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Portsmouth vs Watford: result 1-0 and analysis

ChampionshipMatchday 44Kick-off on April 21, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Portsmouth
1-0
Watford

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What was the result of Portsmouth vs Watford?

Portsmouth won 1-0 on April 21, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 25′C. BishopPortsmouth

Official lineup for Portsmouth vs Watford

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1
  1. 9C. Bishop
  1. 23J. Murphy
  2. 17A. Aouchiche
  3. 30M. Ritchie
  1. 45I. Hayden
  2. 8F. Potts
  1. 3C. Ogilvie
  2. 35R. Atkinson
  3. 5R. Poole
  4. 2J. Williams
  1. 13N. Schmid

Watford

4-2-3-1
  1. 20M. Doumbia
  1. 11R. Vata
  2. 24T. Dele-Bashiru
  3. 7T. Ince
  1. 14P. Dwomoh
  2. 10I. Louza
  1. 26C. Wiley
  2. 3F. Sierralta
  3. 4K. Keben
  4. 45R. Andrews
  1. 33E. Selvik
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portsmouth have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Watford have 4, 3 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Portsmouth
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 18, 2025Norwich(away)5-3Championship
Apr 12, 2025Derby(home)2-2Championship
Apr 9, 2025Coventry(away)0-1Championship
Apr 5, 2025Millwall(away)1-2Championship
Mar 29, 2025Blackburn(home)1-0Championship
Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 18, 2025Burnley(home)1-2Championship
Apr 12, 2025West Brom(away)1-2Championship
Apr 8, 2025Hull City(home)1-0Championship
Apr 5, 2025Bristol City(away)1-2Championship
Mar 29, 2025Plymouth(home)0-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Portsmouth win, 0 draws, 2 Watford wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2024Watford 2-1 PortsmouthChampionship
Jan 2, 2012Portsmouth 2-0 WatfordChampionship
Nov 19, 2011Watford 2-0 PortsmouthChampionship

Last archived meeting: Watford vs Portsmouth on Dec 26, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Portsmouth score 1.3 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 0.8 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portsmouth1.31.248/158/15
Watford0.81.266/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Portsmouth sit 11th in Championship (22 points from 15 matches) and Watford sit 20th (15 points from 15 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
11Portsmouth15645201822
20Watford15438132315

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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