Watford had only just begun to push for promotion to the Premier League, but were stopped at Vicarage Road by Millwall (0:2). In three days the team will have a chance to make amends in front of their own fans. Portsmouth, for their part, are in desperate need of points.
Watford
After 25 rounds, Watford moved into the play-off positions for the first time this season, having previously won five matches in a row and drawn twice. However, they immediately dropped out of the play-off places because the match against Hull City was postponed and then because of the defeat to Millwall. The team are currently eighth. In any case, the hosts are almost unbeatable at home: they have lost there only twice all season.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth are unlikely to become the third team to beat them there; over these past months they have recorded only seven league wins in total, and just two of them away from home. The latest of those came last weekend, but the opponents were the hopeless outsiders Sheffield Wednesday (1:0). The side find it difficult to score against any other club, even mid-table sides. Three of their last four away matches left their supporters without a goal to celebrate and yielded only one point.
Watford vs Portsmouth Prediction
Last season, in both meetings between these sides, a Watford player was sent off, but even that did not prevent them from winning at Vicarage Road by a score of 2:1. We also do not see any major obstacles to another home victory for the home side here, especially if the visitors once again fail to find the net.
