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West Ham United v Portsmouth : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

London Stadium, London

John Mousinho will be hoping for a precious away win in the League Cup on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Portsmouth side to the London Stadium to visit West Ham United and Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are provided too.

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West Ham United's next match is v Burnley at 16:00 on Sunday 16th August
Portsmouth's next match is v QPR at 15:00 on Saturday 15th August
The last English League Cup meeting between West Ham and Portsmouth was on Saturday 8th August 2026
English League Cup
August 8th 2026
West Ham 3
1 Portsmouth
 
V. Castellanos Giménez 43'33' A. Segečić
J. Bowen 45'
V. Castellanos Giménez 50'
 
WHU
POR
Shots On
7
4
Shots Off
3
5
Corners
3
7
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
12
19
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
West HamPortsmouth
 
M. Hermansen
K. Walker-Peters
M. Kilman
K. Mavropanos
E. Álvarez Velázquez (E. Diouf 75')
V. Castellanos Giménezfootball iconfootball icon (J. Veltman 88')
P. Pereira de Jesus
J. Bowenfootball icon (J. Ajala 90')
O. Scarles
M. Kanté (J. Ward-Prowse 75')
L. Orford
N. Schmid
R. Poole
C. Shaughnessy
(M. Milovanović 60') L. Le Roux
(J. Swift 82') C. Bishop
football iconA. Segečić
R. Shein
(O. Bailey 60') Z. Swanson
T. Devlin
(T. Waddingham 52') L. Brooke-Smith
E. Adams

Best Tip: West Ham to win

As the stadium fills and the West Ham players prepare themselves for this fixture, the bookmakers are predicting a win for them. The odds and our pre-match statistics below suggest the same, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) record we factor into our predictive algorithms. The London Stadium hasn't been a happy hunting ground for for Portsmouth in the past, and we we'd back more of the same on Saturday afternoon. A win / draw / win home win is the way to go.

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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 West Ham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 70% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
West Ham
70%
21/50
7%
8/15
Draw
18%
7/2
13%
7/2
Portsmouth
12%
11/2
22%
9/2
West Ham 2-0
11%
13/27/1
West Ham 1-0
10%
7/1
19%
7/1
West Ham 2-1
10%
15/213/2
West Ham 3-0
9%
9/1
8%
9/1
Draw 1-1
8%
15/2
6%
13/2
West Ham 3-1
7%
10/1
15%
9/1
West Ham 4-0
5%
16/1
9%
14/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
13%
14/1
West Ham 4-1
4%
18/1
17%
14/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/111/1
Portsmouth 1-0
4%
18/1
27%
14/1
Portsmouth 2-1
4%
20/1
13%
12/1
West Ham 3-2
3%
22/1
9%
16/1
West Ham 5-0
2%
33/125/1
West Ham 5-1
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
13/20
10%
8/15
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
6/5
14%
11/8
Home 1st Goal
59%
2/5
6%
2/5
Away 1st Goal
38%
2/1
6%
2/1
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
13%
14/1
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/5
5%
13/20
BTTS - No
48%
19/20
5%
23/20
BTTS - Home Win
31%
2/1
11%
9/5
BTTS - Draw
14%
9/2
10%
4/1
BTTS - Away Win
7%
11/1
13%
7/1
Home/draw
88%
1/9
3%
1/7
Away/draw
30%
7/4
11%
29/20
Home/away
82%
2/11
3%
1/5
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/5
3%
2/13
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
10/3
15%
19/5
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
13/8
14%
13/10
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
4/9
9%
11/20
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
7/2
20%
3/1
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
2/11
4%
2/9
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
9/1
27%
13/2
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/16
3%
1/14
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/80
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
13%
14/1
Home DNB
82%
1/7
7%
1/5
Away DNB
25%
9/2
24%
16/5
West Ham win to nil
38%
6/4
8%
-
Portsmouth win to nil
6%
12/1
22%
-
West Ham / West Ham
40%
11/10
10%
23/20
West Ham / Portsmouth
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
West Ham / Draw
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
Draw / West Ham
19%
10/3
5%
18/5
Draw / Portsmouth
6%
14/1
18%
10/1
Draw / Draw
11%
6/1
17%
6/1
Portsmouth / West Ham
5%
18/1
10%
16/1
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
7%
11/1
18%
7/1
Portsmouth / Draw
5%
18/1
13%
12/1
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Win / draw / win form
West Ham
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.3 is fairly strong for West Ham United in their clash with Portsmouth, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 24 consecutive League Cup outings.

West Ham Portsmouth
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
10%
1
23%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
20%
There is a 67% probability that West Ham will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
43%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Portsmouth scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
West Ham
PG (predicted goals)
Portsmouth
2.3
0.9
Attack rating
WHU
POR
1%
better
view stats
Games scored14
16
Failed to score6
4
Scored first11
10
Goals scored28
26
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for1.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
21%
better
WHU
POR
view stats
Games conceded13
16
Clean sheets7
4
Conceded first7
10
Goals conceded26
28
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded11
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against12%
21%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.1
KickOff rating
+21%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between West Ham v Portsmouth will show here when available.

West Ham League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1211
M HermansenT CastellanosM. KantéE Álvarez
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hermansen GLK1
-
K Walker-Peters DEF1
-
K Mavropanos DEF1
-
M Kilman DEF1
-
O. Scarles DEF1
-
E Álvarez MID1
1
-
M. Kanté MID11
-
L. Orford MID1
-
J Bowen FWD111
-
T Castellanos FWD12
-
Pablo FWD11
-
Subs
J Ward-Prowse1
-
E Diouf1
-
A Areola
-
J Veltman1
-
G. Earthy
-
K Casey
-
A. Golambeckis
-
E. Mayers
-
J. Ajala1
-
Portsmouth League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1101
N SchmidA SegecicA Segecic
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Schmid GLK1
-
T Devlin DEF1
-
R Poole DEF1
-
C Shaughnessy DEF1
-
Z Swanson DEF1
-
R Shein MID1
-
L Roux MID1
-
L. Brooke-Smith MID1
-
A Segecic FWD11
1
-
E Adams FWD1
1
-
C Bishop FWD1
-
Subs
J Knight
-
J Swift1
-
H. Matthews
-
T. Waddingham1
-
O Bailey1
-
M Milovanovic1
-
D Bielica
-
E Kenny1
-
M. Dia
-
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