Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Stoke City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Stoke City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Hayden Matthews
Y 82' Adrian Segecic

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

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

2
2
Stoke City FC 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC 2025-10-25 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2025-01-22 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2024-10-02 Stoke City FC 6–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#7 Position #19
13 Points 8
8 Played 7
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
13 Scored 9
12 Conceded 10
+1 GD -1
1.63 PPG 1.14
50% Win % 29%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts). Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G
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

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 whistle greets Josef Bursik as he departs to be replaced by Ben Killip.
  • 9' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 14' Portsmouth FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 388 games and scored 413 goals.
  • 29' 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.
  • 32' Adrian Segecic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
  • 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Mousinho will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 42' Robert Bozenik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Ben Gibson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eric Bocat on 46 minute.
  • 48' Goal! Lamine Cisse scores his 11 goal in 330 matches.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' That is a card for Portsmouth FC. Hayden Matthews will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Hayden Matthews as he leaves the pitch. Ibane Bowat steps in for Portsmouth FC.
  • 62' Portsmouth FC make a change. Harvey Blair trudges off to be replaced by Josh Murphy on 62 minutes.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Sydney Agina as he leaves the pitch. Junior Tchamadeu steps in for Stoke City FC.
  • 66' Adrian Segecic with the second goal in the match!
  • 71' Stoke City FC make a change. Ben Pearson trudges off to be replaced by Steven N'Zonzi on 71 minutes.
  • 76' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' Jacob Brown has so much to prove this time. He replaces John Swift on 78 minute.
  • 79' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Pijus Otegbayo departs to be replaced by Million Manhoef.
  • 82' Adrian Segecic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 82' Adrian Segecic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' Colby Bishop needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thomas Cannon 4
Adrian Segecic 3
Mark O'Mahony 1
Ben Wilmot 1
Connor Ogilvie 1
Callum Lang 1
Colby Bishop 1
Lamine Cisse 1

Head to Head

2026-04-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC 2025-10-25 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2025-01-22 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2024-10-02 Stoke City FC 6–1 Portsmouth FC

Stoke City FC Form

2026-04-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC L 2026-04-21 Stoke City FC 1–3 Millwall FC L 2026-04-18 Wrexham AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2026-04-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-04-06 Derby County FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2026-04-03 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-04-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC L 2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2026-04-14 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-04-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-06 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.9 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Portsmouth FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC40% Draw25% Portsmouth FC35%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
60%
Stoke City FC or Portsmouth FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC34% Draw41% Portsmouth FC25%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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