Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Portsmouth FC gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 7' Goal! Wilson Isidor scores his 37 goal in 422 matches.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' Portsmouth FC is showing some good football. However, Portsmouth FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Eliezer Mayenda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' 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 Patrick Roberts suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Aji Alese departs to be replaced by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryley Towler on 58.
  • 63' Christian Saydee has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Zak Swanson. He receives a card.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a card for Marlon Pack.
  • 69' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Zak Swanson departs to be replaced by Terry Devlin.
  • 74' It looks like no one’s ball. Portsmouth FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 79' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Josh Murphy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Milan Aleksic. He replaces Adil Aouchiche on 80 minute.
  • 85' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 87' Christian Saydee is replacing Andre Dozzell for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • 90' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Nazarii Rusyn. He replaces Eliezer Mayenda on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. Sunderland AFC beats Portsmouth FC

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
Charlie Wyke 2
Chris Maguire 2
Christian Burgess 1
James Bolton 1
Luke O'Nien 1
Ben Thompson 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.