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Portsmouth edge 3–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 34 meetings in EFL Championship on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Watford lead the head to head 14–10 (10 draws) from 34 meetings since 1969.
2026-27: Watford 4–8–3, Portsmouth 6–5–4. Portsmouth have the better margin, +0.1 a game to -0.7.
Last five: Watford 2 wins, Portsmouth 2.
Watford concede fewer offsides per game: 1.3 to 2.7.
Portsmouth average more goals per game: 1.3 to 0.9.
Watford average more saves per game: 3.5 to 2.4.
Watford’s biggest win in the rivalry: 4–0 in 1969-70, by 4.
Portsmouth’s biggest win in the rivalry: 5–0 in 1970-71, by 5.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
1434 games · 10 drawn since 196910
22 Jan 2026 · Vicarage Road, WatfordWatford 1Portsmouth 1
2 Oct 2025 · Fratton Park, PortsmouthWatford 2Portsmouth 2
22 Apr 2025 · Fratton Park, PortsmouthWatford 0Portsmouth 1
27 Dec 2024 · Vicarage Road, WatfordWatford 2Portsmouth 1
2 Jan 2003Watford 2Portsmouth 2
25 Aug 2002Watford 0Portsmouth 3
14 Apr 2002Watford 1Portsmouth 0
26 Nov 2001Watford 3Portsmouth 0
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
0.913 totalScored per gameper game1.320 total
1.523 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better1.218 total