Watford vs Portsmouth – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:1
21/01/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 28
  • Referee: Toner B. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomDAZN, Sky Sports+
usaUsaParamount+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.800.62
Ball possession
56%44%
Total shots
159
Shots on target
42
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
87
Passes
82% (368/449)77% (276/359)
Yellow cards
11
Expected goals (xG)
0.800.62
xG on target (xGOT)
1.240.70
Total shots
159
Shots on target
42
Shots off target
33
Blocked shots
84
Shots inside the box
64
Shots outside the box
95
Hit the woodwork
10
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
87
Touches in opposition box
1713
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
12
Free kicks
129
Passes
82% (368/449)77% (276/359)
Long passes
52% (38/73)43% (22/51)
Passes in final third
61% (61/100)61% (45/74)
Crosses
26% (7/27)15% (2/13)
Expected assists (xA)
0.620.39
Throw ins
2617
Fouls
912
Tackles
67% (14/21)54% (7/13)
Duels won
6750
Clearances
2530
Interceptions
1818
Errors leading to shot
21
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper saves
13
xGOT faced
0.701.24
Goals prevented
-0.300.24

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 2nd Half (1 - 1)
  • 46', Swanson Z. , Williams J. ,
  • 46', Chakvetadze G. , Doumbia M. ,
  • 46', Pollock M. , Keben K. ,
  • 51', Dozzell A. 🟨,
  • 64', Maamma O. , Vata R. ,
  • 73', 0 - 1, Segecic A. , Chaplin C. (A),
  • 79', 1 - 1, Doumbia M. , Kjerrumgaard L. (A),
  • 81', Ince T. , Irankunda N. ,
  • 81', Abankwah J. , Kayembe E. ,
  • 83', Devlin T. , Farrell J. ,
  • 90+3', Adams E. , Bowat I. ,
  • 90+3', Segecic A. , Le Roux L. ,
  • 90+6', Alli M. , Swift J. ,
  • 90+10', Irankunda N. 🟨,

Chances of winning


Watford
55%
Draw
25.8%
Portsmouth
19.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
57.5% 24.6% 17.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

58.7% 24.1% 17.4%

Watford - Portsmouth Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.72
(1.64)
3.64
(3.83)
4.88
(5.29)
6.1%
(6%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
What is the prediction for Watford - Portsmouth?
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • BTTS - no (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • Users Predictions: Watford will win (31 of 37 users predict this - 83.78%).
    Confidence interval (95%): 71.9%95.66%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Watford will win (14 of 17 users predict this - 82.35%) 🥇 Gold Tip.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.
  • Preview Facts
    • This match features one of the leaders against an outsider (ranked 8 and 22 in the zone Relegation ~ League One).
    • Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.
    • In this match, Watford is a strong favorite.
    • There will not play in Watford: Grieves J. (Injury)
    • There will not play in Portsmouth: Bianchini F. (Knee Injury) Knight J. (Back Injury) Lang C. (Inactive) Matthews H. (Ankle Injury) Murphy J. (Injury) Umeh F. (Hamstring Injury) Waddingham T. (Thigh Injury)
    • There are questionable in Watford: Kayembe E. (Rest) Vata R. (Hamstring Injury)
    • There are questionable in Portsmouth: Blair H. (Injury) Kosznovszky M. (Injury)
    • In the last 3 head-to-head matches, Watford won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 4:4. (average 1.3:1.3).
    • Including home match between the teams, Watford won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 2:1.
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Watford - Portsmouth were as follows:
    01.10.2025 Portsmouth - Watford 2:2
    21.04.2025 Portsmouth - Watford 1:0
    26.12.2024 Watford - Portsmouth 2:1
    Latest results of Watford
    17.01.2026 Watford - Millwall 0:2
    10.01.2026 Bristol City - Watford 5:1
    01.01.2026 Watford - Birmingham City 3:0
    29.12.2025 Norwich City - Watford 0:1
    26.12.2025 Leicester City - Watford 1:2
    Latest results of Portsmouth
    English League Championship Table
    2025/26
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    2Coventry31178663:352859
    3Ipswich30159651:292254
    4Hull31166950:43754
    5Millwall31158839:36353
    6Wrexham311211844:39547
    7Preston311211838:34447
    8Bristol City311371143:38546
    9Southampton3212101048:44446
    10Birmingham3212101043:39446
    11Derby311291045:39645
    12Watford311111939:36344
    13QPR311281142:43-144
    14Stoke311271234:28643
    15Swansea311261338:37142
    16Norwich321161542:42039
    17Sheffield Utd311231644:45-139
    18Charlton30991229:38-936
    19West Brom32971632:47-1534
    20Portsmouth29891227:38-1133
    21Leicester321081444:51-732
    22Blackburn31881527:40-1332
    23Oxford Utd326101628:44-1628
    24Sheffield Wed31182218:62-44-7

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          Relegation ~ League One