Saturday , 14 November 2026

Luton Town FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Luton Town FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Kenilworth Road 11,662 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan Clark 25' 1–0
Y 5' Andre Dozzell
Y 16' Matt Ritchie
Y 39' Josh Murphy
Jacob Brown 55' Y
Thomas Kaminski 90' Y
Y 90' Christian Saydee

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2
1
1
Luton Town FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-01 Luton Town FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2024-08-17 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2019-01-29 Luton Town FC 3–2 Portsmouth FC 2018-08-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W
23 Feb Watford FC A 0–2 L
19 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
15 Feb Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
01 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
22 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Oxford United FC A 2–0 W
11 Feb Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W
08 Feb Sheffield United FC A 1–2 L
01 Feb Burnley FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% 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' The game is set. Luton Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a card on 5.
  • 10' Christian Saydee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Liam Walsh is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 16' Matt Ritchie is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
  • 21' Portsmouth FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' GOAL! Jordan Clark scores on 25.
  • 30' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Isaac Hayden has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Josh Murphy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 39.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' Portsmouth FC make a change. Matt Ritchie trudges off to be replaced by Kaide Gordon on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The 26-year-old Zak Swanson has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' That is a card for Luton Town FC. Jacob Brown will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' Luton Town FC ring the changes. Jacob Brown has done his job and it is now time for Millenic Alli to step up.
  • 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kal Naismith, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 63' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Josh Murphy by Kusini Yengi on 63 minute.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Kaminski made 239 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Mark McGuinness gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Liam Walsh and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Portsmouth FC make a change. Zak Swanson trudges off to be replaced by Cohen Bramall on 73 minutes.
  • 78' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 81' Portsmouth FC ring the changes. Isaac Hayden has done his job and it is now time for Terry Devlin to step up.
  • 86' Portsmouth FC come into this ranked 17 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Thomas Kaminski was booked on 90.
  • 90' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 90 minute. Carlton Morris leaves to be changed by Elijah Adebayo.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Luton Town FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Bloomfield

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Collins 2
Jamal Lowe 1
Jamal Lowe 1
Ronan Curtis 1
Omar Bogle 1
George Moncur 1
Jordan Clark 1

Head to Head

2025-03-01 Luton Town FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2024-08-17 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Luton Town FC 2019-01-29 Luton Town FC 3–2 Portsmouth FC 2018-08-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Luton Town FC

Luton Town FC Form

2025-03-01 Luton Town FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2025-02-23 Watford FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2025-02-19 Luton Town FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-02-15 Luton Town FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2025-02-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2025-02-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D

Portsmouth FC Form

2025-03-01 Luton Town FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 2025-02-22 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-02-15 Oxford United FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC W 2025-02-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-08 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2025-02-01 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Burnley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC42% Draw31% Portsmouth FC27%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
58%
Luton Town FC or Portsmouth FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC26% Draw54% Portsmouth FC20%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
2.8%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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