Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portsmouth FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Portsmouth FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Tue 14 Apr 2026 · 19:00 UTC Fratton Park 20,251 HT 45' · FT 45'
Conor Shaughnessy 42' 1–0
Colby Bishop 44' 2–0
Marlon Pack 35' Y
Y 81' Marcelino Nunez
Terry Devlin 82' Y
Y 90' Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at Fratton Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)
  • Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
  • Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)

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

5
2
3
Portsmouth FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-14 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2025-09-27 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC 2022-12-29 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC 2022-10-01 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Portsmouth FC 2022-03-12 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
11 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Oxford United FC H 2–2 D
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
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L
11 Apr Norwich City FC A 2–0 W
06 Apr Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W
21 Mar Millwall FC H 1–1 D
14 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–0 W
10 Mar Stoke City FC A 3–3 D

Season Stats

Portsmouth FC Ipswich Town FC
#18 Position #2
55 Points 84
46 Played 46
14 / 13 / 19 W / D / L 23 / 15 / 8
49 Scored 80
64 Conceded 47
-15 GD +33
1.20 PPG 1.83
30% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Fratton Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Millenic Alli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anis Mehmeti made 364 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Ipswich Town FC is showing some good football. However, Ipswich Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Ipswich Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a card on 35.
  • 40' Portsmouth 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.
  • 42' Portsmouth FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Conor Shaughnessy on 42.
  • 44' What a strike from Colby Bishop! The score is 2-0.
  • 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Walton, as he is very good at scoring at Fratton Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 54' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' Another change for Ipswich Town FC made on 58 minute. Azor Matusiwa leaves to be changed by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 63' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 371 games and scored 525 goals.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Keshi Anderson. He replaces John Swift on 71 minute.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Marcelino Nunez. He receives a card.
  • 82' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Terry Devlin gets a card.
  • 85' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Adrian Segecic departs to be replaced by Jacob Brown.
  • 90' Jaden Philogene-Bidace is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Ibane Bowat is replacing Millenic Alli for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Colby Bishop 5
Tom Naylor 2
Ryan Williams 2
Wes Burns 2
Conor Chaplin 2
Ronan Curtis 2
Marcus Harness 2
James Norwood 2

Head to Head

2026-04-14 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2025-09-27 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC 2022-12-29 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC 2022-10-01 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Portsmouth FC 2022-03-12 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-04-14 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-04-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-06 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D 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

Ipswich Town FC Form

2026-04-14 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-04-11 Norwich City FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-04-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2026-03-21 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2026-03-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–3 Ipswich Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.2 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Ipswich Town FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC34% Draw27% Ipswich Town FC39%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
66%
Portsmouth FC or Ipswich Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC22% Draw46% Ipswich Town FC32%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
9%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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