Watford vs Portsmouth prediction | 20 Mar 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

20 March 2027
Championship
Watford Rating: 60.4
H
33%
D
29%
Portsmouth Rating: 64.8
A
38%
Watford
Ranking: #380 overall, #46 in England

63.4 → 60.4 (-3.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
5-1 13 Oct 26 Cardiff City (A) 59.6 -0.7
2-0 17 Oct 26 Charlton (H) 60.4 +0.8
1-0 24 Oct 26 Wolves (A) 60.3 -0.1
3-2 31 Oct 26 Norwich City (A) 60.6 +0.3
1-0 03 Nov 26 Lincoln City (H) 60.4 -0.2
Portsmouth
Ranking: #234 overall, #34 in England

64.6 → 64.8 (+0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 17 Oct 26 Norwich City (A) 65.7 +0.7
1-1 20 Oct 26 Wolves (A) 66.0 +0.3
2-1 24 Oct 26 Millwall (H) 66.0 0.0
0-0 31 Oct 26 Burnley (A) 65.2 -0.8
3-1 03 Nov 26 Swansea City (H) 64.8 -0.4

Watford vs Portsmouth: by the numbers

Portsmouth sit 146 places above Watford in our European rankings, and 12 places above them in England.

The recent trend shows Portsmouth on the rise, +0.2 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Watford has gone the other way at -3.0.

Watford lost 0.2 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 21 January 2026.

Watford first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 78.8 on 22 December 2018.

The highest Portsmouth have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #195, first reached on 3 April 2026.