Friday , 11 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sun 5 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light 39,846 HT 45' · FT 45'
Wilson Isidor 7' 1–0
Y 58' Ryley Towler
Y 64' Zak Swanson
R 67' Marlon Pack
Chris Mepham 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Assistant 1 Marc Perry
  • Assistant 2 Mark Scholes
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
2
4
Sunderland AFC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-05 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 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

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W
01 Jan Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
21 Dec Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
14 Dec Swansea City AFC A 3–2 W
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
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

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Portsmouth FC get us underway at Stadium of Light.
  • 5' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 7' Wilson Isidor has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
  • 12' Portsmouth FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 17' Christian Saydee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Portsmouth FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 42' Luke O'Nien has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' The whistle greets Aji Alese as he departs to be replaced by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' Portsmouth FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 63' The 35-year-old Marlon Pack has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 64' Portsmouth FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 67' Marlon Pack catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Terry Devlin comes on to replace Zak Swanson.
  • 74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dan Neil is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portsmouth FC.
  • 79' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Terry Devlin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Adil Aouchiche departs to be replaced by Milan Aleksic.
  • 85' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Christian Saydee. He replaces Andre Dozzell on 87 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Chris Mepham. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' The whistle greets Eliezer Mayenda as he departs to be replaced by Nazarii Rusyn.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
John Marquis 4
Marcus Harness 3
Chris Maguire 2
Charlie Wyke 2
Gareth Evans 1
Jordan Jones 1
Ronan Curtis 1
Lee Brown 1

Head to Head

2025-01-05 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 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

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-01-05 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2025-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Sheffield United FC W 2024-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-12-14 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Sunderland AFC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2025-01-05 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC53% Draw26% Portsmouth FC21%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
79%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
47%
Sunderland AFC or Portsmouth FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC34% Draw48% Portsmouth FC18%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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