Watford vs Portsmouth Prediction, January 22 – Hornets Home Pressure Could Make the Difference

Prediction, the result forecast of Watford vs Portsmouth, Watford will host Portsmouth at home in of the England Championship. Expert opinions, predictions, expert analysis, match odds information, pre-match sideline stadium.

Watford

England Championship

02:45 01/22/2026

FinishedVenue: Vicarage Road Stadium

Portsmouth

Prediction soccer results Watford vs Portsmouth

Tips

Asian Handicap:Watford -0.75

Score:2 - 1

Over/Under: Over 2.5

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Expert Opinion:

Watford vs Portsmouth Review

In terms of their historical head-to-head record, Watford is higher-rated. Out of their last 10 matches, Watford 5 wins, only 1 draw, while Portsmouth win 4, giving Watford a win rate of 50.00%. The average number of goals scored in their meetings is 3.20. In their most recent encounter, which was held at Watford home stadium, Watford won with a score of 2-1.

Watford

In their last 5 matches across all venues, Watford won 3 match, draw 0 and lost 2. Watford offense scored 7 goals and their defense conceded 8 goals in this period. Watford win rate is 60.00%, their Asian Handicap win rate is 60.00%, and the Over rate is 60.00%. In the 2 matches played at home, Watford won 1/2 match, scoring 3 goals and conceding 2 goals.

Portsmouth

In their last 5 matches across all venues, Portsmouth won 2, draw 1 and lost 2. Portsmouth offense scored 5 goals and their defense conceded 11 goals in this period. Portsmouth win rate is 40.00%, their Asian Handicap win rate is 50.00%, and the Over rate is 50.00%. In the 2 matches played as away, Portsmouth won 1/2 match, scoring 1 goals and conceding 5 goals.

Odds rate Watford vs Portsmouth

Time	Match	Fulltime			Halftime
Time	Match	Asian Handicap	Over/Under	1x2	Asian Handicap	Over/Under	1x2
LIVE	Watford	0.750.98	2.51.05	1.73	0.250.85	10.95	2.30
	Portsmouth	0.88	0.80	4.75	0.95	0.85	5.00
	Draw			3.75			2.20

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Force Information

Line-ups and substitutes Watford vs Portsmouth

Watford 4-2-3-1

Selvik E.

Bola M.

J.Abankwah

Pollock M.

Ngakia J.

Louza I.

Kyprianou H.

O.Maamma

Chakvetadze G.

Ince T.

Kjerrumgaard L.

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1

Bishop C.

Segecic A.

Chaplin C.

M.Alli

Dozzell A.

Swanson Z.

T.Devlin

Poole R.

Adams E.

Ogilvie C.

N.Schmid

Injuries and suspensions

Watford

Injuries

Suspensions

Rocco Vata

Edo Kayembe

Updating

Portsmouth

Injuries

Suspensions

Harvey Blair

Thomas Waddingham

Mark Kosznovszky

Updating

Confrontation history Watford vs Portsmouth

Date	League	Home	Score	HT	Corner	Away
10/02/2025 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Portsmouth	2-2	1-0	3-3	Watford
04/21/2025 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Portsmouth	1-0	1-0	6-3	Watford
12/26/2024 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Watford	2-1	0-1	11-5	Portsmouth
01/02/2012 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Portsmouth	2-0	0-0	-	Watford
11/19/2011 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Watford	2-0	2-0	-	Portsmouth
01/02/2011 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Watford	3-0	1-0	-	Portsmouth
10/16/2010 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Portsmouth	3-2	1-0	-	Watford
04/09/2007 ENG PR	ENG PR	Watford	4-2	2-1	-	Portsmouth
11/18/2006 ENG PR	ENG PR	Portsmouth	2-1	1-1	-	Watford
12/01/2004 ENG LC	ENG LC	Watford	3-0	1-0	-	Portsmouth

Performance of the last 5 matches

Watford

League	Home	Score	Away
01/17/2026 ENG LCH	Watford	0-2	Millwall
01/11/2026 ENG FAC	Bristol City	5-1	Watford
01/01/2026 ENG LCH	Watford	3-0	Birmingham City
12/30/2025 ENG LCH	Norwich City	0-1	Watford
12/26/2025 ENG LCH	Leicester City	1-2	Watford

Statistics of form:

Portsmouth

League	Home	Score	Away
01/17/2026 ENG LCH	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	Portsmouth
01/11/2026 ENG FAC	Portsmouth	1-4	Arsenal
01/01/2026 ENG LCH	Bristol City	5-0	Portsmouth
12/30/2025 ENG LCH	Portsmouth	2-1	Charlton Athletic
12/26/2025 ENG LCH	Portsmouth	1-1	Queens Park Rangers (QPR)