Saturday , 14 November 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
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
27% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/3
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portsmouth FC
Terry Devlin 4 G
Marko Milovanovic 3 G
Adrian Segecic 2 G 2 A
Ebou Adams 2 G 1 A
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sunderland AFC and Portsmouth FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 7' Goal! Wilson Isidor scores his 39 goal in 429 matches.
  • 12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Regis Le Bris might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 32' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Portsmouth FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Dennis Cirkin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aji Alese on 46 minute.
  • 51' Andre Dozzell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' Ryley Towler has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' Ryley Towler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 58.
  • 63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' Zak Swanson was booked on 64.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a card for Marlon Pack.
  • 69' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Terry Devlin is hanging Zak Swanson on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Terry Devlin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Adil Aouchiche exits the field as Milan Aleksic enters on 80.
  • 85' Sunderland AFC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 87' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Saydee is hanging Andre Dozzell on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Chris Mepham. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nazarii Rusyn is hanging Eliezer Mayenda on the field on 90 minute.
  • 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
Tom Flanagan 1
Alan Browne 1
Jamal Lowe 1
Romaine Mundle 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.