Prediction Analysis

Prediction Analysis: Portsmouth vs Watford

Portsmouth vs Watford prediction based on recent form, head-to-head data, team performance and key match statistics.

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Championship 2025-10-01 18:45
Portsmouth
Home
Selected Prediction
Featured Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
Pick
Yes
Probability
23%
Confidence
High
Score
0-0
Watford
Away

Prediction Summary

1
33%
X
34%
2
33%
Under 2.5
77%
BTTS No
68%
Confidence
High

Market Evidence

Portsmouth (Home)

Goals scored / match1.09
Goals conceded / match1
Over 2.5 rate9%
BTTS rate48%

Watford (Away)

Goals scored / match1
Goals conceded / match1.65
Over 2.5 rate4%
BTTS rate65%

Team Form last 5 matches

Portsmouth
DWLWW
Watford
LLLLL

Goals Comparison rate per team

70% +0.5 70%
30% +1.5 26%
9% +2.5 4%
0% +3.5 0%
0% +4.5 0%
48% BTTS 65%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 23%. Model confidence is High.

Portsmouth averages 1.09 goals scored at home, while Watford averages 1 goals scored away.

Model Strength
77%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win
33%
Draw
34%
Away Win
33%
Over 2.5
23%
BTTS Yes
32%

Head-to-Head last 4

Jan 2026 Portsmouth(A) 1 - 1 Watford Draw
Oct 2025 Portsmouth 2 - 2 Watford Draw
Apr 2025 Portsmouth 1 - 0 Watford Home
Dec 2024 Portsmouth(A) 1 - 2 Watford Away

In the last 4 meetings, Portsmouth won 1, drew 2 and lost 1.

Current Streaks

Portsmouth — unbeaten run (home)4
Portsmouth — scoring streak (home)4
Watford — winless run (away)6
Watford — clean sheets (away, last 5)0 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Portsmouth Win (1)33%
Draw (X)34%
Watford Win (2)33%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

70% +0.5 70%
30% +1.5 26%
9% +2.5 4%
0% +3.5 0%
0% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

30% -0.5 30%
70% -1.5 74%
91% -2.5 96%
100% -3.5 100%
100% -4.5 100%

Portsmouth vs Watford — share of each team's own matches finishing above/below each goal line.

Goal Averages per Team

Portsmouth — scored (home)1.09
Portsmouth — conceded (home)1
Watford — scored (away)1
Watford — conceded (away)1.65
Model expected combined goals1.67

Both Teams To Score

Yes32%
No68%

Rate per Team

Portsmouth — BTTS matches (home)48%
Watford — BTTS matches (away)65%
Combined (simple average)56.5%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.5100%
Under 4.50%
Over 5.596%
Under 5.54%
Over 6.583%
Under 6.517%
Over 7.576%
Under 7.524%
Over 8.570%
Under 8.530%
Over 9.563%
Under 9.537%
Over 10.552%
Under 10.548%
Expected total corners (blended average)10.40

Per-Team Corners own matches

Portsmouth (home)

Corners for6.3
Corners against4.3

Watford (away)

Corners for4.4
Corners against5.7

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Portsmouth
10 12 3 9 12
Watford
15 13 7 9 6

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.5100%
Under 0.50%
Over 1.594%
Under 1.56%
Over 2.585%
Under 2.515%
Expected total yellow cards (blended average)4.5

Yellow Cards per Team

Portsmouth (home)

For1.7

Watford (away)

For2.4

Shots per Game

Portsmouth — total shots (home)15.4
Watford — total shots (away)12.0

Shots on Target

Portsmouth — on target (home)4.3
Watford — on target (away)3.5

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Portsmouth

Inside the box7.93
Outside the box4.26

Watford

Inside the box8
Outside the box5.87

Player Shots Portsmouth

J. Murphy
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target44%
+1.5 On Target6%
C. Lang
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target38%
+1.5 On Target25%
M. Kirk
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target43%
+1.5 On Target14%
F. Bianchini
Shots on Target/Game0.5
+0.5 On Target30%
+1.5 On Target20%
M. Alli
Shots on Target/Game0.5
+0.5 On Target33%
+1.5 On Target10%

Player Shots Watford

L. Kjerrumgaard
Shots on Target/Game0.8
+0.5 On Target60%
+1.5 On Target19%
O. Maamma
Shots on Target/Game0.7
+0.5 On Target52%
+1.5 On Target12%
R. Vata
Shots on Target/Game0.7
+0.5 On Target33%
+1.5 On Target25%
N. Irankunda
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target43%
+1.5 On Target13%
Vivaldo Semedo
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target42%
+1.5 On Target12%

Probabilities are each player's own historical rate this season (minimum 3 matches played), not a joint match forecast.

Expected Goals (xG)

Portsmouth xG (home)1.11
Watford xG (away)1.22

Average Possession

50.43% Possession 51.24%

Team Comparison Portsmouth vs Watford

73.96% Pass accuracy 79.85%
370.83 Passes per match 414.59
-0.09 Goals prevented -0.06
10.15 Fouls committed 11.07
2.6 Goalkeeper saves 2.72
1.77 Offsides 1.36
13.7 Tackles per match 15.11

League average xG this season is 1.29 per team per match, for context.

Disclaimer: these predictions are generated by a statistical model and do not constitute financial advice or a guarantee of outcome. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.
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Portsmouth vs Watford prediction analysis

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