Stoke City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Stoke City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Webb
24 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Portsmouth FC H 1–3 L 21 Apr Millwall FC H 1–3 L 18 Apr Wrexham AFC A 0–2 L 11 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D 06 Apr Derby County FC A 0–2 L 03 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Stoke City FC A 3–1 W 21 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–5 L 18 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–0 W 14 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W 11 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W 06 Apr Oxford United FC H 2–2 D Season Stats
Stoke City FC Portsmouth FC #17 Position #18 55 Points 55 46 Played 46 15 / 10 / 21 W / D / L 14 / 13 / 19 51 Scored 49 56 Conceded 64 -5 GD -15 1.20 PPG 1.20 33% Win % 30% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this seasonStoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Stoke City FC0-15–/116-30–/231-451/346-603/261-75–/276+–/3■ Scored ■ ConcededPortsmouth FC0-152/116-301/231-454/–46-601/361-753/176+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Stoke City FCSorba Thomas 10 G 10 A Portsmouth FCAdrian Segecic 10 G 4 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Stoke City FC and Portsmouth FC has kicked off!
- 4' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Josef Bursik departs to be replaced by Ben Killip.
- 9' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 14' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 14 minutes.
- 19' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 29' Portsmouth FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Adrian Segecic scoring 3 goals.
- 32' GOAL! Adrian Segecic scores on 32. Assisted by Harvey Blair
- 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Eric Bocat suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Pearson made 378 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Eric Bocat departs to be replaced by Ben Gibson.
- 48' What a strike from Lamine Cisse! The score is 1-1.
- 53' Pijus Otegbayo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 58' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Hayden Matthews has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 60' It’s gonna be a card for Hayden Matthews.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Ibane Bowat. He replaces Hayden Matthews on 61 minute.
- 62' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Harvey Blair is replaced by Josh Murphy.
- 63' Junior Tchamadeu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sydney Agina on 63 minute.
- 66' Adrian Segecic puts Portsmouth FC on the lead.
- 71' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Steven N'Zonzi is hanging Ben Pearson on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
- 78' Jacob Brown has so much to prove this time. He replaces John Swift on 78 minute.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Million Manhoef. He replaces Pijus Otegbayo on 79 minute.
- 82' GOAL! Adrian Segecic scores on 82.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Adrian Segecic. He receives a card.
- 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Stoke City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 20
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4
Ben Pearson ↓ Steven N'Zonzi 71'
- 11
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17
Eric Bocat ↓ Ben Gibson 46'
- 12
- 29
- 26
- 25
- 54
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50
Sydney Agina ↓ Junior Tchamadeu 63'
Bench
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23
Ben Gibson ↑ 46'
- 8
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15
Steven N'Zonzi ↑ 71'
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42
Million Manhoef ↑ 79'
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22
Junior Tchamadeu ↑ 63'
- 49
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21
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi ↑ 46'
- 10
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Coach Mark RobinsPortsmouth FC Lineups
Starting XI
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8
John Swift ↓ Jacob Brown 78'
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- 21
- 3
- 9
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26
Josef Bursik ↓ Ben Killip 4'
- 10
- 16
- 55
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14
Hayden Matthews ↓ Ibane Bowat 61'
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29
Harvey Blair ↓ Josh Murphy 62'
Bench
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30
Ben Killip ↑ 4'
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40
Jacob Brown ↑ 78'
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23
Josh Murphy ↑ 62'
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- 38
- 5
- 27
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17
Ibane Bowat ↑ 61'
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20
Thomas Waddingham ↑ 79'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Thomas Cannon 4 Adrian Segecic 3 Connor Ogilvie 1 Callum Lang 1 Colby Bishop 1 Lamine Cisse 1 Sam Gallagher 1 Andrew Moran 1 Head to Head
Stoke City FC Form
Portsmouth FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.67 Stoke City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.46 Portsmouth FC xGI would bet for: Stoke City FC or Portsmouth FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Portsmouth FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.13Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 38% 62% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
Stoke City FC or Draw 65%Draw or Portsmouth FC 61%Stoke City FC or Portsmouth FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portsmouth FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.6%2 – 1 8.6%1 – 2 7.5%1 – 0 6.6%2 – 2 6.2%2 – 0 6.1%0 – 0 6.1%0 – 1 5.6%3 – 1 4.8%0 – 2 4.6%1 – 3 Actual3 – 2 3.5%Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC
Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 13% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 20% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 17% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.