 1060%	Over 3.5	7 of 1070%
5 of 1050%	Over 4.5	5 of 1050%
5 of 1050%	Over 5.5	4 of 1040%
Cards received lines
10 of 10100%	Received 1+	8 of 1080%
8 of 1080%	Received 2+	6 of 1060%
4 of 1040%	Received 3+	5 of 1050%
Opponent card lines
9 of 1090%	Opponent 1+	9 of 1090%
6 of 1060%	Opponent 2+	7 of 1070%
5 of 1050%	Opponent 3+	3 of 1030%
By half
1.60	1H total	1.50
0.70	1H received	0.80
3.40	2H total	3.10
1.80	2H received	1.60

Portsmouth vs Watford other stats: Portsmouth's last 10 games and Watford's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Portsmouth	Stat	Watford
Shots & conversion
22.30	Total shots (match)	29.40
6.20	Total on target (match)	9.00
41%	On-target conversion	24%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Portsmouth's last 10 games and Watford's last 10 games in the Championship this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 08:51 UK.

Portsmouth vs Watford lineups

Lineups will appear here when they're predicted and confirmed. Until then, see key players.

Portsmouth vs Watford players

Player rankings

Per 90 minutes, weighted towards recent games. Goalkeepers left out.

Leading scorers and creators

Top scorer

Terry Devlin in 14 games 4goals

Amin Nabizada in 12 games 3goals

Top creator

Adrian Segečić in 15 games 2assists

Iker Bravo in 15 games 3assists

Players in form

Eoin Kenny Winger · Portsmouth 7.12 Form rating

Apps
1

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Recoveries6.12 per 90 Top 3%
- Shots3.46 per 90 Top 5%
- Dribbles2.84 per 90 Top 5%
Daniel Bielica Goalkeeper · Portsmouth 7.06 Form rating

Apps
4

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Saves3.64 per 90 Top 15%
- Passes33.53 per 90 Top 26%
- Touches43.38 per 90 Top 27%
Mattie Pollock Centre-back · Watford 6.99 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Clearances9.33 per 90 Top 2%
- Aerials3.43 per 90 Top 12%
Federico Ravaglia Goalkeeper · Watford 6.96 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Aerials0.91 per 90 Top 1%
Terry Devlin Full-back · Portsmouth 6.93 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
4

Assists
0
- Final third9.42 per 90 Top 6%
- Interceptions1.73 per 90 Top 12%
- Duel %59% per 90 Top 15%
Benjamin Arthur Centre-back · Portsmouth 6.91 Form rating

Apps
6

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Clearances9.76 per 90 Top 3%
- Aerials3.25 per 90 Top 19%
- Duel %64% per 90 Top 22%
Ebou Adams Defensive midfielder · Portsmouth 6.90 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
2

Assists
1
- Tackles4.82 per 90 Top 1%
- Duels won9.55 per 90 Top 1%
- Interceptions1.76 per 90 Top 15%
Madiodio Dia Centre-back · Portsmouth 6.89 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Clearances6.68 per 90 Top 16%
- Tackles1.66 per 90 Top 27%
- Recoveries4.00 per 90 Top 27%
Hector Kyprianou Defensive midfielder · Watford 6.85 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
1

Assists
0
- Aerials1.88 per 90 Top 9%
- Duel %58% per 90 Top 16%
Iker Bravo Central midfielder · Watford 6.81 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
1

Assists
3
- Dribbles1.80 per 90 Top 4%
- Pass %89% per 90 Top 14%
- Big chances0.28 per 90 Top 15%
Marc Bola Full-back · Watford 6.81 Form rating

Apps
7

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Duel %60% per 90 Top 15%
- Interceptions1.48 per 90 Top 25%
- Key passes1.16 per 90 Top 28%
Myron Boadu Striker · Watford 6.77 Form rating

Apps
7

Goals
2

Assists
1
- NP goals0.61 per 90 Top 16%
- Finishing+0.19 per 90 Top 16%
- xG/shot0.20 per 90 Top 19%

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Portsmouth vs Watford form

Portsmouth All venues

2 W · 2 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.60
Scored per game: 1.4
Conceded per game: 1.0
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Watford All venues

2 W · 1 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.40
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 0.8
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 20%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Portsmouth vs Watford head to head

1 Portsmouth wins 2 draws 1 Watford wins

2.5 goals per game 75% both teams scored 50% over 2.5 goals

Portsmouth vs Watford standings

Championship table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	28
5	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	28
6	Swansea City	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	24
8	Queens Park Rangers	15	6	6	3	24	18	+6	24
9	West Ham United	15	6	5	4	37	23	+14	23
10	Sheffield United	15	6	4	5	21	19	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	22
12	Norwich City	15	7	0	8	32	24	+8	21
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	3	6	22	23	-1	21
14	Cardiff City	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	5	3	7	23	27	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	-8	18
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17
19	Charlton Athletic	15	4	5	6	13	23	-10	17
20	Watford	15	4	3	8	13	23	-10	15
21	Lincoln City	15	4	3	8	15	26	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	-9	10
23	Derby County	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston North End	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

Championship home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	7	6	1	0	20	5	+15	19
2	Middlesbrough	7	5	2	0	17	9	+8	17
3	Birmingham City	8	4	4	0	19	8	+11	16
4	Cardiff City	8	4	4	0	21	13	+8	16
5	Queens Park Rangers	8	4	3	1	16	7	+9	15
6	West Bromwich Albion	8	4	3	1	13	7	+6	15
7	Blackburn Rovers	8	5	0	3	14	10	+4	15
8	Swansea City	7	4	2	1	11	3	+8	14
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	4	2	1	13	7	+6	14
10	Watford	8	4	2	2	9	9	0	14
11	Stoke City	7	4	1	2	12	6	+6	13
12	Portsmouth	8	4	1	3	14	13	+1	13
13	Wrexham	8	3	3	2	13	9	+4	12
14	Charlton Athletic	8	3	3	2	7	7	0	12
15	Millwall	7	3	2	2	15	9	+6	11
16	Sheffield United	7	3	2	2	9	7	+2	11
17	West Ham United	7	3	1	3	18	11	+7	10
18	Norwich City	7	3	0	4	13	12	+1	9
19	Preston North End	8	2	1	5	8	13	-5	7
20	Bolton Wanderers	7	2	0	5	9	15	-6	6
21	Bristol City	8	2	0	6	4	13	-9	6
22	Burnley	7	0	5	2	8	10	-2	5
23	Lincoln City	7	1	2	4	8	16	-8	5
24	Derby County	8	1	2	5	7	15	-8	5

Championship away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stoke City	8	5	1	2	12	12	0	16
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14
3	West Ham United	8	3	4	1	19	12	+7	13
4	Birmingham City	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	13
5	West Bromwich Albion	7	4	1	2	10	8	+2	13
6	Norwich City	8	4	0	4	19	12	+7	12
7	Middlesbrough	8	3	3	2	13	10	+3	12
8	Bristol City	7	3	3	1	12	11	+1	12
9	Swansea City	8	4	0	4	11	15	-4	12
10	Sheffield United	8	3	2	3	12	12	0	11
11	Bolton Wanderers	8	3	2	3	11	14	-3	11
12	Lincoln City	8	3	1	4	7	10	-3	10
13	Portsmouth	7	2	3	2	6	5	+1	9
14	Southampton	8	2	3	3	9	10	-1	9
15	Queens Park Rangers	7	2	3	2	8	11	-3	9
16	Millwall	8	2	1	5	8	18	-10	7
17	Blackburn Rovers	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	6
18	Wrexham	7	1	3	3	5	11	-6	6
19	Burnley	8	1	2	5	14	21	-7	5
20	Derby County	7	1	2	4	7	15	-8	5
21	Charlton Athletic	7	1	2	4	6	16	-10	5
22	Cardiff City	7	0	2	5	6	14	-8	2
23	Watford	7	0	1	6	4	14	-10	1
24	Preston North End	7	0	1	6	5	17	-12	1

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