Portsmouth vs Watford

1 October 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Toner

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

Y. Min-hyeok 5’
A. Segecic 79’

I. Louza 46’
R. Vata 56’

Match summary

Portsmouth and Watford shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Y. Min-hyeok put Portsmouth ahead in the 5th minute. In the second half, I. Louza equalised in the 46th minute, R. Vata put Watford in front in the 56th minute, and A. Segecic equalised in the 79th minute.

Watford had the better of the chances, with 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Portsmouth's 1.12 from 15.

Match stats

63% Possession 37%

15 Shots 12

5 Shots on target 6

3 Corners 3

456 Passes 271

83.6% Pass accuracy 74.2%

12 Tackles 15

9 Fouls 15

2 Yellow cards 5

3 Offsides 0

Key events

Portsmouth Watford

Kick-off

2’

M. Alleyne

Y. Min-hyeokRight foot shot

1-0

5’

Y. Min-hyeok

13’

M. PackShot on target

17’

Y. Min-hyeokShot on target

25’

35’

R. VataN. Irankunda

43’

J. Petris

Half-time1-0

46’

I. LouzaRight foot shot

1-1

46’

J. NgakiaC. Wiley

46’

N. MendyH. Kyprianou

Second half underway

56’

R. Vata

1-2

56’

M. SissokoShot on target

A. SegecicC. Chaplin

63’

H. BlairY. Min-hyeok

63’

70’

F. MendyJ. Abankwah

T. DevlinJ. Williams

72’

77’

E. Selvik

77’

I. Louza

A. SegecicLeft foot shot

2-2

79’

81’

V. SemedoShot on target

A. SegecicShot on target

84’

85’

K. BaahM. Sissoko

89’

M. Pollock

90’

V. SemedoShot on target

90’

R. VataShot on target

M. Pack

90+5’

Full-time2-2

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.

Portsmouth 1.12 xGWatford 1.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Watford attacking Portsmouth attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Watford 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Bursik	90′	4	2	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


J. Williams Taken off	72′	–	1	–	2	1	24	–	–	–	–
J. Knight	90′	1	–	–	8	5	59	–	–	–	–
R. Poole	90′	1	2	–	4	2	50	–	–	–	–
C. Ogilvie	90′	1	3	–	3	2	33	–	–	–	–
T. Devlin Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	1	–	17	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


M. Pack	90′	–	–	78	3	–	2	–	6	2	2	–
A. Dozzell	90′	–	–	44	1	–	2	1	5	–	–	–
C. Chaplin Taken off	63′	–	–	26	–	–	1	–	6	1	3	–
J. Swift	90′	–	–	45	1	–	2	–	4	–	–	–
Y. Min-hyeok Taken off	63′	1	–	17	–	–	–	–	3	2	2	–
A. Segecic Came on as a substitute	27′	1	–	7	1	–	1	–	1	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


C. Bishop	90′	–	–	3	–	0.13	–	–	11	3	12	–
H. Blair Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	1	10	–

Goalkeeper1 player


E. Selvik	90′	3	2	35	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


M. Alleyne	90′	3	3	–	9	5	31	1	–	–	–
M. Pollock	90′	–	–	–	5	4	26	1	–	–	–
J. Abankwah Taken off	70′	2	–	–	7	3	26	–	–	–	–
J. Ngakia Came on as a substitute	45′	1	1	–	2	1	7	1	–	–	–
F. Mendy Came on as a substitute	20′	2	–	–	4	1	5	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


J. Petris	90′	–	–	19	2	–	–	2	6	2	3	–
H. Kyprianou Taken off	45′	–	–	16	–	–	1	1	2	1	–	–
M. Sissoko Taken off	85′	–	–	11	–	–	2	–	2	1	–	–
C. Wiley Taken off	45′	–	–	15	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
N. Mendy Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	11	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–

Forwards5 players


I. Louza	90′	1	–	2	1	0.60	–	3	1	1	33	–
V. Semedo	90′	–	–	3	2	0.20	–	1	5	–	13	–
N. Irankunda Taken off	35′	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	1	2	1	8	–
R. Vata Came on as a substitute	55′	1	1	3	2	0.93	–	2	2	–	11	–
K. Baah Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	4	–

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 40% Avg odds 2.32

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26

Watford win 31% Avg odds 3.07

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

Form going into the game

Portsmouth D W D L L

Watford D D L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Portsmouth 1-0 Watford, 21 Apr 25 Next meeting: Watford 1-1 Portsmouth, 21 Jan 26 All Portsmouth vs Watford meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.