Friday , 11 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/game

Standings

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

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
20% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Coventry City FC and Portsmouth FC has kicked off!
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Nicolas Schmid has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 22' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Victor Torp has done his job and it is now time for Ben Sheaf to step up.
  • 27' Bobby Thomas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
  • 32' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Josh Murphy gets a card.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bradley Collins made 376 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' Mark O'Mahony is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thomas Waddingham at the 55 minute mark.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Portsmouth FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 69' Connor Ogilvie was booked on 69.
  • 73' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Adil Aouchiche by Matt Ritchie on 73 minute.
  • 78' Mark O'Mahony, a Ireland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Hayden is hanging Andre Dozzell on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Ephron Mason-Clark is replaced by Jamie Paterson on 85 minute.
  • 90' Cohen Bramall is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 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.