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

Tue 21st Apr, 19:45 BST, The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Coventry City and Portsmouth take on one another at The Coventry Building Society Arena on Tuesday evening, with both Frank Lampard and John Mousinho aiming for victory in the Championship. This preview has odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall performance can be viewed, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Coventry
56%
--
Draw
23%
--
Portsmouth
21%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Coventry 1-0
10%
--
Coventry 2-1
10%
--
Coventry 2-0
10%
--
Coventry 3-1
6%
--
Coventry 3-0
6%
--
Portsmouth 1-0
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Portsmouth 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Coventry 3-2
3%
--
Portsmouth 2-0
3%
--
Coventry 4-1
3%
--
Coventry 4-0
3%
--
Portsmouth 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
27%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
79%
--
Away/draw
44%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
72%
--
Away DNB
37%
--
Coventry win to nil
30%
--
Portsmouth win to nil
10%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Coventry have played 41 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 41 games against teams below in the table, having won 25, drawn 9 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 15 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. Coventry have outscored their opponents by 84 goals to 40 goals.

Home League Performance

Coventry have played 20 games at home winning 15, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 43 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals at home.

Portsmouth are in 21st position in the Championship on 42 points having played 40 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 35 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

35 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 10 and won 8. Portsmouth have conceded 52 goals, scored 35, failed to score in 12 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
Portsmouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry4125974284 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Apr 21
2
Ipswich39201272972 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 14
l
 
2-1A
3
M'Boro41201292172 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-4F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
4
Millwall4121911972 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3F
5
Hull4120813568 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2F
6
Wrexham40171310964 
Apr 26
l
 
3-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
7
Southampton391712101563 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
8
Derby4118914963 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
3-5F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
9
Norwich4117717758 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
10
Watford41141512357 
w
 
3-1F
May 2
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
11
Bristol C4116916157 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
12
QPR4116916-557 
w
 
7-1F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
6-1A
13
Stoke4115917354 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
14
Preston41131513-454 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
15
Swansea4115917-554 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
16
Birmingham41141116-353 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-2A
May 2
l
 
4-0A
17
Sheff Utd4115620-151 
w
 
3-1A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
18
Charlton41121316-1149 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
19
Blackburn41121118-1247 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 17
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
20
West Brom41111218-1445 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
21
Portsmouth40101218-1742 
Apr 21
w
 
1-2F
-
-
22
Leicester41111416-941 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
23
Oxford Utd4191418-1541 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
24
Sheff Wed4111030-57-5 
Apr 11
w
 
0-5F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Coventry 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Coventry3 - 2Derby
Coventry1 - 2Southampton
Coventry3 - 0Preston
Coventry2 - 1Stoke
Coventry3 - 1M'Boro
Coventry0 - 0Oxford Utd
Coventry2 - 1Millwall
Coventry2 - 1Leicester
Coventry0 - 2Ipswich
Coventry1 - 0Swansea
Coventry1 - 0Bristol C
Coventry3 - 1Charlton
Coventry3 - 2West Brom
Coventry3 - 1Sheff Utd
Coventry3 - 1Watford
Coventry2 - 0Blackburn
Coventry3 - 0Birmingham
Coventry1 - 1Norwich
Coventry7 - 1QPR
Coventry0 - 0Hull
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACoventry0 - 0Hull
HCoventry3 - 2Derby
ACoventry3 - 0Swansea
HCoventry1 - 2Southampton
HCoventry3 - 0Preston
ACoventry2 - 0Bristol C
HCoventry2 - 1Stoke
ACoventry2 - 1Sheff Utd
ACoventry2 - 0West Brom
HCoventry3 - 1M'Boro
HCoventry0 - 0Oxford Utd
ACoventry1 - 2QPR
ACoventry1 - 2Norwich
HCoventry2 - 1Millwall
HCoventry2 - 1Leicester
ACoventry2 - 3Birmingham
ACoventry1 - 1Charlton
HCoventry0 - 2Ipswich
HCoventry1 - 0Swansea
ACoventry1 - 1Southampton
Portsmouth 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Norwich1 - 1Portsmouth
QPR6 - 1Portsmouth
Blackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
Wrexham2 - 1Portsmouth
Millwall1 - 3Portsmouth
Charlton1 - 3Portsmouth
Preston1 - 0Portsmouth
Watford1 - 1Portsmouth
Sheff Wed0 - 1Portsmouth
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Derby1 - 1Portsmouth
Swansea1 - 0Portsmouth
Sheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
Hull3 - 2Portsmouth
Birmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
Leicester1 - 1Portsmouth
Ipswich2 - 1Portsmouth
Southampton0 - 0Portsmouth
West Brom1 - 1Portsmouth
Oxford Utd0 - 1Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPortsmouth2 - 2Oxford Utd
APortsmouth1 - 1Norwich
APortsmouth1 - 6QPR
HPortsmouth0 - 1Derby
HPortsmouth1 - 2Swansea
APortsmouth1 - 1Blackburn
HPortsmouth0 - 1Hull
APortsmouth1 - 2Wrexham
APortsmouth3 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth3 - 1Charlton
HPortsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
APortsmouth0 - 1Preston
HPortsmouth3 - 0West Brom
HPortsmouth1 - 1Southampton
APortsmouth1 - 1Watford
APortsmouth1 - 0Sheff Wed
APortsmouth0 - 5Bristol C
HPortsmouth2 - 1Charlton
HPortsmouth1 - 1QPR
APortsmouth1 - 1Derby
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Coventry since 2001
Coventry
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
6 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
2 / 8
COV
5
D
1
POR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Coventry
Coventry1 - 0
Coventry1 - 0
0 - 1Portsmouth
Draw1 - 1Draw
Coventry2 - 0
Coventry2 - 0
0 - 4Portsmouth
Coventry2 - 0
League games at Portsmouth since 2002
Portsmouth
Coventry
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
COV
2
D
2
POR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
1 - 2Coventry
Portsmouth4 - 1
Draw3 - 3Draw
Portsmouth2 - 1
Portsmouth2 - 0
Portsmouth2 - 1
0 - 3Coventry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Portsmouth1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Coventry City's fans will be hoping for goals on Tuesday evening, not least because Portsmouth have conceded in each of their last 12 Championship games. A PG of 1.9 for F. Lampard's side suggests that run should continue.

Coventry 1st Portsmouth 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Coventry will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Portsmouth will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Coventry have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
-8
Portsmouth’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
Portsmouth
1.9
1
Attack rating
%
better
COV
POR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
COV
POR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Coventry Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
411688
C RushworthH WrightM EwijkM Ewijk
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Rushworth GLK411
2
-
M Grimes MID4122
5
-
M Ewijk DEF398
8
-
J Dasilva DEF383
6
1
E Simms FWD38103
1
-
E Mason-Clark MID3775
3
-
T Sakamoto MID3573
4
-
H Wright FWD35161
4
-
L Kitching DEF342
7
-
V Torp MID3484
4
-
B Thomas DEF3025
6
1
J Eccles MID304
5
-
J Rudoni MID2775
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD27124
-
J Allen MID2111
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF2011
1
-
L Woolfenden DEF16
2
-
J Latibeaudiere DEF121
1
R Esse FWD1221
1
-
F Onyeka MID101
2
-
J Bidwell DEF9
1
-
M Brau DEF8
-
J Markelo FWD4
-
M. Yang FWD3
-
Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
36669
R PooleA SegecicJ MurphyJ Swift
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Bishop FWD3721
3
-
R Poole DEF361
5
-
T Devlin DEF3551
2
1
Z Swanson DEF3321
4
-
C Chaplin FWD3213
2
-
A Segecic FWD3261
1
-
A Dozzell MID3121
8
-
N Schmid GLK30
-
M Pack MID302
8
-
C Ogilvie DEF291
4
1
J Swift MID2632
9
-
J Williams DEF2411
3
-
M Alli FWD1613
1
-
M Kosznovszky MID15
1
-
J Knight DEF14
-
C Shaughnessy DEF141
-
E Adams MID1421
3
-
M Kirk FWD141
1
-
J Murphy FWD146
3
-
H Blair FWD13
-
I Bowat DEF121
1
-
H. Matthews DEF11
1
-
L Roux MID11
3
-
G Caballero FWD111
1
-
F Bianchini FWD101
-
J Brown FWD1011
1
-
J Bursik GLK9
1
-
M. Dia DEF4
1
-
K Anderson  FWD41
-
T. Waddingham FWD4
1
-
B Killip GLK2
-
A Alese  DEF1
1
-
F Umeh FWD1
-