Watford vs Portsmouth match stats & report
2–1 Full time
Watford stats & fixtures · Portsmouth stats & fixtures
Watford beat Portsmouth 2–1 in the Championship on 26 December 2024. Expected goals finished 1.54–0.22. Watford had 71% of the ball.
Watford vs Portsmouth match statistics
- 71% Ball possession 29%
- 1.54 Expected goals (xG) 0.22
- 13 Total shots 5
- 6 Shots on target 1
- 3 Shots off target 4
- 4 Blocked shots 0
- 10 Shots inside the box 3
- 11 Corners 5
- 12 Fouls 13
- 1 Offsides 0
- 2 Yellow cards 6
- 1 Red cards 0
- 527 Passes 223
- 83% Pass accuracy 59%
- 0 Goalkeeper saves 4
Goals and cards
- 10' Goal Z. Swanson Portsmouth
- 30' Yellow card K. Baah Watford
- 57' Yellow card M. Pack Portsmouth
- 57' Penalty scored E. Kayembe Watford
- 59' Yellow card E. Kayembe Watford
- 59' Yellow card N. Schmid Portsmouth
- 60' Yellow card J. Murphy Portsmouth
- 64' Yellow card C. Lang Portsmouth
- 75' Yellow card Z. Swanson Portsmouth
- 90' Yellow card O. Moxon Portsmouth
- 90+5' Goal R. Vata Watford
- 90+8' Red card K. Baah Watford
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Watford
Bench R. Vata , Ryan Andrews , V. Bayo , Moussa Sissoko , J. Bond , Festy Ebosele , F. Sierralta , P. Dwomoh , T. Ince
Portsmouth
Bench P. Lane , T. Devlin , O. Moxon , C. Saydee , A. Kamara , S. Silvera , T. McIntyre , E. Sørensen , J. Archer
Form guide
Watford at home
4–1–5 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.1 per game
- Conceded
- 1.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 10
- Corners
- 4.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.8 per game
36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Portsmouth away
2–4–4 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 0.8 per game
- Conceded
- 1.1 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 10
- Corners
- 4.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.0 per game
38% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.