Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Portsmouth FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 12:30 UTC Fratton Park 20,330 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Norman Bassette
Callum Lang 14' 1–1
Callum Lang 43' 2–1
Callum Lang 48' 3–1
Callum Lang 55' 4–1
Marlon Pack 32' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Fratton Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Will Finnie
  • Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell

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

3
1
4
Portsmouth FC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-21 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Coventry City FC 2020-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2019-08-20 Portsmouth FC 3–3 Coventry City FC 2019-04-22 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Coventry City FC 2018-10-02 Coventry City FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Coventry City FC H 4–1 W
13 Dec Derby County FC A 0–4 L
10 Dec Norwich City FC H 0–0 D
07 Dec Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
30 Nov Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
09 Nov Preston North End FC H 3–1 W
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Portsmouth FC A 1–4 L
14 Dec Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
11 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
07 Dec Millwall FC A 1–0 W
30 Nov Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
26 Nov Burnley FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Portsmouth FC Coventry City FC
#28 Position #1
0 Points 95
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
0 Scored 97
0 Conceded 45
+0 GD +52
– PPG 2.07
– Win % 61%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Portsmouth FC are 28th (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Portsmouth FC gets underway.
  • 3' Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with the perfectly-timed delivery and Norman Bassette makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 8' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 13' Portsmouth FC have won 525 goals from 371 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 14' Callum Lang has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Joel Latibeaudiere, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 24' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Over 29 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Marlon Pack.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Colby Bishop, as he is very good at scoring at Fratton Park with 29 goals in the last 25 games.
  • 42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portsmouth FC and Coventry City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 43' The England Callum Lang breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 2-1!
  • 48' Against the run of play, Callum Lang has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' Portsmouth FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' A goal from the England international Callum Lang! He fires home on 55 to make it 4-1!
  • 60' Zak Swanson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portsmouth FC so far.
  • 63' Coventry City FC make a change. Ephron Mason-Clark trudges off to be replaced by Brandon Thomas-Asante on 63 minutes.
  • 64' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Bobby Thomas departs to be replaced by Joel Latibeaudiere.
  • 69' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Nicolas Schmid has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Josh Murphy by Paddy Lane on 71 minute.
  • 76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portsmouth FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 81' Portsmouth FC currently sit 22 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 82' A change in the Portsmouth FC ranks — Callum Lang exits the field as Owen Moxon enters on 82.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portsmouth FC players.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Lang 4
Matt Godden 2
Ronan Curtis 2
Ephron Mason-Clark 2
Jordy Hiwula 2
Gareth Evans 1
John Marquis 1
Michael Rose 1

Head to Head

2024-12-21 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Coventry City FC 2020-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2019-08-20 Portsmouth FC 3–3 Coventry City FC 2019-04-22 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Coventry City FC 2018-10-02 Coventry City FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth FC Form

2024-12-21 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-12-13 Derby County FC 4–0 Portsmouth FC L 2024-12-10 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-11-30 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Portsmouth FC D 2024-11-09 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Preston North End FC W

Coventry City FC Form

2024-12-21 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-12-14 Coventry City FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2024-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-12-07 Millwall FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-11-30 Coventry City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-26 Burnley FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.17 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC55% Draw31% Coventry City FC14%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Coventry City FC
45%
Portsmouth FC or Coventry City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC33% Draw59% Coventry City FC8%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
22.9%
1 – 0
22.8%
2 – 0
13.3%
1 – 1
10.6%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 2
2%
4 – 0
1.5%
0 – 2
1.5%
2 – 2
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 16% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 29% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 9% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
66% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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