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Portsmouth v Arsenal : FA Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fratton Park, Portsmouth

The FA Cup is the focus for both Portsmouth and Arsenal on Sunday afternoon, as managers John Mousinho and Mikel Arteta Amatriain battle it out at the Fratton Park. In this preview you'll find odds from leading bookmakers for the 17 biggest betting markets plus predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for these two clubs. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.

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Portsmouth's next match is v Watford at 19:45 on Wednesday 21st January
Arsenal's next match is v Man Utd at 16:30 on Sunday 25th January
The last English FA Cup meeting between Portsmouth and Arsenal was on Sunday 11th January 2026
English FA Cup
January 11th 2026
Portsmouth 1
4 Arsenal
 
C. Bishop 3'8' (OG)A. Dozzell
25' G. Martinelli Silva
51' G. Martinelli Silva
72' G. Martinelli Silva
 
POR
ARS
Shots On
5
4
Shots Off
3
5
Corners
6
8
Possession
39%
61%
Fouls
16
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
PortsmouthArsenal
 
R. Poole
C. Shaughnessy (C. Ogilvie 62')
A. Segečić (J. Swift 73')
L. Le Roux (M. Pack 62')
C. Bishopfootball icon
J. Bursik
Z. Swanson (J. Williams 73')
T. Devlin
A. Dozzellfootball icon
H. Blair (F. Umeh 40')
C. Chaplin
 (M. Salmon 76') G. dos Santos Magalhães
E. Eze
(K. Havertz 69') G. de Jesus
(M. Zubimendi Ibáñez 82') football iconfootball iconfootball iconG. Martinelli Silva
K. Arrizabalaga Revuelta
(J. Timber 69') B. White
C. Nørgaard
(M. Ødegaard 69') E. Nwaneri
M. Merino Zazón
C. Madueke
M. Lewis-Skelly

Best Tip: Arsenal to win

Claiming a victory away from home the FA Cup is always worth celebrating, and we predict Mikel Arteta Amatriain and his Arsenal team will be dancing in the halls of Fratton Park on Sunday afternoon. The stats below, including historical head-to-head (H2H) records, show they're more than capable of delivering, and the bookmakers are expecting exactly that. Top odds are 1.22 on Arsenal to win. We think it's well worth backing.

In-Play
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 82% chance of Arsenal coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Portsmouth
6%
11/1
15%
1/50
27%
Draw
12%
15/21/50
8%
Arsenal
82%
1/6
2%
1/50
2%
Arsenal 2-0
12%
6/1
18%
11/2
5%
Arsenal 3-0
11%
6/1
7%
11/2
8%
Arsenal 1-0
8%
9/1
14%
7/1
Arsenal 2-1
8%
10/1
5%
19/5
6%
Arsenal 4-0
8%
8/115/2
6%
Arsenal 3-1
8%
10/1
8%
29/20
9%
Draw 1-1
6%
16/111/1
9%
Arsenal 4-1
5%
14/1
11%
1/7
Arsenal 5-0
5%
14/1
11%
10/1
15%
Arsenal 5-1
3%
20/1
15%
5/1
Draw 0-0
3%
25/1
27%
18/1
18%
Draw 2-2
3%
33/1
15%
10/1
19%
Arsenal 3-2
3%
28/1
15%
8/1
12%
Arsenal 6-0
2%
25/116/1
13%
Portsmouth 1-0
2%
33/114/1
26%
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
4/11
7%
1/40
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
32%
11/5
14%
11/1
2%
Home 1st Goal
34%
3/1
6%
4/1
20%
Away 1st Goal
65%
2/91/6
4%
No 1st Goal
1%
25/1
27%
18/1
18%
BTTS - Yes
46%
11/10
12%
1/25
8%
BTTS - No
54%
4/6
9%
9/1
7%
BTTS - Home Win
3%
22/1
11%
1/50
26%
BTTS - Draw
9%
10/1
5%
1/50
12%
BTTS - Away Win
34%
13/8
12%
1/50
6%
Home/draw
18%
4/1
8%
1/50
10%
Away/draw
94%
1/20
2%
1/50
3%
Home/away
88%
1/121/50
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1/10
5%
1/100
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
6/1
27%
14/1
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
47%
5/6
16%
2/13
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
53%
5/6
13%
19/5
Over 4.5 Goals
28%
2/1
17%
1/2
Under 4.5 Goals
72%
4/11
6%
29/20
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
9/2
20%
4/1
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/7
2%
1/7
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/80
1%
1/200
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
25/1
27%
18/1
18%
Home DNB
15%
10/1
11%
1/50
27%
Away DNB
90%
1/20
1%
1/50
3%
Portsmouth win to nil
3%
22/1-
Arsenal win to nil
48%
4/5
6%
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Portsmouth / Portsmouth
4%
28/1
27%
100/1
32%
Portsmouth / Arsenal
4%
18/1
10%
90/1
10%
Portsmouth / Draw
3%
28/1
12%
1/50
10%
Draw / Portsmouth
3%
28/1
9%
60/1
19%
Draw / Arsenal
20%
3/1
7%
25/1
5%
Draw / Draw
8%
11/1
6%
40/1
13%
Arsenal / Portsmouth
2%
66/128/1
18%
Arsenal / Arsenal
53%
1/21/14
3%
Arsenal / Draw
4%
22/117/2
10%
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Win / draw / win form
Portsmouth
20 games
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
Arsenal
20 games
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
15
D
4
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HArsenal0 - 0Liverpool
AArsenal3 - 2Bournemouth
HArsenal4 - 1A Villa
HArsenal2 - 1Brighton
HArsenal1 - 1C Palace
AArsenal1 - 0Everton
HArsenal2 - 1Wolves
AArsenal3 - 0Brugge
AArsenal1 - 2A Villa
HArsenal2 - 0Brentford
AArsenal1 - 1Chelsea
HArsenal3 - 1Bayern
HArsenal4 - 1Spurs
AArsenal2 - 2Sunderland
AArsenal3 - 0Slavia
AArsenal2 - 0Burnley
HArsenal2 - 0Brighton
HArsenal1 - 0C Palace
HArsenal4 - 0A.Madrid
AArsenal1 - 0Fulham
Goal Statistics

Arsenal's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 6 consecutive FA Cup outings. A PG of 2.8 suggests that run should continue on Sunday afternoon.

Portsmouth Arsenal
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.7
goals
2.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
51%
1
34%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 51% probability that Portsmouth will fail to score
1
17%
2
24%
3
22%
4
16%
5+
22%
There is a 83% probability that Arsenal will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.1
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
Portsmouth
PG (predicted goals)
Arsenal
0.7
2.8
Attack rating
POR
ARS
50%
better
view stats
Games scored11
19
Failed to score9
1
Scored first7
15
Goals scored17
42
Avg. goals scored0.9
2.1
Avg. shots per game8
12
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
18
Avg. XG for1
2.2
KickOff rating
+50%
Defence rating
POR
ARS
49%
better
view stats
Games conceded17
10
Clean sheets3
10
Conceded first11
4
Goals conceded32
13
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against17%
11%
Avg. XG against1.5
1
KickOff rating
+49%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between Portsmouth v Arsenal will show here when available.

Portsmouth FA Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1101
J BursikC BishopL Roux
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bursik GLK1
-
T Devlin DEF1
-
R Poole DEF1
-
C Shaughnessy DEF1
-
Z Swanson DEF1
-
A Dozzell MID1
-
L Roux MID1
1
-
A Segecic MID1
-
C Chaplin MID1
-
H Blair MID1
-
C Bishop FWD11
-
Subs
B Killip GLK
-
J Williams DEF1
-
C Ogilvie DEF1
-
I Bowat DEF
-
J. Farrell DEF
-
M Pack MID1
-
J Swift MID1
-
F Umeh FWD1
-
M Kirk FWD
-
Arsenal FA Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1321
K ArrizabalagaG MartinelliN MaduekeB White
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Arrizabalaga GLK1
-
B White DEF1
1
-
C Nörgaard DEF1
-
G Magalhães DEF1
-
M. Lewis-Skelly DEF1
1
-
E Eze MID1
-
M Merino MID1
-
E Nwaneri MID1
-
N Madueke FWD12
-
G Jesus  FWD11
-
G Martinelli FWD13
-
Subs
D Raya GLK
-
J Timber DEF1
-
M. Salmon DEF1
-
M Ødegaard MID1
-
M Zubimendi MID1
-
D Rice MID
-
B Saka FWD
-
V Gyökeres FWD
-
K Havertz FWD1
-
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