Portsmouth vs Watford

21 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Colby Bishop 25’

Match summary

Portsmouth beat Watford 1-0. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Colby Bishop put Portsmouth ahead with a header in the 25th minute.

The chances backed that up: Portsmouth created 3.60 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Watford's 0.62 from 10. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Portsmouth Watford
19 Shots 10
10 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3.19 xG 0.65
3.19 Non-penalty xG 0.65

Key events

Portsmouth Watford
Kick-off
Colby Bishop1-0 (Portsmouth)
25’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Portsmouth
  • Freddie Potts
  • Adil Aouchiche
  • Colby Bishop
  • Callum Lang
Watford
  • Kévin Keben Biakolo
  • Imrân Louza
  • Pierre Dwomoh
  • Matthew Pollock

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.60 0.62 25’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 1-0 25’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.60 0.62 25’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 1-0 Bishop 25’
Portsmouth 3.60 xGWatford 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Portsmouth attacking 
25’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 55’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.55 xG, saved 63’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 25’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 56’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 45’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 4’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 4’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 72’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 59’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 56’ Tom Ince (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Robert Atkinson (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Christian Saydee (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 55’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.55 xG, saved 63’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 25’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 56’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 45’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 4’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 4’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 72’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 59’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 56’ Tom Ince (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Robert Atkinson (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Christian Saydee (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Lee Williams Taken off
52′ – – – – – – –
Regan Poole Taken off
87′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Matt Ritchie
90′ – – 3 0.36 – – –
Adil Aouchiche Taken off
46′ – – – – – –
Josh Murphy Taken off
87′ – – 6 0.50 – – –
Colby Bishop Taken off
76′ 1 – 6 2.60 – –
Christian Saydee Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Terry Devlin Came on as a substitute
38′ – – – – – – –
Kusini Yengi Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Conor Shaughnessy Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Callum Lang Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Portsmouth win 52% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Watford win 22% Avg odds 4.37

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.