Watford vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 26th, 2024

Watford and Portsmouth will face each other in a Championship game in England on Thursday, December 26th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Watford vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Watford vs Portsmouth will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Vicarage Road stadium, in the city of Watford, with a capacity for 22200 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Watford vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Watford last match

In the last match they played, Watford collected a defeat. The opposing team was Burnley, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-1 - was valid for Championship. Coach T. Cleverley's disposed his team in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 5.25 indicated as much.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Ryan Porteous, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

Portsmouth last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Portsmouth, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Coventry City team with a final score of 4-1.

The underdog's win had odds of 4.10, which shows why we have witnessed an incredible surprise with this unexpected victory.

Watford vs Portsmouth h2h

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2011/2012 Championship season. The match, played on 02-01-2012, recorded the 2-0 win for Portsmouth.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Portsmouth thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Coventry City, Watford lost in a match against Burnley. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

G. Eltringham will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by G. Read and B. Gill.

Watford

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Watford, standing in 8th place with 34 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 10 wins, 7 losses and, 4 draws.

In the 23rd round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to West Bromwich Albion who places just above in 7th place.

Ranked in the middle of the league table in the England Championship, Watford has no high ambitions or relegation concerns. Despite this, they will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Watford analysis

After 22 rounds, Watford has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 30 goals for and 28 conceded.

The Watford team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach Tom Cleverley wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

The average shooting on goal for the Watford team in the league is not the best. There are only 4 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

Winning twice playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 8 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws.

Watford has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 1858 attacks resulting in 30 goals. Portsmouth, on the other hand, has only scored 25 times with 1825 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Watford

Vakoun Issouf Bayo has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 9 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Watford to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Portsmouth

Championship leaderboard now

Portsmouth arrives in this game with 20 points, and in 20th place in the Championship, having won 4 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 8 draws.

Which means that Hull City team, at position 21, is in close pursuit of the team, that has an advantage of 1 point, in the 23rd round.

Portsmouth analysis

Portsmouth counted 25 goals scored and 35 conceded at the end of Championship day number 22.

Best goalscorer from Portsmouth

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Callum Lang. Portsmouth owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 9 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Watford is Vakoun Issouf Bayo, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Portsmouth is Callum Lang, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.45 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.36 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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