Portsmouth host Watford in the England Championship on 1 October 2025, Wednesday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 19:45 UK Time.
Portsmouth return to Fratton Park on 1 October aiming to halt a poor run of results, while Watford make the trip south looking to build on their recent win over Hull.
Both teams sit in mid-table and know a victory here could shift the early momentum of their Championship campaign. Recent history between the two sides has been evenly split, adding another layer of intrigue.
The South Coast side have struggled to find rhythm in recent weeks. They suffered a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich and were comfortably beaten 0-2 at home by Sheffield Wednesday before holding Southampton to a goalless draw. Their only win in the last five came against Preston in late August, and they have not built on that result.
Portsmouth have managed just five goals from their seven league games, underlining the lack of cutting edge in attack. At Fratton Park, the fans expect intensity but scoring droughts have left them frustrated. With two home defeats already, this fixture becomes an important chance to reset.
Watford arrive with more reason for optimism after edging Hull 2-1 in their last match. Before that, they slipped to a 1-0 loss at Millwall and a 0-1 home defeat to Blackburn, highlighting how fragile their confidence can be.
The 2-2 draw with Southampton and 1-1 away at Swansea earlier in the season showed resilience but also a struggle to convert chances into wins.
The Hornets have scored seven goals and conceded seven across their seven games, reflecting a side that remains balanced but lacks the extra push to climb higher.
Away from Vicarage Road, their record is patchy, with one win and one loss in their last three trips.
This contest brings together two sides still searching for consistency. Portsmouth need to respond at home after back-to-back defeats, but their lack of goals makes them hard to trust. Watford’s away record shows they are capable of grinding results, and their recent win against Hull suggests they are building momentum.
Goals are unlikely to flow freely, given Portsmouth’s struggles in front of goal and Watford’s tendency to edge tight contests. A low-scoring game looks the most likely outcome, with the visitors slightly better placed to take advantage if chances arise. A narrow Watford win or a draw seems the logical call.
| Portsmouth | Watford | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 19 | 20 |
| Wins | 4 | 7 |
| Draws | 5 | 7 |
| Loss | 10 | 6 |
| Goals For | 15 | 28 |
| Goals Against | 26 | 26 |
| Portsmouth | Watford | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 10 | 9 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | 3 |
| Loss | 5 | 5 |
| Goals For | 9 | 9 |
| Goals Against | 11 | 14 |
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09.12.25
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Swansea Portsmouth |
1-0 |
|
06.12.25
|
Charlton Portsmouth |
0-0 |
|
29.11.25
|
Portsmouth Bristol City |
0-1 |
|
26.11.25
|
Sheffield United Portsmouth |
3-0 |
|
22.11.25
|
Portsmouth Millwall |
3-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Hull City Portsmouth |
3-2 |
|
05.11.25
|
Portsmouth Wrexham |
0-0 |
|
01.11.25
|
Birmingham Portsmouth |
4-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Portsmouth Stoke City |
0-1 |
|
21.10.25
|
Portsmouth Coventry |
1-2 |
|
18.10.25
|
Leicester Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
01.10.25
|
Portsmouth Watford |
2-2 |
|
27.09.25
|
Ipswich Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday |
0-2 |
|
14.09.25
|
Southampton Portsmouth |
0-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Portsmouth Preston |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
West Brom Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Portsmouth Norwich |
1-2 |
|
12.08.25
|
Portsmouth Reading |
1-2 |
|
09.08.25
|
Oxford Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Portsmouth PEC Zwolle |
1-0 |
|
29.07.25
|
Havant & Wville Portsmouth |
0-0 |
|
26.07.25
|
Reading Portsmouth |
0-4 |
|
19.07.25
|
Portsmouth Crawley |
1-0 |
|
16.07.25
|
Farnborough Portsmouth |
0-5 |
|
15.07.25
|
Woking Portsmouth |
0-2 |
|
03.05.25
|
Portsmouth Hull City |
1-1 |
|
26.04.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
21.04.25
|
Portsmouth Watford |
1-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Norwich Portsmouth |
3-5 |
|
12.04.25
|
Portsmouth Derby |
2-2 |
|
09.04.25
|
Coventry Portsmouth |
1-0 |
|
05.04.25
|
Millwall Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
29.03.25
|
Portsmouth Blackburn |
1-0 |
|
15.03.25
|
Preston Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
12.03.25
|
Portsmouth Plymouth |
1-2 |
|
09.03.25
|
Portsmouth Leeds |
1-0 |
|
01.03.25
|
Luton Portsmouth |
1-0 |
|
22.02.25
|
Portsmouth QPR |
2-1 |
|
15.02.25
|
Oxford Portsmouth |
0-2 |
|
11.02.25
|
Portsmouth Cardiff |
2-1 |
|
08.02.25
|
Sheffield United Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
01.02.25
|
Portsmouth Burnley |
0-0 |
|
28.01.25
|
Portsmouth Millwall |
0-1 |
|
25.01.25
|
West Brom Portsmouth |
5-1 |
|
22.01.25
|
Portsmouth Stoke City |
3-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
15.01.25
|
Blackburn Portsmouth |
3-0 |
|
10.01.25
|
Wycombe Portsmouth |
2-0 |
|
29.11.25
|
Portsmouth Bristol City |
0-1 |
|
22.11.25
|
Portsmouth Millwall |
3-1 |
|
05.11.25
|
Portsmouth Wrexham |
0-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Portsmouth Stoke City |
0-1 |
|
21.10.25
|
Portsmouth Coventry |
1-2 |
|
04.10.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
1-0 |
|
01.10.25
|
Portsmouth Watford |
2-2 |
|
20.09.25
|
Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday |
0-2 |
|
30.08.25
|
Portsmouth Preston |
1-0 |
|
16.08.25
|
Portsmouth Norwich |
1-2 |
|
12.08.25
|
Portsmouth Reading |
1-2 |
|
02.08.25
|
Portsmouth PEC Zwolle |
1-0 |
|
19.07.25
|
Portsmouth Crawley |
1-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Portsmouth Hull City |
1-1 |
|
21.04.25
|
Portsmouth Watford |
1-0 |
|
12.04.25
|
Portsmouth Derby |
2-2 |
|
29.03.25
|
Portsmouth Blackburn |
1-0 |
|
12.03.25
|
Portsmouth Plymouth |
1-2 |
|
09.03.25
|
Portsmouth Leeds |
1-0 |
|
22.02.25
|
Portsmouth QPR |
2-1 |
|
11.02.25
|
Portsmouth Cardiff |
2-1 |
|
01.02.25
|
Portsmouth Burnley |
0-0 |
|
28.01.25
|
Portsmouth Millwall |
0-1 |
|
22.01.25
|
Portsmouth Stoke City |
3-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Portsmouth Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
01.01.25
|
Portsmouth Swansea |
4-0 |
|
21.12.24
|
Portsmouth Coventry |
4-1 |
|
10.12.24
|
Portsmouth Norwich |
0-0 |
|
07.12.24
|
Portsmouth Bristol City |
3-0 |
|
09.11.24
|
Portsmouth Preston |
3-1 |
|
25.10.24
|
Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday |
1-2 |
|
05.10.24
|
Portsmouth Oxford |
1-1 |
|
28.09.24
|
Portsmouth Sheffield United |
0-0 |
|
15.09.24
|
Portsmouth West Brom |
0-3 |
|
31.08.24
|
Portsmouth Sunderland |
1-3 |
|
17.08.24
|
Portsmouth Luton |
0-0 |
|
13.08.24
|
Portsmouth Millwall |
0-1 |
|
20.04.24
|
Portsmouth Wigan |
1-2 |
|
16.04.24
|
Portsmouth Barnsley |
3-2 |
|
06.04.24
|
Portsmouth Shrewsbury |
3-1 |
|
02.04.24
|
Portsmouth Derby |
2-2 |
|
12.03.24
|
Portsmouth Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
02.03.24
|
Portsmouth Oxford |
2-1 |
|
17.02.24
|
Portsmouth Reading |
4-1 |
|
13.02.24
|
Portsmouth Cambridge |
3-1 |
|
03.02.24
|
Portsmouth Northampton |
4-1 |
|
13.01.24
|
Portsmouth Leyton Orient |
0-3 |
|
01.01.24
|
Portsmouth Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
23.12.23
|
Portsmouth Fleetwood |
1-1 |
|
19.12.23
|
Portsmouth AFC Wimbledon |
2-5 |
|
09.12.25
|
Swansea Portsmouth |
1-0 |
|
06.12.25
|
Charlton Portsmouth |
0-0 |
|
26.11.25
|
Sheffield United Portsmouth |
3-0 |
|
08.11.25
|
Hull City Portsmouth |
3-2 |
|
01.11.25
|
Birmingham Portsmouth |
4-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Leicester Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
27.09.25
|
Ipswich Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
14.09.25
|
Southampton Portsmouth |
0-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
West Brom Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
09.08.25
|
Oxford Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
29.07.25
|
Havant & Wville Portsmouth |
0-0 |
|
26.07.25
|
Reading Portsmouth |
0-4 |
|
16.07.25
|
Farnborough Portsmouth |
0-5 |
|
15.07.25
|
Woking Portsmouth |
0-2 |
|
26.04.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
18.04.25
|
Norwich Portsmouth |
3-5 |
|
09.04.25
|
Coventry Portsmouth |
1-0 |
|
05.04.25
|
Millwall Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
15.03.25
|
Preston Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
01.03.25
|
Luton Portsmouth |
1-0 |
|
15.02.25
|
Oxford Portsmouth |
0-2 |
|
08.02.25
|
Sheffield United Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
25.01.25
|
West Brom Portsmouth |
5-1 |
|
15.01.25
|
Blackburn Portsmouth |
3-0 |
|
10.01.25
|
Wycombe Portsmouth |
2-0 |
|
05.01.25
|
Sunderland Portsmouth |
1-0 |
|
29.12.24
|
Bristol City Portsmouth |
3-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Watford Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
13.12.24
|
Derby Portsmouth |
4-0 |
|
30.11.24
|
Swansea Portsmouth |
2-2 |
|
05.11.24
|
Plymouth Portsmouth |
1-0 |
|
02.11.24
|
Hull City Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
22.10.24
|
Cardiff Portsmouth |
2-0 |
|
19.10.24
|
QPR Portsmouth |
1-2 |
|
02.10.24
|
Stoke City Portsmouth |
6-1 |
|
21.09.24
|
Burnley Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
24.08.24
|
Middlesbrough Portsmouth |
2-2 |
|
10.08.24
|
Leeds Portsmouth |
3-3 |
|
03.08.24
|
Charlton Portsmouth |
2-0 |
|
30.07.24
|
MK Dons Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
20.07.24
|
Bognor Regis Town Portsmouth |
0-2 |
|
19.07.24
|
Havant & Wville Portsmouth |
0-3 |
|
16.07.24
|
Gosport Borough Portsmouth |
1-3 |
|
27.04.24
|
Lincoln Portsmouth |
0-2 |
|
13.04.24
|
Bolton Portsmouth |
1-1 |
|
29.03.24
|
Wycombe Portsmouth |
1-3 |
|
16.03.24
|
Peterborough Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
09.03.24
|
Blackpool Portsmouth |
0-0 |
|
24.02.24
|
Charlton Portsmouth |
0-0 |
|
10.02.24
|
Carlisle Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
09.12.25
|
Watford Sheffield Wednesday |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Watford Norwich |
3-2 |
|
01.12.25
|
Birmingham Watford |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Watford Preston |
1-1 |
|
22.11.25
|
Derby Watford |
2-3 |
|
07.11.25
|
Watford Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Ipswich Watford |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Watford Middlesbrough |
3-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Coventry Watford |
3-1 |
|
22.10.25
|
Watford West Brom |
2-1 |
|
18.10.25
|
Sheffield United Watford |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Watford Oxford |
2-1 |
|
01.10.25
|
Portsmouth Watford |
2-2 |
|
27.09.25
|
Watford Hull City |
2-1 |
|
22.09.25
|
Millwall Watford |
1-0 |
|
13.09.25
|
Watford Blackburn |
0-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Watford Southampton |
2-2 |
|
23.08.25
|
Swansea Watford |
1-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Watford QPR |
2-1 |
|
12.08.25
|
Watford Norwich |
1-2 |
|
09.08.25
|
Charlton Watford |
1-0 |
|
26.07.25
|
Watford Leyton Orient |
1-1 |
|
08.07.25
|
Boreham Wood Watford |
0-2 |
|
03.05.25
|
Watford Sheffield Wednesday |
1-1 |
|
26.04.25
|
Blackburn Watford |
2-1 |
|
21.04.25
|
Portsmouth Watford |
1-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Watford Burnley |
1-2 |
|
12.04.25
|
West Brom Watford |
2-1 |
|
08.04.25
|
Watford Hull City |
1-0 |
|
05.04.25
|
Bristol City Watford |
2-1 |
|
29.03.25
|
Watford Plymouth |
0-0 |
|
15.03.25
|
Oxford Watford |
1-0 |
|
12.03.25
|
Watford Swansea |
1-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Watford Millwall |
1-2 |
|
01.03.25
|
Stoke City Watford |
0-0 |
|
23.02.25
|
Watford Luton |
2-0 |
|
15.02.25
|
Middlesbrough Watford |
0-1 |
|
11.02.25
|
Watford Leeds |
0-4 |
|
08.02.25
|
Sunderland Watford |
2-2 |
|
01.02.25
|
Watford Norwich |
0-1 |
|
25.01.25
|
Coventry Watford |
2-1 |
|
21.01.25
|
Watford Preston |
1-2 |
|
18.01.25
|
Derby Watford |
0-2 |
|
14.01.25
|
Cardiff Watford |
1-1 |
|
09.01.25
|
Fulham Watford |
4-1 |
|
04.01.25
|
Watford Sheffield United |
1-2 |
|
01.01.25
|
QPR Watford |
3-1 |
|
29.12.24
|
Watford Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
26.12.24
|
Watford Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
21.12.24
|
Burnley Watford |
2-1 |
|
09.12.25
|
Watford Sheffield Wednesday |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Watford Norwich |
3-2 |
|
25.11.25
|
Watford Preston |
1-1 |
|
07.11.25
|
Watford Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Watford Middlesbrough |
3-0 |
|
22.10.25
|
Watford West Brom |
2-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Watford Oxford |
2-1 |
|
27.09.25
|
Watford Hull City |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Watford Blackburn |
0-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Watford Southampton |
2-2 |
|
16.08.25
|
Watford QPR |
2-1 |
|
12.08.25
|
Watford Norwich |
1-2 |
|
26.07.25
|
Watford Leyton Orient |
1-1 |
|
03.05.25
|
Watford Sheffield Wednesday |
1-1 |
|
18.04.25
|
Watford Burnley |
1-2 |
|
08.04.25
|
Watford Hull City |
1-0 |
|
29.03.25
|
Watford Plymouth |
0-0 |
|
12.03.25
|
Watford Swansea |
1-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Watford Millwall |
1-2 |
|
23.02.25
|
Watford Luton |
2-0 |
|
11.02.25
|
Watford Leeds |
0-4 |
|
01.02.25
|
Watford Norwich |
0-1 |
|
21.01.25
|
Watford Preston |
1-2 |
|
04.01.25
|
Watford Sheffield United |
1-2 |
|
29.12.24
|
Watford Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
26.12.24
|
Watford Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
15.12.24
|
Watford West Brom |
2-1 |
|
30.11.24
|
Watford QPR |
0-0 |
|
26.11.24
|
Watford Bristol City |
1-0 |
|
08.11.24
|
Watford Oxford |
1-0 |
|
26.10.24
|
Watford Blackburn |
1-0 |
|
05.10.24
|
Watford Middlesbrough |
2-1 |
|
28.09.24
|
Watford Sunderland |
2-1 |
|
14.09.24
|
Watford Coventry |
1-1 |
|
27.08.24
|
Watford Plymouth |
2-0 |
|
24.08.24
|
Watford Derby |
2-1 |
|
17.08.24
|
Watford Stoke City |
3-0 |
|
13.08.24
|
Watford MK Dons |
5-0 |
|
03.08.24
|
Watford Brentford |
1-1 |
|
06.07.24
|
Watford Reading |
0-2 |
|
27.04.24
|
Watford Sunderland |
1-0 |
|
20.04.24
|
Watford Hull City |
0-0 |
|
06.04.24
|
Watford Preston |
0-0 |
|
29.03.24
|
Watford Leeds |
2-2 |
|
09.03.24
|
Watford Coventry |
1-2 |
|
06.03.24
|
Watford Swansea |
1-1 |
|
24.02.24
|
Watford Huddersfield |
1-2 |
|
10.02.24
|
Watford Leicester |
1-2 |
|
03.02.24
|
Watford Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
28.01.24
|
Watford Southampton |
1-1 |
|
01.12.25
|
Birmingham Watford |
2-1 |
|
22.11.25
|
Derby Watford |
2-3 |
|
04.11.25
|
Ipswich Watford |
1-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Coventry Watford |
3-1 |
|
18.10.25
|
Sheffield United Watford |
1-0 |
|
01.10.25
|
Portsmouth Watford |
2-2 |
|
22.09.25
|
Millwall Watford |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Swansea Watford |
1-1 |
|
09.08.25
|
Charlton Watford |
1-0 |
|
08.07.25
|
Boreham Wood Watford |
0-2 |
|
26.04.25
|
Blackburn Watford |
2-1 |
|
21.04.25
|
Portsmouth Watford |
1-0 |
|
12.04.25
|
West Brom Watford |
2-1 |
|
05.04.25
|
Bristol City Watford |
2-1 |
|
15.03.25
|
Oxford Watford |
1-0 |
|
01.03.25
|
Stoke City Watford |
0-0 |
|
15.02.25
|
Middlesbrough Watford |
0-1 |
|
08.02.25
|
Sunderland Watford |
2-2 |
|
25.01.25
|
Coventry Watford |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Derby Watford |
0-2 |
|
14.01.25
|
Cardiff Watford |
1-1 |
|
09.01.25
|
Fulham Watford |
4-1 |
|
01.01.25
|
QPR Watford |
3-1 |
|
21.12.24
|
Burnley Watford |
2-1 |
|
11.12.24
|
Hull City Watford |
1-1 |
|
22.11.24
|
Plymouth Watford |
2-2 |
|
05.11.24
|
Swansea Watford |
1-0 |
|
02.11.24
|
Sheffield Wednesday Watford |
2-6 |
|
22.10.24
|
Leeds Watford |
2-1 |
|
19.10.24
|
Luton Watford |
3-0 |
|
02.10.24
|
Preston Watford |
3-0 |
|
24.09.24
|
Manchester City Watford |
2-1 |
|
21.09.24
|
Norwich Watford |
4-1 |
|
01.09.24
|
Sheffield United Watford |
1-0 |
|
10.08.24
|
Millwall Watford |
2-3 |
|
30.07.24
|
Wycombe Watford |
3-2 |
|
24.07.24
|
Hibernian Watford |
2-3 |
|
20.07.24
|
Gillingham Watford |
2-0 |
|
13.07.24
|
Stevenage Watford |
2-2 |
|
10.07.24
|
Boreham Wood Watford |
0-1 |
|
04.05.24
|
Middlesbrough Watford |
3-1 |
|
13.04.24
|
Southampton Watford |
3-2 |
|
10.04.24
|
Ipswich Watford |
0-0 |
|
01.04.24
|
West Brom Watford |
2-2 |
|
16.03.24
|
Birmingham Watford |
0-1 |
|
02.03.24
|
Millwall Watford |
1-0 |
|
17.02.24
|
Rotherham Watford |
0-1 |
|
13.02.24
|
Norwich Watford |
4-2 |
|
06.02.24
|
Southampton Watford |
3-0 |
|
31.01.24
|
Sheffield Wednesday Watford |
0-0 |
|
21.04.2025
|
Portsmouth Watford |
1-0
|
|
26.12.2024
|
Watford Portsmouth |
2-1
|
|
02.01.2012
|
Portsmouth Watford |
2-0
|
|
19.11.2011
|
Watford Portsmouth |
2-0
|
|
21.04.2025
|
Portsmouth Watford |
1-0
|
|
02.01.2012
|
Portsmouth Watford |
2-0
|