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Portsmouth v Southampton : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 25th Jan, 12:00 BST, Fratton Park, Portsmouth

William Still pays counterpart John Mousinho a visit on Sunday lunch time in the Championship, as their Southampton and Portsmouth teams face each other at the Fratton Park. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've searched our extensive database and dug out the statistics that are most significant. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. The best odds are there to make sure you get the best return.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Portsmouth
47%
--
Draw
25%
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Southampton
28%
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Draw 1-1
12%
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Portsmouth 1-0
10%
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Portsmouth 2-1
9%
--
Portsmouth 2-0
8%
--
Southampton 1-0
7%
--
Southampton 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Portsmouth 3-1
5%
--
Southampton 2-0
4%
--
Portsmouth 3-0
4%
--
Portsmouth 3-2
3%
--
Southampton 3-1
3%
--
Southampton 3-2
2%
--
Portsmouth 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
46%
--
Portsmouth win to nil
24%
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Southampton win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Portsmouth have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 7 and won 5. Portsmouth have conceded 31 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Portsmouth have played 13 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Southampton lay in 15th place on 33 points in the Championship league table having played 26 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 16 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Southampton have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Southampton have played 14 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Portsmouth
Southampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2615742852 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 21
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
2
M'Boro2613761146 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
3
Ipswich2512851844 
-
l
 
2-1A
Apr 3
d
 
1-1A
4
Preston26111051143 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 7
l
 
0-2A
May 2
5
Millwall261277-443 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-2F
6
Watford251186841 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 21
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
7
Hull251258241 
Feb 28
l
 
3-2F
Jan 17
l
 
3-1A
8
Stoke2612410940 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
l
 
1-2A
Jan 31
9
Wrexham2610106640 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 24
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
10
Bristol C261169939 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
Apr 21
l
 
3-1F
11
QPR2611510-138 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 21
Feb 24
w
 
1-2F
12
Leicester261079-137 
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
Feb 14
13
Derby26989035 
Mar 14
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
14
Birmingham269710-134 
May 2
l
 
4-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
15
Southampton26899033 
Jan 25
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
16
Sheff Utd2510213-232 
Feb 14
l
 
3-0A
Jan 21
w
 
1-2A
17
Swansea269512-632 
Mar 10
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
18
West Brom269413-631 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-2F
Mar 11
19
Charlton257810-729 
w
 
2-1F
Dec 6
Feb 21
w
 
1-5F
20
Blackburn257711-628 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 7
Apr 25
l
 
2-1F
21
Portsmouth246711-1425 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 25
22
Norwich266614-1124 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 3
Mar 7
l
 
2-1A
23
Oxford Utd255713-1022 
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
Mar 21
l
 
2-1A
24
Sheff Wed251816-33-7 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 17
w
 
3-1F
Feb 28
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Southampton have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Portsmouth 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Portsmouth1 - 0Preston
Portsmouth1 - 2Norwich
Portsmouth1 - 1Hull
Portsmouth1 - 0Watford
Portsmouth2 - 2Derby
Portsmouth1 - 0Blackburn
Portsmouth1 - 2Plymouth
Portsmouth1 - 0Leeds
Portsmouth2 - 1QPR
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APortsmouth0 - 5Bristol C
HPortsmouth2 - 1Charlton
HPortsmouth1 - 1QPR
APortsmouth1 - 1Derby
HPortsmouth2 - 1Blackburn
APortsmouth0 - 1Swansea
HPortsmouth0 - 1Bristol C
APortsmouth0 - 3Sheff Utd
HPortsmouth3 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth2 - 3Hull
HPortsmouth0 - 0Wrexham
APortsmouth0 - 4Birmingham
HPortsmouth0 - 1Stoke
HPortsmouth1 - 2Coventry
APortsmouth1 - 1Leicester
HPortsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
HPortsmouth2 - 2Watford
APortsmouth1 - 2Ipswich
HPortsmouth0 - 2Sheff Wed
APortsmouth0 - 0Southampton
Southampton 13TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro4 - 0Southampton
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Oxford Utd2 - 1Southampton
Norwich2 - 1Southampton
Millwall3 - 2Southampton
Charlton1 - 5Southampton
QPR1 - 2Southampton
Blackburn2 - 1Southampton
Bristol C3 - 1Southampton
Derby1 - 1Southampton
Sheff Utd1 - 2Southampton
Hull3 - 1Southampton
Watford2 - 2Southampton
Ipswich1 - 1Southampton
Everton2 - 0Southampton
Leicester2 - 0Southampton
West Ham1 - 1Southampton
Spurs3 - 1Southampton
Liverpool3 - 1Southampton
Chelsea4 - 0Southampton
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASouthampton0 - 4M'Boro
HSouthampton0 - 0Millwall
ASouthampton1 - 1Birmingham
ASouthampton1 - 2Oxford Utd
HSouthampton1 - 1Coventry
ASouthampton1 - 2Norwich
HSouthampton3 - 2West Brom
HSouthampton3 - 1Birmingham
ASouthampton2 - 3Millwall
HSouthampton3 - 0Leicester
ASouthampton5 - 1Charlton
HSouthampton3 - 1Sheff Wed
ASouthampton2 - 1QPR
HSouthampton0 - 2Preston
ASouthampton1 - 2Blackburn
ASouthampton1 - 3Bristol C
HSouthampton0 - 0Swansea
ASouthampton1 - 1Derby
ASouthampton2 - 1Sheff Utd
HSouthampton1 - 1M'Boro
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Portsmouth since 2004
Portsmouth
Southampton
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
POR
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Draw1 - 1Draw
Portsmouth4 - 1
Portsmouth1 - 0
League games at Southampton since 2003
Southampton
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
D
2
SOU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Southampton
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Southampton2 - 1
Southampton3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Southampton of late. It has been 6 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Sunday lunch time against Portsmouth.

Portsmouth 21st Southampton 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Portsmouth will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Southampton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Portsmouth have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-11
Southampton have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Portsmouth
PG (predicted goals)
Southampton
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
POR
SOU
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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
POR
SOU
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%

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

Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23466
A DozzellA SegecicJ MurphyA Dozzell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Dozzell MID231
6
-
R Poole DEF22
4
-
C Bishop FWD221
2
-
T Devlin DEF1931
1
1
Z Swanson DEF191
3
-
A Segecic MID1941
1
-
C Chaplin FWD191
-
J Williams DEF1811
3
-
M Pack MID161
5
-
J Swift MID1612
6
-
M Kosznovszky MID15
1
-
M. Yang FWD1531
2
-
N Schmid GLK14
-
J Knight DEF14
-
J Murphy FWD146
3
-
C Ogilvie DEF13
2
-
H. Matthews DEF11
1
-
M Kirk FWD111
1
-
F Bianchini FWD101
-
J Bursik GLK9
1
-
C Shaughnessy DEF81
-
L Roux MID8
3
-
C Lang  FWD82
1
-
I Bowat DEF71
1
-
H Blair FWD7
-
T. Waddingham FWD4
1
-
B Killip GLK2
-
F Umeh FWD1
-
Southampton Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
221147
A ArmstrongA ArmstrongA ArmstrongF Downes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Armstrong FWD26114
3
-
R Manning DEF2542
4
-
N Wood DEF2211
5
-
F Azaz MID2263
-
J. Robinson FWD2221
-
T Harwood-Bellis DEF2141
6
-
C. Jander MID212
3
-
T Fellows MID203
2
-
L Scienza FWD2033
-
G Bazunu GLK19
1
-
F Downes MID19
7
-
C Archer FWD182
1
-
J Stephens DEF161
2
-
R Fraser FWD162
-
S Charles MID121
3
-
J Quarshie DEF11
2
-
R Edwards DEF11
-
D Downs FWD111
1
-
Welington  DEF10
1
1
M Roerslev DEF9
1
-
R Stewart FWD921
2
-
A McCarthy GLK7
-
J Aribo MID7
1
-
E Jelert DEF61
-
K Matsuki MID4
1
-