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

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Championship · 2024-25

Norwich City FC

3 – 5

Full Time

Portsmouth FC

Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Carrow Road 26,838 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Colby Bishop

Josh Sargent 21' 1–1

1–2 39' Matt Ritchie

1–3 45+4' Colby Bishop pen

1–4 51' Colby Bishop

Jack Stacey 64' 2–4

2–5 71' Regan Poole

Emiliano Marcondes 90' 3–5

Y 31' Matt Ritchie

Y 32' Isaac Hayden

Borja Sainz 79' Y

Y 90' Andre Dozzell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Norwich City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
Assistant 2 Ian Cooper

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Norwich City FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

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
18 Apr	Portsmouth FC	H	3–5	L
11 Apr	Burnley FC	A	1–2	L
08 Apr	Sunderland AFC	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–2	L
29 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
14 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	5–3	W
12 Apr	Derby County FC	H	2–2	D
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

Season Stats

Norwich City FC		Portsmouth FC
#24	Position	#28
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

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

0% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts). Portsmouth FC are 28th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portsmouth FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Carrow Road as Norwich City FC face off against Portsmouth FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' The England Colby Bishop breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 0-1!
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
21' A stunning finish from Josh Sargent — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Portsmouth FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matt Ritchie.
32' The referee calls foul for Isaac Hayden. He receives a card.
37' It’s high time Johannes Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' Goal! Matt Ritchie scores his 12 goal in 339 matches.
44' Portsmouth FC is showing some good football. However, Portsmouth 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' Marcelino Nunez makes way for Jack Stacey at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Norwich City FC.
49' GOAL! Colby Bishop fires home to make it 1-3!
51' What a strike from Colby Bishop! The score is 1-4.
55' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Isaac Hayden by Andre Dozzell on 55 minute.
58' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Oscar Schwartau departs to be replaced by Callum Doyle.
63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
64' Assisted by Jacob Wright with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jack Stacey makes no mistake. 2-4!
67' Jacob Sorensen is replacing Jose Cordoba for the Norwich City FC side.
71' GOAL! Regan Poole fires home to make it 2-5!
75' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 75 minute. Colby Bishop leaves to be changed by Kusini Yengi.
79' Borja Sainz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' 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.
85' The crowd applauds Robert Atkinson as he leaves the pitch. Zak Swanson steps in for Portsmouth FC.
89' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Kellen Fisher is replaced by Amankwah Forson.
90' Assisted by Jacob Wright with the perfectly-timed delivery and Emiliano Marcondes makes no mistake. 3-5!
90' Controversy at the stadium! Andre Dozzell argues furiously but the card stands.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-5.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
Marlon Pack ↑ 85'
31
Jordan Archer
21
Andre Dozzell ↑ 55'
18
Cohen Bramall
10
Kusini Yengi ↑ 75'
15
Christian Saydee
22
Zak Swanson ↑ 85'
24
Terry Devlin ↑ 85'
29
Harvey Blair

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.78 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC27% Draw33% Portsmouth FC40%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

73%

Norwich City FC or Portsmouth FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC17% Draw56% Portsmouth FC27%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted

3 – 5

Actual

0 – 0

17.8%

0 – 1

15.4%

1 – 1

14%

1 – 0

10.6%

0 – 2

8.7%

1 – 2

2 – 1

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.1%

2 – 2

2.9%

1 – 3

2.6%

3 – 1

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	16%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	24%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	12%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Norwich City FC Form

Portsmouth FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Clean Sheet