Watford vs Portsmouth
Ref: Ben Toner, EnglandVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford and Portsmouth drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Doumbia scored for Watford; Segecic replied for Portsmouth. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.80 for Watford versus 0.64 for Portsmouth. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Portsmouth are 18th.
Second Half
⇄
Chakvetadze
⇄
Pollock
46'
⇄
Swanson
51'
Dozzell
Yellow Card
⇄
Maamma
73'
⚽
Segecic
Assist: Chaplin
⚽
Doumbia
Assist: Kjerrumgaard
⇄
Abankwah
⇄
Ince
83'
⇄
Devlin
90+3'
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Segecic
90+3'
⇄
Adams
90+6'
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Alli
Irankunda
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
WatfordPortsmouth
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.80VS0.64
Attack5 · 0 won
15
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
5
9
Shots outside box
5
3
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
449
Total passes
359
368
Accurate passes
276
82%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
8
Blocked shots
5
0.24
Goals prevented
0.24
Watford
4-2-3-1
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Watford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 6M. PollockD
- 7T. InceM
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 4K. KebenD
- 11R. VataF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 34K. BaahF
- 39E. KayembeM
- 66N. IrankundaF
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. SchmidG
- 3C. OgilvieD
- 5R. PooleD
- 9C. BishopF
- 10A. SegecicM
- 21A. DozzellM
- 22Z. SwansonD
- 24T. DevlinD
- 27M. AlliM
- 36C. ChaplinM
- 38E. AdamsM
Substitutes
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 8J. SwiftM
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 17I. BowatD
- 19J. FarrellD
- 25M. KirkF
- 26J. BursikG
- 46Olutayo SingerrF
- 99C. AguD
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5/7 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4/7 |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Vivaldo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Morris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Rocco Vata | F | 26 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Swanson | D | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Connor Ogilvie | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Adrian Segecic | M | 89 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Ebou Adams | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Colby Bishop(C) | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Conor Chaplin | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Nicolas Schmid | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Devlin | D | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millenic Alli | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Olutayo Singerr | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibane Bowat | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chinedu Agu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josef Bursik | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| John Swift | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makenzie Kirk | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Farrell | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Williams | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |