Watford v Portsmouth: the preview
Watford meet Portsmouth at Vicarage Road, Sunday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Watford 16, Portsmouth 19, 13 drawn from 48 meetings.
The big picture
Watford come in 20th on the ladder with 15 points; Portsmouth are 11th on 22. Portsmouth are the side higher up the table.
Watford are 4–8–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 1.5 against.
Portsmouth are 6–5–4 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.2 against.
Form
Watford have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Middlesbrough 0–0.
Portsmouth have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Stoke City 1–2.
Head to head
These sides have met 48 times on our records since 1920: Watford 16, Portsmouth 19, 13 drawn.
Last time out (2025-26), it was a draw 1–1 at Vicarage Road.
Biggest margin between these two: Portsmouth by 5 goals in 1970-71 (5–0).
Players to watch
For Watford, watch Amin Nabizada (3 goals in 2026-27) and Luca Kjerrumgaard (2 goals in 2026-27).
For Portsmouth, watch Terry Devlin (4 goals in 2026-27) and Marko Milovanovic (3 goals in 2026-27).
At Vicarage Road
Watford have won 8 of their last 20 at Vicarage Road.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Portsmouth have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
