Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Fratton Park 20,344 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ibane Bowat 63' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Leicester City FCChampionship at Fratton Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
  • Assistant 2
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game 3.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
1
Portsmouth FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Leicester City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L
11 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
03 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
21 Mar Watford FC A 0–0 D
14 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–3 L

Season Stats

Portsmouth FC Leicester City FC
#28 Position #5
0 Points 46
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 12 / 16 / 18
0 Scored 58
0 Conceded 68
+0 GD -10
PPG 1.00
Win % 26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Portsmouth FC are 28th (0 pts). Leicester City FC are 5th (46 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' That's the starting whistle at Fratton Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portsmouth FC and Leicester City FC.
  • 5' Portsmouth FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 8' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Keshi Anderson is replaced by Adrian Segecic.
  • 13' 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.
  • 17' The whistle greets Terry Devlin as he departs to be replaced by Ibane Bowat.
  • 22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portsmouth FC and Leicester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 27' Millenic Alli is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portsmouth FC so far.
  • 32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portsmouth FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 37' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Jordan James has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 47' Colby Bishop has been relatively quiet despite scoring 92 goals in his last 5 appearances.
  • 52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Jordan Williams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 62' Portsmouth FC currently sit 20 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' Portsmouth FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ibane Bowat on 63.
  • 68' England international Stephy Mavididi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' Hamza Choudhury picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan James is hanging Hamza Choudhury on the field on 70 minute.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Divine Mukasa comes on to replace Stephy Mavididi.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Patson Daka gets a card.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Leicester City FCJordan Ayew on, Bobby Reid off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Adrian Segecic is replaced by Jacob Brown.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 87' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Jordan Ayew was booked on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Ricardo Pereira as he departs to be replaced by Olabade Aluko.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Leicester City FC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.58 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 86%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC42% Draw44% Leicester City FC14%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes14% 0% No86%
Avg goals/match: 0.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 56%
44%
± 1.5 23%
77%
± 2.5 7%
93%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Leicester City FC
58%
Portsmouth FC or Leicester City FC
56%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC17% Draw76% Leicester City FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
44.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 1
2.6%
0 – 2
1.5%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 0
1.2%
3 – 1
0.5%
2 – 2
0.5%
4 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 7% 92%
-1.5 8% 92%
-1 8% 25% 67%
-0.5 33% 67%
+0.5 87% 13%
+1 87% 12% 2%
+1.5 98% 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
74%
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
56%

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