Watford vs Portsmouth

26 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Eltringham

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Edo Kayembe 57’ (pen)
  • Rocco Vata 90+5’
  • Zak Swanson 10’

Match summary

Watford came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Portsmouth, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Zak Swanson put Portsmouth ahead in the 10th minute, Edo Kayembe equalised from the penalty spot in the 57th minute, and Rocco Vata won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Portsmouth's 0.22 from 5. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Watford Portsmouth
13 Shots 5
6 Shots on Target 1
11 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 6
1 Red Cards 0
1.54 xG 0.22
0.75 Non-penalty xG 0.22

Key events

Watford Portsmouth
Kick-off
10’
Zak Swanson0-1 (Portsmouth)
Half-time0-1
Edo Kayembe
Penalty
1-1 (Watford)
57’
Rocco Vata2-1 (Watford)
90+5’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Kwadwo Baah
  • Edo Kayembe
Portsmouth
  • Nicolas Schmid
  • Zak Swanson
  • Marlon Pack
  • Josh Murphy
  • Callum Lang
  • Owen Moxon

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.22 10’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), 0-1 10’ 57’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 1-1 57’ 90+5’ Rocco Vata (Watford), 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.22 10’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), 0-1 Swanson 10’ 57’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 1-1 Kayembe 57’ 90+5’ Rocco Vata (Watford), 2-1 Vata 90+5’
Watford 1.54 xGPortsmouth 0.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Portsmouth attacking Watford attacking 
57’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+5’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 8’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 4’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 39’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 8’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+5’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 4’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 39’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
James Morris Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Jeremy Ngakia Taken off
71′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
Edo Kayembe Taken off
87′ 1 – 2 0.81 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Kwadwo Baah Sent off
90′ – – 1 0.08 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Jebbison Taken off
81′ – – 3 0.26 – – –
Rocco Vata Came on as a substitute
44′ 1 – 2 0.19 – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Moussa Sissoko Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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

Watford win 51% Avg odds 1.85
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.62
Portsmouth win 23% Avg odds 4.15

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.