Thursday , 2 July 2026

Coventry City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Coventry City FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 31,182 HT 45' · FT 45'
Haji Wright 12' 1–0
Ephron Mason-Clark 47' 2–0
Regan Poole og 50' 3–0
3–1 69' Adrian Segecic
Ephron Mason-Clark 76' 4–1
Kaine Kesler 90+1' 5–1
Y 35' Madiodio Dia

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
1
3
Coventry City FC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC 2025-10-21 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Coventry City FC 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

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Portsmouth FC H 5–1 W
17 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
11 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–0 D
06 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
03 Apr Derby County FC H 3–2 W
21 Mar Swansea City AFC A 3–0 W
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–5 L
18 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
14 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
11 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Oxford United FC H 2–2 D
03 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Portsmouth FC
#1 Position #18
95 Points 55
46 Played 46
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 14 / 13 / 19
97 Scored 49
45 Conceded 64
+52 GD -15
2.07 PPG 1.20
61% Win % 30%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Coventry Building Society Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 12' GOAL! Haji Wright scores on 12. Assisted by Jack Rudoni
  • 17' Colby Bishop needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 22' Coventry City 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.
  • 27' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Jordan Williams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Coventry City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Conor Shaughnessy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Madiodio Dia on 46 minute.
  • 47' Goal! Ephron Mason-Clark scores his 37 goal in 20 matches.
  • 50' GOAL! Regan Poole scores on 50.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' It’s high time Frank Lampard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke le Roux is hanging Ebou Adams on the field on 62 minute.
  • 64' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Victor Torp is hanging Frank Onyeka on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' What a strike from Adrian Segecic! The score is 2-2.
  • 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Kaine Kesler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Milan van Ewijk on 75 minute.
  • 76' Goal! Ephron Mason-Clark scores his 37 goal in 20 matches.
  • 77' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Conor Chaplin departs to be replaced by Harvey Blair.
  • 82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 374 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 84' Jacob Brown is replacing Colby Bishop for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • 89' Coventry City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ephron Mason-Clark scoring 2 goals.
  • With this win, Coventry City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Ronan Curtis 2
Ephron Mason-Clark 2
Jordy Hiwula 2
Matt Godden 2
Ronan Curtis 1
Adrian Segecic 1
Tom Naylor 1

Head to Head

2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC 2025-10-21 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Coventry City FC 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

Coventry City FC Form

2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2026-04-06 Hull City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC W 2026-03-21 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC L 2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2026-04-14 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-04-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-06 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D 2026-04-03 Norwich City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.58 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC68% Draw19% Portsmouth FC13%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
32%
Coventry City FC or Portsmouth FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC53% Draw36% Portsmouth FC11%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
8.3%
1 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.5%
4 – 0
5.3%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 21% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 21% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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