Saturday , 14 November 2026

Coventry City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Coventry City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Wed 9 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 28,411 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jamie Paterson 90+4' 1–0
Y 37' Josh Murphy
Y 69' Connor Ogilvie
Y 90' Cohen Bramall
Jamie Paterson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg
6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
1
3
Coventry City FC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-09 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2024-12-21 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Coventry City FC 2020-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2019-08-20 Portsmouth FC 3–3 Coventry City FC 2019-04-22 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W
05 Apr Burnley FC H 1–2 L
28 Mar Sheffield United FC A 1–3 L
15 Mar Sunderland AFC H 3–0 W
11 Mar Derby County FC A 0–2 L
08 Mar Stoke City FC H 3–2 W
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
05 Apr Millwall FC A 1–2 L
29 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
15 Mar Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
12 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–2 L
09 Mar Leeds United FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/3
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
Terry Devlin 4 G
Marko Milovanovic 3 G
Adrian Segecic 2 G 2 A
Ebou Adams 2 G 1 A
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Coventry City FC host Portsmouth FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Josh Murphy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 22' Victor Torp makes way for Ben Sheaf at the 22 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
  • 27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Portsmouth FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 37' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a card on 37.
  • 42' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Thomas Waddingham is replaced by Mark O'Mahony on 55 minute.
  • 60' Colby Bishop, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Portsmouth FC have won 545 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 69' Portsmouth FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 73' Matt Ritchie is replacing Adil Aouchiche for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • 78' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Andre Dozzell as he leaves the pitch. Isaac Hayden steps in for Portsmouth FC.
  • 85' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Ephron Mason-Clark exits the field as Jamie Paterson enters on 85.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Cohen Bramall. He receives a card.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Coventry City FC and Portsmouth FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Lang 4
Matt Godden 2
Ronan Curtis 2
Ephron Mason-Clark 2
Jordy Hiwula 2
John Marquis 1
Michael Rose 1
Norman Bassette 1

Head to Head

2025-04-09 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2024-12-21 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Coventry City FC 2020-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2019-08-20 Portsmouth FC 3–3 Coventry City FC 2019-04-22 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2025-04-09 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2025-04-05 Coventry City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC W 2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2025-04-09 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 2025-04-05 Millwall FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2025-03-29 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-03-15 Preston North End FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2025-03-12 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-03-09 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC47% Draw27% Portsmouth FC26%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
53%
Coventry City FC or Portsmouth FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC31% Draw48% Portsmouth FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.