Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Portsmouth FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Fratton Park 20,344 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ibane Bowat 63' 1–0
Y 70' Hamza Choudhury
Y 75' Patson Daka
Y 90' Jordan Ayew
Marlon Pack 90' Y
Jacob Brown 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
  • Assistant 2

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

1
1
Portsmouth FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC 2025-10-18 Leicester City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
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
Leicester City FC
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
#18 Position #23
55 Points 46
46 Played 46
14 / 13 / 19 W / D / L 12 / 16 / 18
49 Scored 58
64 Conceded 68
-15 GD -10
1.20 PPG 1.00
30% Win % 26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts). Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Fratton Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Jamaal Lascelles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 53 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 8' Adrian Segecic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keshi Anderson on 8 minute.
  • 13' 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.
  • 17' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 17 minute. Terry Devlin leaves to be changed by Ibane Bowat.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 354 games and scored 510 goals.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Leicester 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.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' Portsmouth FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ibane Bowat scoring 1 goals.
  • 47' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bobby Reid suffering a number of foals already.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Divine Mukasa made 354 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 63' Ibane Bowat puts Portsmouth FC on the lead.
  • 68' 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.
  • 70' Hamza Choudhury was booked on 70.
  • 70' Jordan James has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hamza Choudhury on 70 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Stephy Mavididi by Divine Mukasa on 71 minute.
  • 75' Patson Daka was booked on 75.
  • 76' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Bobby Reid departs to be replaced by Jordan Ayew.
  • 77' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 77 minute. Adrian Segecic leaves to be changed by Jacob Brown.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Jordan Ayew.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Ricardo Pereira is replaced by Olabade Aluko.
  • 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

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy King

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ibane Bowat 1

Head to Head

2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC 2025-10-18 Leicester City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 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

Leicester City FC Form

2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2026-04-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2026-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2026-03-14 Leicester City FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.27 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC49% Draw29% Leicester City FC22%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Leicester City FC
51%
Portsmouth FC or Leicester City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC30% Draw52% Leicester City FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
13.9%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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