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

Fratton Park, Portsmouth

John Mousinho welcomes Chris Davies to the Fratton Park on Saturday lunch time, as their Portsmouth and Birmingham City charges do battle in the Championship. Below you'll find unique statistics for the biggest betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come directly from leading bookmakers.

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The last English Championship meeting between Portsmouth and Birmingham was on Saturday 2nd May 2026
English Championship
May 2nd 2026
Portsmouth 1
1 Birmingham
 
A. Segečić 8'19' A. Priske
 
POR
BIR
Shots On
2
5
Shots Off
6
5
Corners
3
9
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
19
10
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
PortsmouthBirmingham
 
J. Williams
C. Ogilvie (R. Poole 46')
H. Matthews (C. Shaughnessy 71')
J. Swift (C. Chaplin 21')
L. Le Roux (M. Pack 84')
A. Segečićfootball icon
I. Bowat
B. Killip
A. Dozzell
M. Alli (T. Waddingham 71')
J. Brown
J. Beadle
C. Klarer
P. Neumann
B. Osayi-Samuel
K. Wagner
(T. Doyle 54') J. Solis Romero
T. Iwata
I. Osman
(S. Paik 17') J. Stansfield
football iconA. Priske
C. Vicente Robles

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's every chance of this match serving up goalmouth entertainment, but don't count on a deluge of goals. Under 3.5 goals is the prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during 90 minutes. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by relevant form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Portsmouth are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.45.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Portsmouth
38%
5/215/2
Draw
28%
5/21/5
Birmingham
34%
1/113/2
Draw 1-1
13%
11/21/5
Portsmouth 1-0
11%
10/115/2
Birmingham 1-0
11%
7/113/2
Draw 0-0
9%
10/117/2
Portsmouth 2-1
8%
12/115/2
Birmingham 2-1
7%
15/213/2
Portsmouth 2-0
7%
18/18/1
Birmingham 2-0
6%
9/18/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/133/1
Portsmouth 3-1
3%
28/155/1
Portsmouth 3-0
3%
40/114/1
Birmingham 3-1
3%
14/145/1
Birmingham 3-0
2%
16/114/1
Portsmouth 3-2
2%
33/1150/1
Birmingham 3-2
2%
25/1150/1
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
4/516/5
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
1/11/5
Home 1st Goal
48%
13/1011/8
Away 1st Goal
46%
8/118/11
No 1st Goal
6%
10/18/1
BTTS - Yes
48%
8/111/4
BTTS - No
52%
1/111/4
BTTS - Home Win
16%
6/17/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/22/11
BTTS - Away Win
14%
3/113/2
Home/draw
66%
4/51/14
Away/draw
62%
2/71/18
Home/away
72%
2/710/3
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
1/41/18
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
3/115/2
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
2/120/1
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
2/51/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
9/280/1
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/71/200
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
10/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/201/50
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
10/117/2
Home DNB
58%
13/81/1
Away DNB
53%
4/93/4
Portsmouth win to nil
23%
11/2-
Birmingham win to nil
20%
5/2-
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
15%
5/114/1
Portsmouth / Birmingham
4%
22/133/1
Portsmouth / Draw
6%
14/125/1
Draw / Portsmouth
10%
7/110/3
Draw / Birmingham
16%
4/113/8
Draw / Draw
15%
9/29/5
Birmingham / Portsmouth
3%
28/140/1
Birmingham / Birmingham
25%
11/59/1
Birmingham / Draw
6%
12/125/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Portsmouth have played 45 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

33 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 18 games, drawn 8 and won 7. Portsmouth have conceded 53 goals, scored 30, failed to score in 12 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Portsmouth have played 22 games at home, winning 8, drawing 5 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 24 goals, conceded 22 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in home league games.

Birmingham lay in 10th place on 63 points in the Championship league table having played 45 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 7 and losing 8 games. They have scored 30 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Birmingham have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 8 matches.

Away league performance

Birmingham have played 22 away games, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 13 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Portsmouth
Birmingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry46281175295 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-1A
w
 
3-2F
l
 
3-0A
2
Ipswich46231583384 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
3
Millwall462411111583 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-0A
4
Southampton462214102680 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
5
M'Boro462214102580 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-1A
6
Hull46211015473 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2F
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
7
Wrexham46191413471 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
8
Derby4620917869 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
9
Norwich4619819765 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2F
10
Birmingham46171316164 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
-
-
11
Swansea46181018-264 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
12
Bristol C46171118062 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
13
Sheff Utd4618622060 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
14
Preston46151516-760 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
15
QPR46161020-1258 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
6-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
16
Watford46141517-1257 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
17
Stoke46151021-555 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
18
Portsmouth46141319-1555 
-
-
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1A
19
Charlton46131419-1453 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
20
Blackburn46131320-1452 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
21
West Brom46131419-1051 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
22
Oxford Utd46111421-1447 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
23
Leicester46121618-1046 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
24
Sheff Wed4621232-600 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Birmingham have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Portsmouth 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth1 - 0Leicester
Portsmouth2 - 0Ipswich
Portsmouth2 - 2Oxford Utd
Portsmouth0 - 1Derby
Portsmouth1 - 2Swansea
Portsmouth0 - 1Hull
Portsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
Portsmouth3 - 0West Brom
Portsmouth1 - 1Southampton
Portsmouth2 - 1Charlton
Portsmouth1 - 1QPR
Portsmouth2 - 1Blackburn
Portsmouth0 - 1Bristol C
Portsmouth3 - 1Millwall
Portsmouth0 - 0Wrexham
Portsmouth0 - 1Stoke
Portsmouth1 - 2Coventry
Portsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
Portsmouth2 - 2Watford
Portsmouth0 - 2Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APortsmouth3 - 1Stoke
APortsmouth1 - 5Coventry
HPortsmouth1 - 0Leicester
HPortsmouth2 - 0Ipswich
APortsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
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
Birmingham 10TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hull1 - 1Birmingham
Ipswich2 - 1Birmingham
Derby1 - 0Birmingham
Charlton1 - 0Birmingham
Millwall3 - 0Birmingham
Norwich1 - 2Birmingham
Oxford Utd0 - 2Birmingham
Sheff Wed0 - 2Birmingham
Swansea1 - 1Birmingham
Watford3 - 0Birmingham
Sheff Utd3 - 0Birmingham
QPR2 - 1Birmingham
Southampton3 - 1Birmingham
West Brom1 - 1Birmingham
M'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
Bristol C1 - 0Birmingham
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Wrexham1 - 1Birmingham
Coventry3 - 0Birmingham
Stoke1 - 0Birmingham
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBirmingham2 - 1Bristol C
HBirmingham2 - 1Preston
ABirmingham1 - 1Hull
HBirmingham2 - 0Wrexham
ABirmingham1 - 2Ipswich
HBirmingham0 - 1Blackburn
ABirmingham0 - 1Derby
HBirmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
HBirmingham1 - 0QPR
ABirmingham0 - 1Charlton
HBirmingham1 - 3M'Boro
ABirmingham0 - 3Millwall
ABirmingham2 - 1Norwich
HBirmingham0 - 0West Brom
HBirmingham2 - 1Leicester
ABirmingham2 - 0Oxford Utd
HBirmingham1 - 1Stoke
ABirmingham2 - 0Sheff Wed
ABirmingham1 - 1Swansea
HBirmingham3 - 2Coventry
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Portsmouth since 1998
Portsmouth
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
19
14
Games: Scored
10 / 11
11 / 11
Clean sheets
0 / 11
1 / 11
POR
3
D
6
BIR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Portsmouth4 - 1
1 - 2Birmingham
Portsmouth4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Portsmouth3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Birmingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Birmingham since 1997
Birmingham
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
21
5
Games: Scored
9 / 12
4 / 12
Clean sheets
8 / 12
3 / 12
POR
1
D
3
BIR
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
Birmingham4 - 0
Birmingham1 - 0
Birmingham1 - 0
0 - 2Portsmouth
Birmingham5 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Birmingham2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Birmingham1 - 0
Birmingham4 - 1
Birmingham2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Portsmouth 18th Birmingham 10th
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1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Portsmouth will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Birmingham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Portsmouth have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-31
Birmingham have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Portsmouth
PG (predicted goals)
Birmingham
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
POR
BIR
10%
better
view stats
Games scored32
34
Failed to score13
11
Scored first20
23
Goals scored48
56
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
POR
BIR
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded35
35
Clean sheets10
10
Conceded first23
21
Goals conceded63
55
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+5%

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

Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
401149
R PooleA SegecicA SegecicJ Swift
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Killip GLK4
-
J Williams DEF3012
4
-
H. Matthews DEF13
2
-
I Bowat DEF172
1
-
C Ogilvie DEF321
4
1
L Roux MID14
4
-
A Dozzell MID3721
8
-
A Segecic MID38114
3
-
J Swift MID2932
9
-
M Alli MID2113
1
-
J Brown FWD1511
2
-
Subs
N Schmid GLK34
-
R Poole DEF411
5
-
C Shaughnessy DEF192
-
M Pack MID342
9
-
R. Swann MID
-
E Adams MID1621
3
-
C Chaplin FWD4
1
-
T. Waddingham FWD6
1
-
M Kirk FWD141
1
-
Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4310610
C KlarerJ StansfieldJ StansfieldC Klarer
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK35
4
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF271
6
-
P Neumann DEF323
5
-
C Klarer DEF433
9
1
K Wagner DEF163
1
-
J Solís MID171
4
1
T Iwata MID4531
8
-
C Vicente MID1731
2
-
J Stansfield MID44106
10
-
I Osman MID1722
2
-
A. Priske FWD1711
1
-
Subs
R Allsop GLK11
2
-
E Laird DEF201
2
-
A Cochrane DEF2114
3
-
J Panzo DEF8
1
-
T Doyle MID383
1
1
S Paik MID4341
6
-
P Roberts MID3545
2
-
D Gray FWD3755
5
-
M Ducksch FWD33102
2
-
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