Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Portsmouth FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Stephen Martin (England)

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

2
2
1
Portsmouth FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
09 Aug Oxford United FC A 1–0 W
03 May Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
26 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
21 Apr Watford FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Norwich City FC A 5–3 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Portsmouth FC A 2–1 W
09 Aug Millwall FC H 1–2 L
03 May Cardiff City FC H 4–2 W
26 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
21 Apr Millwall FC A 1–3 L
18 Apr Portsmouth FC H 3–5 L

Season Stats

Portsmouth FC Norwich City FC
#28 Position #24
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Portsmouth FC are 28th (0 pts). Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Portsmouth FC welcome Norwich City FC for this crunch clash at .
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Portsmouth FC Form

2025-08-16 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2025-08-09 Oxford United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2025-05-03 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2025-04-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2025-04-21 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2025-08-16 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2025-08-09 Norwich City FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2025-05-03 Norwich City FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2025-04-21 Millwall FC 3–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.7 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC36% Draw38% Norwich City FC26%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Norwich City FC
64%
Portsmouth FC or Norwich City FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC18% Draw66% Norwich City FC16%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.2%
1 – 0
16.9%
0 – 1
14.8%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
1.5%
3 – 0
1.4%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 22% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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