Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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

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2
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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#9 Position #18
65 Points 55
46 Played 46
19 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 14 / 13 / 19
63 Scored 49
56 Conceded 64
+7 GD -15
1.41 PPG 1.20
41% Win % 30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Carrow Road will turn into a battlefield for Norwich City FC and Portsmouth FC.
  • 5' Marlon Pack was booked on 5.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Millenic Alli made 12 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It’s high time Philippe Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 21' Andre Dozzell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 26' Pelle Mattsson puts Norwich City FC on the lead.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Gustavo Caballero. He receives a card.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Kenny McLean needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 44 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Portsmouth FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' It’s gonna be a card for Liam Gibbs.
  • 48' The referee calls foul for Jacob Wright. He receives a card.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' Norwich 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.
  • 62' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Stacey is hanging Liam Gibbs on the field on 62 minute.
  • 63' Another change for Norwich City FC made on 63 minute. Oscar Schwartau leaves to be changed by Ali Ahmed.
  • 65' Andre Dozzell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marlon Pack on 65 minute.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a card for Pelle Mattsson.
  • 72' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 73' Anis Ben Slimane is replacing Jacob Wright for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 78' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Conor Chaplin departs to be replaced by Jacob Brown.
  • 83' Jose Cordoba is replacing Jakov Medic for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 84' What a strike from Pelle Mattsson! The score is 2-0.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Madiodio Dia is replaced by Conor Shaughnessy.
  • 87' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Jacob Brown. He receives a card.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.78 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC52% Draw25% Portsmouth FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
48%
Norwich City FC or Portsmouth FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC38% Draw45% Portsmouth FC17%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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