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Portsmouth v Watford : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 21st Apr, 15:00 BST, Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Watford are away on Monday afternoon, as manager Tom Cleverley takes his team to visit Portsmouth and John Mousinho at the Fratton Park in the Championship. Championship stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. You can view it all, with infographics and odds from leading bookmakers available for every betting markets using the tabs.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis is inline with them too. Portsmouth and Watford have delivered plenty of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance stats point towards an extension of that record. We have confidence in predicting under 3.5 goals on Monday afternoon, and the bookies have it priced at 1.22.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Portsmouth
43%
11/8-
Draw
28%
5/2-
Watford
29%
9/5-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Portsmouth 1-0
13%
6/1-
Watford 1-0
10%
13/2-
Draw 0-0
10%
15/2-
Portsmouth 2-1
9%
9/1-
Portsmouth 2-0
8%
10/1-
Watford 2-1
7%
10/1-
Watford 2-0
5%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1-
Portsmouth 3-1
4%
20/1-
Portsmouth 3-0
4%
22/1-
Watford 3-1
2%
25/1-
Portsmouth 3-2
2%
33/1-
Watford 3-0
2%
28/1-
Watford 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
6/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
4/6-
Home 1st Goal
50%
4/5-
Away 1st Goal
44%
5/4-
No 1st Goal
6%
15/2-
BTTS - Yes
47%
10/11-
BTTS - No
53%
4/5-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
9/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
11/2-
Home/draw
71%
2/5-
Away/draw
57%
8/15-
Home/away
72%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
2/5-
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
2/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
10/3-
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
2/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/14-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
15/2-
Home DNB
63%
8/11-
Away DNB
48%
1/1-
Portsmouth win to nil
26%
11/4-
Watford win to nil
17%
10/3-
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
21%
3/1-
Portsmouth / Watford
2%
33/1-
Portsmouth / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Portsmouth
15%
9/2-
Draw / Watford
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
18%
7/2-
Watford / Portsmouth
3%
28/1-
Watford / Watford
17%
4/1-
Watford / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Portsmouth have played 42 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

33 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 7 and won 11. Portsmouth have conceded 52 goals, scored 44, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 8 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Portsmouth have played 21 games at home, winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 31 goals, conceded 20 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Watford lay in 11th place on 56 points in the Championship league table having played 42 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 9 games. They have scored 28 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Watford have conceded 28 goals and have failed to score in 8 matches.

Away league performance

Watford have played 21 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 12 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Portsmouth
Watford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds42251345388 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-1A
2
Burnley42241624488 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
3
Sheff Utd4226792483 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland42211381976 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
5
Bristol C42161610964 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
6
Coventry4118815562 
w
 
4-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
7
West Brom421418101260 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
5-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
8
M'Boro42179161060 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
Millwall42161214060 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
2-3F
10
Blackburn4216818056 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
11
Watford Away4216818-556 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
-
-
12
Swansea4215918-654 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
13
Norwich42131415553 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1A
14
Sheff Wed42141117-853 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 26
May 3
w
 
2-6F
15
QPR42121416-650 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
16
Preston42101913-849 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
17
Oxford Utd42121218-1748 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
18
Stoke42111417-1147 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
6-1A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
19
Portsmouth Home42121020-1646 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
20
Hull41111119-944 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
21
Derby42111021-1043 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-0A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
22
Cardiff4291518-2142 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
23
Luton42101022-2640 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
24
Plymouth4291320-3840 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Portsmouth 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth2 - 2Derby
Portsmouth1 - 0Blackburn
Portsmouth1 - 2Plymouth
Portsmouth1 - 0Leeds
Portsmouth2 - 1QPR
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Portsmouth0 - 0Burnley
Portsmouth0 - 1Millwall
Portsmouth3 - 1Stoke
Portsmouth2 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth4 - 0Swansea
Portsmouth4 - 1Coventry
Portsmouth0 - 0Norwich
Portsmouth3 - 0Bristol C
Portsmouth3 - 1Preston
Portsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
Portsmouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
Portsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 3West Brom
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPortsmouth2 - 2Derby
APortsmouth0 - 1Coventry
APortsmouth1 - 2Millwall
HPortsmouth1 - 0Blackburn
APortsmouth1 - 2Preston
HPortsmouth1 - 2Plymouth
HPortsmouth1 - 0Leeds
APortsmouth0 - 1Luton
HPortsmouth2 - 1QPR
APortsmouth2 - 0Oxford Utd
HPortsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
APortsmouth1 - 2Sheff Utd
HPortsmouth0 - 0Burnley
HPortsmouth0 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth1 - 5West Brom
HPortsmouth3 - 1Stoke
HPortsmouth2 - 1M'Boro
APortsmouth0 - 3Blackburn
APortsmouth0 - 1Sunderland
HPortsmouth4 - 0Swansea
Watford 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Brom2 - 1Watford
Bristol C2 - 1Watford
Oxford Utd1 - 0Watford
Stoke0 - 0Watford
M'Boro0 - 1Watford
Sunderland2 - 2Watford
Coventry2 - 1Watford
Derby0 - 2Watford
Cardiff1 - 1Watford
QPR3 - 1Watford
Burnley2 - 1Watford
Hull1 - 1Watford
Plymouth2 - 2Watford
Swansea1 - 0Watford
Sheff Wed2 - 6Watford
Leeds2 - 1Watford
Luton3 - 0Watford
Preston3 - 0Watford
Norwich4 - 1Watford
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWatford1 - 2West Brom
HWatford1 - 0Hull
AWatford1 - 2Bristol C
HWatford0 - 0Plymouth
AWatford0 - 1Oxford Utd
HWatford1 - 0Swansea
HWatford1 - 2Millwall
AWatford0 - 0Stoke
HWatford2 - 0Luton
AWatford1 - 0M'Boro
HWatford0 - 4Leeds
AWatford2 - 2Sunderland
HWatford0 - 1Norwich
AWatford1 - 2Coventry
HWatford1 - 2Preston
AWatford2 - 0Derby
AWatford1 - 1Cardiff
HWatford1 - 2Sheff Utd
AWatford1 - 3QPR
HWatford1 - 2Cardiff
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Portsmouth have beaten Watford in 4 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Portsmouth since 1998
Portsmouth
Watford
Goals: Scored
12
9
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
POR
4
WAT
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Portsmouth2 - 0
Portsmouth3 - 2
Portsmouth2 - 1
Portsmouth3 - 0
0 - 1Watford
1 - 3Watford
1 - 2Watford
League games at Watford since 1999
Watford
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
18
7
Games: Scored
7 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
1 / 8
D
3
WAT
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
Watford2 - 1
Watford2 - 0
Watford3 - 0
Watford4 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
Watford3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Portsmouth of late. It has been 7 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Monday afternoon against Watford.

Portsmouth 19th Watford 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Portsmouth will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
Portsmouth have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
-7
Watford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Portsmouth
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
1.3
1
Attack rating
POR
WAT
5%
better
view stats
Games scored27
31
Failed to score14
10
Scored first15
15
Goals scored48
49
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
POR
WAT
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded32
29
Clean sheets9
12
Conceded first22
23
Goals conceded64
53
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
14%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+11%

Portsmouth v Watford Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
39101011
C OgilvieC Lang J MurphyM Pack
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ogilvie DEF3941
5
-
J Murphy FWD37710
7
-
M Pack MID361
10
1
M Ritchie MID344
6
-
A Dozzell MID3421
9
-
N Schmid GLK321
2
-
F Potts MID3214
6
-
T Devlin MID291
2
-
Z Swanson DEF2811
4
-
C Lang  FWD28103
10
-
C Bishop FWD2773
1
-
C Saydee FWD252
4
-
R Poole DEF22
5
-
P Lane FWD2111
2
-
J Williams DEF17
6
-
M O’Mahony FWD133
1
-
I Hayden MID12
-
C Bramall DEF11
2
-
R Towler DEF111
3
-
K Yengi FWD11
2
-
A Aouchiche MID101
1
-
R Atkinson DEF91
3
-
H Blair FWD9
3
-
H. Matthews DEF6
-
C Shaughnessy DEF51
1
-
A Kamara MID5
1
-
T. Waddingham FWD51
1
-
K Gordon FWD4
-
J Archer GLK2
-
J. Farrell DEF1
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
371069
M PollockV BayoG ChakvetadzeF Carvallo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pollock DEF3914
6
-
G Chakvetadze MID3926
7
-
E Kayembe MID3981
7
-
Y Larouci DEF382
2
-
M Sissoko MID3631
4
-
V Bayo FWD3610
4
1
R Andrews DEF3432
3
-
F Carvallo DEF28
9
-
T Ince FWD2811
-
I Louza  MID2722
8
-
K Baah FWD2743
5
2
R Vata FWD2733
-
J Ngakia DEF231
6
-
D Bachmann GLK22
1
-
T Dele-Bashiru MID224
-
J Morris DEF16
2
-
J Abankwah DEF13
2
1
M. Doumbia FWD131
1
-
E Selvik GLK10
2
-
J Bond GLK9
-
A Ogbonna DEF6
-
C Wiley DEF4
-
K Keben DEF4
-
P Dwomoh MID4
-