Just Football Predictions

Watford vs Portsmouth

Full Time
Championship Vicarage Road
Watford

Watford

1
-
1
Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Value Assessment Key Insights Match Context Recent Form Sidelined Head-to-Head League Signals Final Words

Value Assessment

Home Win
1.80
53% pred
-2.2%
Draw
3.54
23% pred
-5.6%
Away Win
4.42
24% pred
+1.3%
BTTS Yes 1.91 41%
BTTS No 1.83 52%

Key Insights

Relegation Zone

Portsmouth

Portsmouth in position 22 (in relegation zone) - fighting to avoid drop

High impact

Must Win

Portsmouth

Portsmouth in position 22 with poor recent form (0% points) - must-win situation

High impact

Match Normality

80%

Minor irregularities detected

Match Info

Kickoff
Wed, Jan 21 2026 · 19:45
Venue
Vicarage Road (Watford)
Competition
Championship · 28
Coaches
Edward Still
Edward Still
Watford
John Mousinho
John Mousinho
Portsmouth
Referee
Ben Toner Ben Toner
Related Coverage
League season story Watford form report Portsmouth form report

Recent Form

Watford Watford
2W 1D 2L
1 GF · 1 GA
L H Swansea City Swansea City 0-2
D H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-1
L H Millwall Millwall 0-2
W H Birmingham City Birmingham City 3-0
W H Stoke City Stoke City 1-0
2W 1D 2L
1 GF · 1 GA
L H Swansea City Swansea City 0-2
D H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-1
L H Millwall Millwall 0-2
W H Birmingham City Birmingham City 3-0
W H Stoke City Stoke City 1-0
1W 2D 2L
0.6 GF · 1.4 GA
L A Southampton Southampton 0-1
D A Hull City Hull City 0-0
D A Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 1-1
L A Bristol City Bristol City 1-5
W A Norwich City Norwich City 1-0
0W 3D 2L
0.4 GF · 1 GA
L A Southampton Southampton 0-1
D A Hull City Hull City 0-0
L H Swansea City Swansea City 0-2
D A Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 1-1
D H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-1
Portsmouth Portsmouth
1W 2D 2L
0.6 GF · 1.6 GA
L A Preston North End Preston North End 0-1
D A Watford Watford 1-1
W A Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 1-0
L A Bristol City Bristol City 0-5
D A Derby County Derby County 1-1
2W 2D 1L
1.6 GF · 1.4 GA
W H West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 3-0
D H Southampton Southampton 1-1
L H Arsenal Arsenal 1-4
W H Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 2-1
D H Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 1-1
1W 2D 2L
0.6 GF · 1.6 GA
L A Preston North End Preston North End 0-1
D A Watford Watford 1-1
W A Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 1-0
L A Bristol City Bristol City 0-5
D A Derby County Derby County 1-1
2W 2D 1L
1.2 GF · 0.6 GA
L A Preston North End Preston North End 0-1
W H West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 3-0
D H Southampton Southampton 1-1
D A Watford Watford 1-1
W A Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 1-0

Sidelined Players

Watford Watford 1 out
Rocco Vata
Rocco Vata
injury
Portsmouth Portsmouth 1 out
Joe Morrell
Joe Morrell
injury

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Watford
4
40%
Draws
2
20%
Portsmouth
4
40%
Avg Goals
3.1
BTTS
60%

League Signals

Predictability
50%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.5
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
26%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
46%

Final Words

Watford have struggled recently, winning just 0 of their last 5 matches.