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Portsmouth
Championship | Gameweek 22
Dec 21, 2024 at 12.30pm UK
Fratton Park
Coventry City

Portsmouth
4 - 1
Coventry

Lang (14', 43', 48', 55')
Pack (32')
FT(HT: 2-1)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Portsmouth and Coventry City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Derby 4-0 Portsmouth
Friday, December 13 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Coventry 2-1 Hull City
Saturday, December 14 at 12.30pm in Championship

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 40.12%. A win for Portsmouth had a probability of 33.91% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.62%) and 0-2 (6.82%). The likeliest Portsmouth win was 1-0 (8.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.

Result
PortsmouthDrawCoventry City
33.91% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)25.96% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)40.12% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Both teams to score 54.01% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.68% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)50.31% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.74% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)72.26%
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.74% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)28.26% (0.012 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.03% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)63.97% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.28% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)24.72% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.73% (0.015000000000001 0.02)59.26% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Portsmouth 33.91%
    Coventry City 40.12%
    Draw 25.96%
PortsmouthDrawCoventry City
1-0 @ 8.83% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-1 @ 7.8% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 5.58% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-1 @ 3.28% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-0 @ 2.35% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2.3% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 1.04% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 33.91%
1-1 @ 12.33%
0-0 @ 6.98%
2-2 @ 5.45% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-3 @ 1.07%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.96%
0-1 @ 9.76% (0.0019999999999989 0)
1-2 @ 8.62% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 6.82% (0.0049999999999999 0)
1-3 @ 4.02% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 3.18% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.54%
1-4 @ 1.4% (0.002 0)
0-4 @ 1.11% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.66%
Total : 40.12%

How you voted: Portsmouth vs Coventry

Portsmouth
36.7%
Draw
20.0%
Coventry City
43.3%
30
Head to Head
Jul 23, 2022 3pm
Club Friendlies
Portsmouth
0-2
Coventry
Gyokeres (54'), Panzo (72')
Feb 11, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 33
Coventry
1-0
Portsmouth
Godden (84')

McGeehan (20'), Close (57')
Aug 20, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 4
Portsmouth
3-3
Coventry
Curtis (10'), Marquis (43'), Evans (56')
Naylor (85'), Marquis (88')
Hiwula (3'), Godden (75' pen.), Rose (86')
Dabo (35'), McFadzean (38'), Kastaneer (71')
Dabo (59'), Kastaneer (78')
Apr 22, 2019 12.30pm
Gameweek 44
Portsmouth
2-1
Coventry
Naylor (66'), Pitman (83')
Hiwula (9')
Burge (57')
Oct 2, 2018 7.45pm
Gameweek 11
Coventry
0-1
Portsmouth

Sterling (19')
Curtis (45')
Naylor (28'), Evans (47'), Thompson (80')
rhs 2.0
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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