Stoke City vs Portsmouth — Championship
Stoke City
vs
25 Apr. 17:00
Portsmouth
Form Guide
Stoke City
LLDLWL
1W 1D 4L • avg 0.8 scored, 1.8 conceded
O/U 2.5: 2/6BTTS: 3/6CS: 1/6
Portsmouth
LWWWDD
3W 2D 1L • avg 1.3 scored, 1.3 conceded
O/U 2.5: 2/6BTTS: 3/6CS: 3/6
- Stoke City have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 6 matches, scoring 7 goals and conceding 9 (avg 1.17 scored, 1.5 conceded per game). Recent form is a concern — they have lost 2 of their last 3 games.
- Portsmouth have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 6 matches, scoring 8 goals and conceding 9 (avg 1.33 scored, 1.5 conceded per game). They travel in strong form, winning 3 of their last 3 games. Portsmouth have kept 3 clean sheets in recent games.
- This is an evenly matched fixture. Both sides have shown similar consistency in recent games (Stoke City: 2W-1D-3L; Portsmouth: 3W-2D-1L). Home advantage could prove the marginal difference in what should be a tight contest.
Prediction
AI Forecast Score:
Stoke City 2 –
1 Portsmouth
Recent Form
Last 6 matches: Stoke City
Wrexham 2-0 Stoke City
Stoke City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Derby County 2-0 Stoke City
Stoke City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Preston North End 3-1 Stoke City
Stoke City 3-1 Watford
Last 6 matches: Portsmouth
Portsmouth 1-0 Leicester City
Portsmouth 2-0 Ipswich Town
Middlesbrough 0-1 Portsmouth
Portsmouth 2-2 Oxford United
Norwich City 1-1 Portsmouth
Queens Park Rangers 6-1 Portsmouth
Home & Away Record
At Home
Stoke City
LLDWWD
2W 2D 2L • avg 1.8 scored, 1.8 conceded
O/U 2.5: 4/6BTTS: 5/6CS: 1/6
Away
Portsmouth
WLWDLD
2W 2D 2L • avg 1.3 scored, 2.3 conceded
O/U 2.5: 3/6BTTS: 5/6CS: 1/6
Head-to-Head Record
| Stoke City | 1–3 | Portsmouth | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Portsmouth | 0–1 | Stoke City | 25 Oct 2025 |
| Portsmouth | 3–1 | Stoke City | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Stoke City | 6–1 | Portsmouth | 02 Oct 2024 |
Championship Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City FC | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | +46 | 89 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town FC | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | +30 | 80 |
| 3 | Millwall FC | 45 | 23 | 11 | 11 | +13 | 80 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough FC | 45 | 22 | 13 | 10 | +25 | 79 |
| 5 | Southampton FC | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | +24 | 76 |
| 6 | Wrexham FC | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | +6 | 70 |
| 7 | Hull City AFC | 45 | 20 | 10 | 15 | +3 | 70 |
| 8 | Derby County FC | 45 | 20 | 9 | 16 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 | Norwich City FC | 45 | 19 | 8 | 18 | +8 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham City FC | 45 | 17 | 12 | 16 | +1 | 63 |
| 11 | Swansea City AFC | 45 | 17 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 61 |
| 12 | Preston North End FC | 45 | 15 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 60 |
| 13 | Bristol City FC | 45 | 16 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 59 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 58 |
| 15 | Sheffield United FC | 45 | 17 | 6 | 22 | -1 | 57 |
| 16 | Watford FC | 45 | 14 | 15 | 16 | -8 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City FC | 45 | 15 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 55 |
| 18 | Portsmouth FC | 45 | 14 | 12 | 19 | -15 | 54 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 53 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic FC | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 53 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | -13 | 52 |
| 22 | Leicester City FC | 45 | 11 | 16 | 18 | -11 | 49 |
| 23 | Oxford United FC | 45 | 11 | 14 | 20 | -12 | 47 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 45 | 1 | 12 | 32 | -61 | 15 |