Watford have won seven of their last 11 home games
Portsmouth have five defeats in their last seven away games
Recommended bet: Watford to win, starts 0-1
Watford's top-six hopes were dented over the weekend as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to promotion rivals Millwall, but they should have an easier time of it on Wednesday when they welcome Portsmouth to Vicarage Road.
Pompey sit just one point clear of danger and their terrible away form has been a key factor in their Championship struggles.
They have won just twice on their travels this term those victories have come against the current bottom two, with the South Coast club taking just 10 points from their 13 away games.
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Team news
Watford forward Rocco Vata is close to make a return from injury, but Wednesday's game will come too soon.
Boss Javi Gracia may be tempted to make a few changes to his Hornets side after back-to-back defeats.
The visitors are dealing with a number of injury issues as Callum Lang, Josh Murphy, Florian Bianchini, Josh Knight, Harvey Blair and Mark Kosznovszky are all unavailable.
The stats
Watford have the third best home record in the division with 28 points from 14 games, while Portsmouth score on average just 0.67 goals per-game on their travels.
Pompey have conceded more than twice in four of their last seven away games.
Watford score on average 1.6 goals per-game at Vicarage Road.
Over 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in three of Portsmouth's last four games.
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Prediction
Watford suffered a disappointing defeat to Millwall at home at the weekend, but they should be able to respond in style against Portsmouth.
Pompey claimed just their second away success of the season at the weekend as they managed to grind out a 1-0 win at rock-bottom Sheff Wed, but promotion contenders Watford will provide a much sterner test.
Portsmouth have lost six of their 12 trips and have scored just eight goals across that run.
The Hornets have managed clean sheets in three of their last six games and, with the visitors looking lightweight in attack, they may be able to win by more than one goal even if they score just twice themselves.
Portsmouth will look to keep the game tight, but the hosts will be keen to respond after their defeat to the Lions at the weekend and if they are able to take an early lead that could open the game up.
Watford have won eight of their home league games and have scored multiple goals in seven of those fixtures, so the home side look capable of winning with a bit of room to spare on Wednesday.
