Head-to-Head: Watford vs Portsmouth

Watford vs Portsmouth offers a mixed Championship balance, with shared points and wins exchanged between the clubs. The teams drew 1-1 at Watford on 21 January 2026 and 2-2 at Portsmouth on 1 October 2025. Portsmouth won 1-0 at home on 21 April 2025, while Watford won 2-1 on 26 December 2024. Older 2-0 wins on each side reinforce the alternation.

Past matches, Watford vs Portsmouth

21 January 2026 Regular Season - 28

Watford

1 - 1

Portsmouth

Vicarage Road
1 October 2025 Regular Season - 8

Portsmouth

2 - 2

Watford

Fratton Park
21 April 2025 Regular Season - 44

Portsmouth

1 - 0

Watford

Fratton Park
26 December 2024 Regular Season - 23

Watford

2 - 1

Portsmouth

Vicarage Road
2 January 2012 Regular Season - 25

Portsmouth

2 - 0

Watford

Match center

Watford

1 - 1

21 January 2026

Portsmouth

Starting eleven

Substitutes Watford

12
G
4
D
11
F
18
F
20
F
22
D
34
F
39
M
66
F

Portsmouth Substitutes

G
26
D
2
D
17
D
19
M
8
M
16
F
25
D
99
F
46

Match events

45'

90'

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46'

J. Williams Z. Swanson
46'

K. Keben M. Pollock
46'

M. Doumbia G. Chakvetadze
46'

M. Doumbia G. Chakvetadze
46'

K. Keben M. Pollock
51'

Andre Dozzell Yellow Card
63'

R. Vata O. Maamma
64'

R. Vata O. Maamma
73'
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A. Segecic Normal Goal
79'
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M. Doumbia Normal Goal (Asst: L. Kjerrumgaard)
81'

N. Irankunda T. Ince
81'

E. Kayembe J. Abankwah
81'

E. Kayembe J. Abankwah
81'

N. Irankunda T. Ince
83'

J. Farrell T. Devlin
90' +2

L. Le Roux A. Segecic
90' +3

I. Bowat E. Adams
90' +3

I. Bowat E. Adams
90' +3

L. Le Roux A. Segecic
90' +6

J. Swift M. Alli
90' +10

Nestory Irankunda Yellow Card
90' +6

J. Swift M. Alli
90' +3

L. Le Roux A. Segecic

Stats for this game

Matchup Watford VS Portsmouth

Wins and draws are shared

Watford and Portsmouth drew 1-1 at Watford on 21 January 2026 and 2-2 at Portsmouth on 1 October 2025. Portsmouth won 1-0 at home on 21 April 2025, while Watford won 2-1 at home on 26 December 2024. Earlier Championship meetings also split direction: Portsmouth won 2-0 at home on 2 January 2012, and Watford won 2-0 at home on 19 November 2011.

An open league balance

The dated draws keep shared points central, while the wins show that either club can take a narrow result. Neither side has a settled direction across the dated Championship meetings. The drawn meetings make the balance particularly difficult to reduce to one side in league play. The wins remain narrow overall. A future league encounter will ask whether Watford or Portsmouth can turn a close win into a clearer edge, or whether another draw preserves the open balance.