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Portsmouth FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Portsmouth FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Fratton Park 20,231 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 31' Zak Swanson og
0–2 51' Alan Browne
0–3 56' Romaine Mundle
Luke O'Nien og 90+1' 1–3
Y 44' Chris Rigg
Abdoulaye Kamara 78' Y
Zak Swanson 88' Y
Kusini Yengi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Fratton Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

4
2
5
Portsmouth FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 Portsmouth FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2021-10-02 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Sunderland AFC 2021-03-09 Portsmouth FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2020-10-24 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Portsmouth FC 2020-02-01 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Sunderland AFC H 1–3 L
24 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 2–2 D
17 Aug Luton Town FC H 0–0 D
10 Aug Leeds United FC A 3–3 D
27 Apr Lincoln City FC A 2–0 W
20 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–2 L
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Portsmouth FC A 3–1 W
24 Aug Burnley FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–0 W
10 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
04 May Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–2 L
27 Apr Watford FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

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 Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' Nazarii Rusyn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Portsmouth FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portsmouth FC and Sunderland AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' GOAL! Zak Swanson fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
  • 41' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Chris Rigg has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 44.
  • 49' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portsmouth FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' Magnificent from Alan Browne! That is 38 goals in 378 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 56' Magnificent from Romaine Mundle! That is 6 goals in 385 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' Paddy Lane is replacing Christian Saydee for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Sam Silvera is replaced by Abdoulaye Kamara.
  • 66' Sunderland AFC 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.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 74' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 74 minute. Romaine Mundle leaves to be changed by Ian Poveda.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Abdoulaye Kamara.
  • 79' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Lang departs to be replaced by Harvey Blair.
  • 84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 87' Nazarii Rusyn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eliezer Mayenda on 87 minute.
  • 88' Zak Swanson was booked on 88.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Kusini Yengi on 90 minutes earns him a card. Portsmouth FC will be frustrated.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sunderland AFC take all three points.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
John Marquis 4
Marcus Harness 3
Chris Maguire 2
Charlie Wyke 2
Jordan Jones 1
Ronan Curtis 1
Lee Brown 1
Tom Flanagan 1

Head to Head

2024-08-31 Portsmouth FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2021-10-02 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Sunderland AFC 2021-03-09 Portsmouth FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2020-10-24 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Portsmouth FC 2020-02-01 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

Portsmouth FC Form

2024-08-31 Portsmouth FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L 2024-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC D 2024-08-17 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2024-08-10 Leeds United FC 3–3 Portsmouth FC D 2024-04-27 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC W 2024-04-20 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC L

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-08-31 Portsmouth FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2024-08-24 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2024-08-18 Sunderland AFC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-08-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W 2024-05-04 Sunderland AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Sunderland AFC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC34% Draw29% Sunderland AFC37%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
66%
Portsmouth FC or Sunderland AFC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC25% Draw47% Sunderland AFC28%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
8.2%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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