Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Watford vs Portsmouth
26 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
Geoff EltringhamChampionship 2024/2025 · 5 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Portsmouth- 11′⚽
Zak Swanson 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
Kwadwo Baah
Yellowcard
Foul
30′Watford
Yellowcard
Argument
30′- ⇄
Watford
Substitution · Tactical sub
46′ - 46′⇄
Portsmouth
Substitution · Tactical sub
- ⚽
Edo Kayembe 1-1
Penalty · Penalty
Penalty
57′ - 57′
Marlon Pack
Yellowcard
Argument
- 57′
Portsmouth
Yellowcard
Edo Kayembe
Yellowcard
Argument
59′Watford
Yellowcard
59′- 59′
Nicolas Schmid
Yellowcard
Argument
- 59′
Portsmouth
Yellowcard
- 60′
Josh Murphy
Yellowcard
Argument
- 60′
Portsmouth
Yellowcard
- 64′
Callum Lang
Yellowcard
Foul
- 64′
Portsmouth
Yellowcard
- ⇄
Ryan Andrews
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jeremy Ngakia
71′ - 75′
Zak Swanson
Yellowcard
Foul
- 78′⇄
Terry Devlin
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Zak Swanson
- 79′⇄
Owen Moxon
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Callum Lang
- ⇄
Vakoun Bayo
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Daniel Jebbison
82′ - ⇄
Moussa Sissoko
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Edo Kayembe
87′ - 90′
Owen Moxon
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Rocco Vata 2-1
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
90+5′ Kwadwo Baah
Redcard
Argument
90+8′Watford
Redcard
90+8′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.31 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.54 | |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.92 | |
| 71 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.91 | |
| 87 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7.47 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.02 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 6.89 | |
| 81 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7.21 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.37 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.43 | |
| 45 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7.48 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Watford
Latest: West Bromwich Albion · 2–1
Match stats
15 Dec 2024, 14:00 · Home vs West Bromwich Albion · 2024/2025
Portsmouth
Latest: Derby County · 0–4
Match stats
13 Dec 2024, 20:00 · Away vs Derby County · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Portsmouth’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Portsmouth
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Watford
Portsmouth
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Portsmouth
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Watford
Portsmouth
Previous meetings
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