Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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1
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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
#18 Position #11
55 Points 64
46 Played 46
14 / 13 / 19 W / D / L 18 / 10 / 18
49 Scored 57
64 Conceded 59
-15 GD -2
1.20 PPG 1.39
30% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Fratton Park!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Freddie Potts made 341 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portsmouth FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 22' The England Josh Murphy breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 1-0!
  • 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
  • 29' Paddy Lane adds to his 0 season tally! Portsmouth FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 34' Portsmouth FC have won 525 goals from 371 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at Fratton Park. Portsmouth FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' Portsmouth FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 49' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 54' It is a cagey affair so far. Portsmouth FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 59' Kyle Naughton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' Ryley Towler has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
  • 64' Cyrus Christie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kyle Naughton on 64 minute.
  • 69' Connor Ogilvie has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Paddy Lane as he leaves the pitch. Matt Ritchie steps in for Portsmouth FC.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Zan Vipotnik on, Florian Bianchini off on 74 minutes.
  • 78' What a strike from Colby Bishop! The score is 4-0.
  • 78' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Benjamin Cabango departs to be replaced by Josh Key.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Josh Murphy by Terry Devlin on 84 minute.
  • 89' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elias Sorensen is hanging Callum Lang on the field on 90 minute.
  • 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
3 / 4
2.14 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Portsmouth FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC59% Draw23% Swansea City AFC18%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
41%
Portsmouth FC or Swansea City AFC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC45% Draw41% Swansea City AFC14%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
8.7%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 23% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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