Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portsmouth FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Portsmouth FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Wed 1 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Fratton Park 20,427 HT 45' · FT 45'
Josh Murphy 22' 1–0
Paddy Lane 29' 2–0
Ryley Towler 61' 3–0
Colby Bishop 78' 4–0
Marlon Pack 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Fratton Park.

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Jones

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Portsmouth FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-01 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-11-30 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Swansea City AFC H 4–0 W
29 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–3 L
26 Dec Watford FC A 1–2 L
21 Dec Coventry City FC H 4–1 W
13 Dec Derby County FC A 0–4 L
10 Dec Norwich City FC H 0–0 D
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Portsmouth FC A 0–4 L
29 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–0 W
21 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–2 L
14 Dec Sunderland AFC H 2–3 L
10 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Portsmouth FC Swansea City AFC
#19 Position #1
8 Points 17
7 Played 8
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 1
9 Scored 13
10 Conceded 6
-1 GD +7
1.14 PPG 2.13
29% Win % 63%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
Marko Milovanovic 2 G
Ebou Adams 1 G 1 A
Adrian Segecic 1 G
Terry Devlin 1 G
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 1 G
Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Portsmouth FC and Swansea City AFC is underway.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marlon Pack made 391 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Josh Murphy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portsmouth FC so far.
  • 22' Brilliant from the ! Josh Murphy makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 22.
  • 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
  • 29' Paddy Lane does the damage! The net is bulging and Portsmouth FC surge ahead!
  • 34' Harry Darling needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Controversy at the stadium! Marlon Pack argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 49' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 54' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 59' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Ryley Towler is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 64' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Kyle Naughton is replaced by Cyrus Christie.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Matt Ritchie. He replaces Paddy Lane on 71 minute.
  • 74' Swansea City AFC ring the changes. Florian Bianchini has done his job and it is now time for Zan Vipotnik to step up.
  • 78' GOAL! Colby Bishop scores on 78. Assisted by Josh Murphy
  • 78' Josh Key is ready to make an impact after coming on for Benjamin Cabango at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 387 games and scored 479 goals.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Terry Devlin. He replaces Josh Murphy on 84 minute.
  • 89' Benjamin Cabango, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' The Portsmouth FC bench stirs into life. Callum Lang is withdrawn and Elias Sorensen gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Portsmouth FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Murphy 2
Colby Bishop 1
Ryley Towler 1
Paddy Lane 1
Liam Cullen 1
Matt Ritchie 1

Head to Head

2025-01-01 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-11-30 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth FC Form

2025-01-01 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-12-29 Bristol City FC 3–0 Portsmouth FC L 2024-12-26 Watford FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2024-12-21 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-12-13 Derby County FC 4–0 Portsmouth FC L 2024-12-10 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D

Swansea City AFC Form

2025-01-01 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC L 2024-12-29 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2024-12-26 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-12-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2024-12-14 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Sunderland AFC L 2024-12-10 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.91 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC54% Draw24% Swansea City AFC22%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
46%
Portsmouth FC or Swansea City AFC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC39% Draw43% Swansea City AFC18%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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