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Portsmouth v Coventry City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Dec, 12:30 BST, Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Mark Robins is aiming for a precious away win in the Championship on Saturday lunch time, as he takes his Coventry City side to the Fratton Park to visit Portsmouth and John Mousinho. Analysing both sides' last 20 Championship matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Portsmouth
42%
--
Draw
28%
--
Coventry
30%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
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Portsmouth 1-0
12%
--
Coventry 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Portsmouth 2-1
8%
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Portsmouth 2-0
8%
--
Coventry 2-1
7%
--
Coventry 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Portsmouth 3-1
4%
--
Portsmouth 3-0
3%
--
Coventry 3-1
2%
--
Portsmouth 3-2
2%
--
Coventry 3-0
2%
--
Coventry 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
50%
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Portsmouth win to nil
25%
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Coventry win to nil
18%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Portsmouth have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Portsmouth have conceded 26 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Portsmouth have played 9 games at home, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Coventry lay in 16th place on 21 points in the Championship league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 7 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Coventry have conceded 8 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Coventry have played 11 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Portsmouth
Coventry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd2013521742 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
d
 
2-2A
Mar 29
2
Leeds2012532241 
Mar 8
d
 
3-3A
Feb 8
l
 
3-0A
3
Burnley2010821738 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
4
Sunderland2010731437 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 5
Mar 15
d
 
2-2A
5
Blackburn191045634 
Mar 29
Jan 15
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
6
West Brom207112932 
l
 
0-3A
Jan 25
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
7
M'Boro20947931 
Jan 18
d
 
2-2F
May 3
w
 
0-3F
8
Watford19946231 
Apr 21
Dec 26
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
9
Swansea20767227 
Jan 1
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2A
Feb 1
10
Norwich20686526 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
11
Bristol C20686026 
w
 
3-0F
Dec 29
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
12
Sheff Wed20758-626 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 26
l
 
1-2F
Feb 15
13
Millwall19676325 
Jan 28
Apr 5
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
14
Preston204106-622 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 15
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
15
Luton206410-1222 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
w
 
3-2A
Apr 26
16
Coventry Away20569-421 
Dec 21
Apr 9
-
-
17
Derby20569-421 
Apr 12
Dec 13
l
 
1-2A
Mar 11
18
Stoke20569-521 
Jan 22
l
 
6-1A
Mar 8
l
 
1-0A
19
QPR20497-621 
Feb 22
w
 
1-2A
Feb 11
d
 
1-1F
20
Oxford Utd19469-1018 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
21
Portsmouth Home18387-917 
-
-
Apr 9
Dec 21
22
Cardiff194510-1317 
Feb 11
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2A
Jan 1
23
Plymouth194510-2117 
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
Dec 26
Apr 21
24
Hull203710-1016 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
Dec 14
Apr 12
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Portsmouth 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth0 - 0Norwich
Portsmouth3 - 0Bristol C
Portsmouth3 - 1Preston
Portsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
Portsmouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
Portsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 3West Brom
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Portsmouth0 - 0Luton
Portsmouth1 - 2Wigan
Portsmouth3 - 2Barnsley
Portsmouth3 - 1Shrewsbury
Portsmouth2 - 2Derby
Portsmouth2 - 1Burton
Portsmouth2 - 1Oxford Utd
Portsmouth4 - 1Reading
Portsmouth3 - 1Cambridge
Portsmouth4 - 1Northampton
Portsmouth0 - 3L Orient
Portsmouth2 - 1Stevenage
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPortsmouth0 - 0Norwich
HPortsmouth3 - 0Bristol C
APortsmouth2 - 2Swansea
HPortsmouth3 - 1Preston
APortsmouth0 - 1Plymouth
APortsmouth1 - 1Hull
HPortsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
APortsmouth0 - 2Cardiff
APortsmouth2 - 1QPR
HPortsmouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
APortsmouth1 - 6Stoke
HPortsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
APortsmouth1 - 2Burnley
HPortsmouth0 - 3West Brom
HPortsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
APortsmouth2 - 2M'Boro
HPortsmouth0 - 0Luton
APortsmouth3 - 3Leeds
APortsmouth2 - 0Lincoln
HPortsmouth1 - 2Wigan
Coventry 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Brom2 - 0Coventry
Millwall0 - 1Coventry
Burnley2 - 0Coventry
Sunderland2 - 2Coventry
M'Boro0 - 3Coventry
QPR1 - 1Coventry
Preston1 - 0Coventry
Leeds3 - 0Coventry
Watford1 - 1Coventry
Bristol C1 - 1Coventry
Stoke1 - 0Coventry
Blackburn0 - 0Coventry
Birmingham3 - 0Coventry
Southampton2 - 1Coventry
Huddersfield1 - 3Coventry
Watford1 - 2Coventry
West Brom2 - 1Coventry
Stoke0 - 1Coventry
Plymouth2 - 2Coventry
Norwich2 - 1Coventry
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACoventry0 - 2West Brom
ACoventry1 - 0Millwall
HCoventry2 - 2Cardiff
ACoventry0 - 2Burnley
HCoventry2 - 2Sheff Utd
ACoventry2 - 2Sunderland
HCoventry1 - 2Derby
ACoventry3 - 0M'Boro
HCoventry3 - 2Luton
ACoventry1 - 1QPR
ACoventry0 - 1Preston
HCoventry1 - 2Sheff Wed
HCoventry3 - 0Blackburn
ACoventry0 - 3Leeds
HCoventry1 - 2Swansea
ACoventry1 - 1Watford
HCoventry0 - 1Norwich
ACoventry1 - 1Bristol C
HCoventry3 - 2Oxford Utd
ACoventry0 - 1Stoke
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Portsmouth since 2002
Portsmouth
Coventry
Goals: Scored
11
9
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
POR
4
D
2
COV
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Draw3 - 3Draw
Portsmouth2 - 1
Portsmouth2 - 0
Portsmouth2 - 1
0 - 3Coventry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Portsmouth1 - 0
League games at Coventry since 2001
Coventry
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
8
6
Games: Scored
5 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
2 / 7
POR
2
D
1
COV
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Coventry
Coventry1 - 0
0 - 1Portsmouth
Draw1 - 1Draw
Coventry2 - 0
Coventry2 - 0
0 - 4Portsmouth
Coventry2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Portsmouth 21st Coventry 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Portsmouth will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Coventry will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+18
Portsmouth have scored 18% more goals at home than predicted
-20
Coventry have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Portsmouth
PG (predicted goals)
Coventry
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
POR
COV
2%
better
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Games scored12
14
Failed to score6
6
Scored first7
7
Goals scored21
25
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for16
13
Avg. XG for1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
13%
better
POR
COV
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Games conceded14
17
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first8
13
Goals conceded30
29
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
21%
Avg. XG against1.7
1
KickOff rating
+13%

Portsmouth v Coventry Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19545
C OgilvieC Lang J MurphyC Lang 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ogilvie DEF192
2
-
M Pack MID181
3
-
R Poole DEF16
2
-
C Saydee FWD162
2
-
J Murphy FWD1644
2
-
C Lang  FWD1652
5
-
F Potts MID151
3
-
M Ritchie MID151
2
-
P Lane FWD151
2
-
A Dozzell MID14
5
-
T Devlin MID13
-
J Williams DEF12
4
-
N Schmid GLK11
-
T Mcintyre DEF11
2
-
S Silvera FWD10
-
Z Swanson DEF9
1
-
M O’Mahony FWD92
-
K Yengi FWD9
2
-
W Norris GLK8
2
-
H Blair FWD8
3
-
E Sørensen FWD81
-
O Moxon MID7
2
-
C Bishop FWD521
-
R Towler DEF4
2
-
A Kamara MID4
1
-
J Archer GLK2
-
C Shaughnessy DEF2
1
-
J. Farrell DEF1
-
B Stevenson MID1
-
Coventry Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20756
M EwijkH WrightJ RudoniJ Eccles
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Ewijk DEF2011
-
J Rudoni MID2025
2
-
J Eccles MID1912
6
-
V Torp MID192
1
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD1921
3
-
T Sakamoto MID1813
2
-
B Thomas DEF171
3
-
E Mason-Clark FWD1721
-
E Simms FWD1721
-
J Latibeaudiere DEF16
4
-
J Dasilva DEF151
1
-
H Wright FWD1571
1
-
L Binks DEF14
4
-
B Sheaf MID131
3
-
O Dovin GLK11
-
J Bidwell DEF111
3
-
N Bassette FWD111
4
-
B Collins GLK6
-
L Kitching DEF61
1
-
B Wilson GLK3
-
J Allen MID3
-
F Tavares FWD1
-