Season so far

Championship

Key, Watford v Portsmouth
League position, Watford 8th, Portsmouth 21stTotal points, Watford 41, Portsmouth 28

Goals scored

Watford 37Portsmouth 22

Form guide

All competitions

Watford lose
v Millwall
0
2
Championship
Portsmouth won
v Sheffield Wednesday
0
1
Championship
Watford lose
v Bristol City
5
1
FA Cup
Portsmouth lose
v Arsenal
1
4
FA Cup
Watford won
v Birmingham City
3
0
Championship
Portsmouth lose
v Bristol City
5
0
Championship
Watford won
v Norwich City
0
1
Championship
Portsmouth won
v Charlton Athletic
2
1
Championship
Watford won
v Leicester City
1
2
Championship
Portsmouth draw
v Queens Park Rangers
1
1
Championship

Previous meetings

All competitions

Watford and Portsmouth

Played 26

Draw 6
Watford Won 11Portsmouth Won 9

Previous scores

All competitions

Championship

Portsmouth 2 , Watford 2 on the 1st of October 2025
Portsmouth
Watford
1st of October 2025
Portsmouth 1 , Watford 0 on the 21st of April 2025
Portsmouth
Watford
21st of April 2025
Watford 2 , Portsmouth 1 on the 26th of December 2024
Watford
Portsmouth
26th of December 2024

Match Facts

  • Watford are unbeaten in eight home league games against Portsmouth (W5 D3), winning their last four in a row.

  • Portsmouth drew 2-2 with Watford in October, but these two sides haven’t drawn both league meetings in a season since 1987-88.

  • Watford are unbeaten in their last eight midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (W4 D4) since a 0-4 defeat to Leeds United in February 2025.

  • Portsmouth have lost 10 of their last 11 away league matches played in midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), losing their last nine in a row since a 2-2 draw at Oxford United in January 2024.

  • Portsmouth have only won one of their last 26 away games in the second tier against sides whose name begins with ‘W’ (D12 L13), beating Walsall 2-1 in April 2003.