Watford vs Portsmouth

21 January 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Toner

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

M. Doumbia 79’

A. Segecic 73’

Match summary

Watford and Portsmouth drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

A. Segecic put Portsmouth ahead in the 73rd minute and M. Doumbia equalised in the 79th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 0.83 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Portsmouth 0.64 from 10.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%

15 Shots 10

4 Shots on target 2

8 Corners 7

451 Passes 362

82.0% Pass accuracy 76.5%

18 Tackles 15

9 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Watford Portsmouth

K. K. BiakoloM. Pollock

46’

M. DoumbiaG. Chakvetadze

46’

J. WilliamsZ. Swanson

51’

A. Dozzell

T. InceShot on target

57’

61’

A. SegecicShot on target

R. VataO. Maamma

64’

M. BolaShot on target

71’

73’

A. SegecicLeft foot shot

0-1

M. DoumbiaLeft foot shot

1-1

79’

E. KayembeJ. Abankwah

81’

N. IrankundaT. Ince

81’

83’

J. FarrellT. Devlin

90’

J. SwiftM. Alli

90’

L. L. RouxA. Segecic

90’

I. BowatE. Adams

H. KyprianouShot on target

90+9’

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.

Watford 0.83 xGPortsmouth 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Portsmouth attacking Watford attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Watford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


E. Selvik	90′	1	1	43	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


J. Ngakia	90′	5	4	–	11	–	52	1	–	–	–
M. Pollock	45′	–	1	–	1	1	28	–	–	–	–
J. Abankwah	81′	2	–	–	8	5	40	1	–	–	–
M. Bola	90′	2	6	–	5	1	43	–	–	–	–
K. K. Biakolo Came on as a substitute	45′	1	1	–	3	1	23	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


H. Kyprianou	90′	–	–	58	–	–	1	1	5	–	1	–
I. Louza	90′	–	–	65	2	–	1	1	5	2	–	–
O. Maamma	64′	–	–	13	–	–	3	–	8	1	1	–
G. Chakvetadze	46′	–	–		–	–						–
T. Ince	81′	–	–	18	1	–	1	2	2	–	–	–
E. Kayembe Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


L. Kjerrumgaard	90′	–	1	2	–	0.11	–	2	7	2	18	–
M. Doumbia Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	1	1	0.09	–	1	2	–	13	–
R. Vata Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	2	–	0.18	–	2	5	1	8	–
N. Irankunda Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


N. Schmid	90′	3	1	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


T. Devlin	83′	1	3	–	1	–	39	–	–	–	–
R. Poole	90′	1	5	–	11	10	38	1	–	–	–
C. Ogilvie	90′	–	4	–	4	3	42	1	–	–	–
Z. Swanson	45′	1	–	–	4	3	19	–	–	–	–
J. Williams Came on as a substitute	45′	3	–	–	3	–	14	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


A. Dozzell	90′	–	–	41	–	–	1	1	1	1	–
E. Adams	89′	–	–	29	–	–	–	3	4	2	3	–
A. Segecic	89′	1	–	13	–	–	2	–	2	2	–	–
C. Chaplin	90′	–	1	34	2	–	–	2	3	1	2	–
M. Alli	89′	–	–	17	2	–	2	–	5	3	2	–
J. Farrell Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards1 player


C. Bishop	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	10	1	28	–

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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Watford win 53% Avg odds 1.78

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.56

Portsmouth win 21% Avg odds 4.51

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

Form going into the game

Watford W W W W L

Portsmouth D D W L W

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Previous and next meeting

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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.