Portsmouth vs Stoke City Prediction

This Wednesday sees a big clash at the bottom of the Championship as 22nd place Portsmouth host 18th place Stoke City at Fratton Park, with just two points separating these two teams.

Key Stats

• Portsmouth have scored 6 in their last 5 matches, whereas Stoke have scored 4
• Stoke have won the previous 2 matches against Portsmouth
• Stoke haven’t lost in 5 matches

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Stoke come into this game in good form having not lost in their last 5 matches and conceded just 2 goals, however with just one win in the league in that with the only other win against the same team they beat in the league in Sunderland but in the FA Cup third round. Two of those games are good draws against teams high up in the table with a draw away at Burnley and a draw away at West Brom last time out on Saturday.

Portsmouth Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Nicholas Schmid, Conor Ogilvie, Rob Atkinson, Marlon Pack, Jordan Williams, Freddie Potts, Isaac Hayden, Jacob Murphy, Callum Lang, Matt Ritchie, Colby Bishop

Pompey had a great win last time out at home to playoff challengers Middlesbrough where a Matt Ritchie brace saw them pick up all three points after going one-nil down, showing great character and much needed character for a relegation battle. Before that big win they had lost their last three games, one in the FA Cup, to two more teams up the top in Sunderland and Blackburn. This tough run of form for Portsmouth continues after this 6 pointer against Stoke with trips to West Brom and Sheffield United to come, and Burnley still to come to Fratton Park. For these games and this one against Stoke their defence will be so important and goalkeeper Nicholas Schmid who has arguably been their best player this year will be vital to keeping Stoke out and allowing the attack to push them forward to a potential 3 points.

Stoke City Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Viktor Johansson, Enda Stevens, Ben Wilmot, Ashley Phillips, Junior Tchamadeu, Wouter Burger, Tatsuki Seko, Lewis Koumas, Lewis Baker, Andrew Moran, Nathan Lowe

Stoke City will be very confident coming into this game being unbeaten in their last 5, 4 of them coming in the league and 3 including one win coming against the top 6. These results have coincided with Narcis Pelach getting sacked and Mark Robins coming in showing that quality he had at Coventry. Stoke still only sit 2 points off relegation due to the underperformance of Narcis Pelach at the start of the year and as good as their last results have been they are still well within the relegation battle and a win for Pompey here would mean that they go above Stoke.

Head to Head Stats: Portsmouth vs Stoke City

These teams have faced each other 67 times throughout history.

Portsmouth hold a slight advantage over Stoke with 27 wins to 26, and 14 draws between them.

The last 5 faceoffs are split in the favour of Stoke as they have won the last 4.

2nd October 2024 – Stoke City 6-1 Portsmouth – Championship

27th August 2014 – Stoke City 3-0 Portsmouth – League Cup

20th February 2010 – Portsmouth 1-2 Stoke City – Premier League

22nd November 2009 – Stoke City 1-0 Portsmouth – Premier League

27th October 2009 – Portsmouth 4-0 Stoke City – League Cup

Betting Tips for Portsmouth vs Stoke City

Stoke are the team with the better results in the last 5 matches, but Portsmouth had the better result last time out at home to Middlesbrough and that home form will be vital to carry them to survival and with this game being another home game it will be a big factor.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Portsmouth To Win + Under 3.5 Goals as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 4/1 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £50 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Portsmouth vs Stoke City

Portsmouth 1-0 Stoke City

Stoke have not conceded many goals recently so we think this will be a low scoring game, but we think the home advantage will work in Pompey’s favour.