Saturday , 14 November 2026

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
Yengi Kusini 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)
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
27% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/3
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
Terry Devlin 4 G
Marko Milovanovic 3 G
Adrian Segecic 2 G 2 A
Ebou Adams 2 G 1 A
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sunderland AFC get us underway at Fratton Park.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Portsmouth FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Sunderland AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Harvey Blair, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' Zak Swanson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 36' Eliezer Mayenda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' Chris Rigg catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
  • 49' Portsmouth FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 51' The deadlock is broken! Alan Browne gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Romaine Mundle on 56.
  • 60' Paddy Lane is replacing Christian Saydee for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Sam Silvera is replaced by Abdoulaye Kamara on 61 minute.
  • 66' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ian Poveda is hanging Romaine Mundle on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' Abdoulaye Kamara picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Harvey Blair has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Lang on 79 minute.
  • 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Nazarii Rusyn on, Eliezer Mayenda off on 87 minutes.
  • 88' That is a card for Portsmouth FC. Zak Swanson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Kusini Yengi gets a card.
  • The points are shared — Portsmouth FC 1-3 Sunderland AFC. Honours even.

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
Charlie Wyke 2
Chris Maguire 2
Christian Burgess 1
James Bolton 1
Luke O'Nien 1
Ben Thompson 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.