Sunday , 16 August 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
0% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sunderland AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 7' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Wilson Isidor on 7.
  • 12' With 0 assists to his name this season, Paddy Lane is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sunderland AFC.
  • 17' Portsmouth FC have won 525 goals from 371 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 27' Owen Moxon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 57 appearances.
  • 32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Regis Le Bris will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Aji Alese is replaced by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Connor Ogilvie, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' Chris Mepham is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portsmouth FC so far.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Ryley Towler. He receives a card.
  • 63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Zak Swanson argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Marlon Pack. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 69' Terry Devlin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zak Swanson on 69 minute.
  • 74' England international Zak Swanson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 79' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Adil Aouchiche as he leaves the pitch. Milan Aleksic steps in for Sunderland AFC.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 87' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Andre Dozzell departs to be replaced by Christian Saydee.
  • 90' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Eliezer Mayenda as he departs to be replaced by Nazarii Rusyn.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.