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

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Championship · 2025-26

Norwich City FC

1 – 1

Full Time

Portsmouth FC

Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Carrow Road 26,613 HT 45' · FT 45'

Pelle Mattsson 26' 1–0

1–1 84' Pelle Mattsson og

Y 5' Marlon Pack

Y 16' Connor Ogilvie

Y 30' Gustavo Caballero

Liam Gibbs 46' Y

Jacob Wright 48' Y

Pelle Mattsson 67' Y

Y 87' Colby Bishop

Y 90' Jacob Brown

Overview

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Norwich City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
Assistant 2 Richard Woodward

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Norwich City FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-03 Norwich City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 2025-08-16 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC 2024-12-10 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Norwich City FC 2019-01-05 Norwich City FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Portsmouth FC	H	1–1	D
21 Mar	Charlton Athletic FC	A	1–0	W
18 Mar	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
14 Mar	Preston North End FC	H	2–0	W
11 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	2–1	W
08 Mar	Leeds United FC	A	0–3	L

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	1–1	D
21 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–6	L
16 Mar	Derby County FC	H	0–1	L
10 Mar	Swansea City AFC	H	1–2	L
07 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
28 Feb	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Norwich City FC		Portsmouth FC
#17	Position	#19
9	Points	8
8	Played	7
3 / 0 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
16	Scored	9
17	Conceded	10
-1	GD	-1
1.13	PPG	1.14
38%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts). Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC

0-15

5/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

5/3

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portsmouth FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/5

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Andre Brooks	2 G	2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden	2 G	1 A

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Carrow Road!
5' That looks like a foul for a card for Marlon Pack.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Portsmouth FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
16' Connor Ogilvie is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pelle Mattsson makes it 1-0.
30' Gustavo Caballero was booked on 30.
35' Edmond-Paris Maghoma is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
40' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Harvey Blair needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
46' That looks like a foul for a card for Liam Gibbs.
48' Controversy at the stadium! Jacob Wright argues furiously but the card stands.
53' The 20-year-old Oscar Schwartau has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
58' 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.
62' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Liam Gibbs is withdrawn and Jack Stacey gets his opportunity.
63' Another change for Norwich City FC made on 63 minute. Oscar Schwartau leaves to be changed by Ali Ahmed.
65' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Marlon Pack is replaced by Andre Dozzell.
67' Pelle Mattsson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' Jakov Medic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
73' The crowd applauds Jacob Wright as he leaves the pitch. Anis Ben Slimane steps in for Norwich City FC.
78' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Brown. He replaces Conor Chaplin on 78 minute.
83' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Jose Cordoba on, Jakov Medic off on 83 minutes.
84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pelle Mattsson makes it 2-0.
86' A change in the Portsmouth FC ranks — Madiodio Dia exits the field as Conor Shaughnessy enters on 86.
87' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Colby Bishop gets a card.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jacob Brown on 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Norwich City FC 1-1 Portsmouth FC.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

23
Kenny McLean
6
Harry Darling
5
Jakov Medic ↓ Jose Cordoba 83'
25
Edmond-Paris Maghoma
30
Mathias Kvistgaarden ↓ Mohamed Toure 63'
8
Liam Gibbs ↓ Jack Stacey 62'
7
Pelle Mattsson
35
Kellen Fisher
29
Oscar Schwartau ↓ Ali Ahmed 63'
16
Jacob Wright ↓ Anis Ben Slimane 73'
1
Vladan Kovacevic

Bench

26
Sam Field
3
Jack Stacey ↑ 62'
32
Daniel Grimshaw
14
Benjamin Chrisene
37
Mohamed Toure ↑ 63'
20
Anis Ben Slimane ↑ 73'
21
Ali Ahmed ↑ 63'
18
Amankwah Forson
33
Jose Cordoba ↑ 83'

Coach Philippe Clement

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

8
John Swift
40
Jacob Brown ↑ 78'
2
Jordan Williams
21
Andre Dozzell ↑ 65'
6
Conor Shaughnessy ↑ 86'
37
Keshi Anderson ↑ 65'
26
Josef Bursik
10
Adrian Segecic
29
Harvey Blair ↑ 78'

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Colby Bishop	3
Regan Poole	1
Andre Green	1
Pelle Mattsson	1
Jack Stacey	1
Josh Sargent	1
Emiliano Marcondes	1
Matt Ritchie	1

Head to Head

Norwich City FC Form

2026-04-03 Norwich City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2026-03-18 Southampton FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-03-11 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC W 2026-03-08 Leeds United FC 3–0 Norwich City FC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-04-03 Norwich City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-03-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 6–1 Portsmouth FC L 2026-03-16 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2026-03-10 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2026-03-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-02-28 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.06 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.49 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC50% Draw23% Portsmouth FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

50%

Norwich City FC or Portsmouth FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC37% Draw40% Portsmouth FC23%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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