Portsmouth vs Stoke City

Portsmouth face Stoke City in the Championship on Saturday 7 November 2026, kick-off 12:30 UTC at Fratton Park, Portsmouth.

Portsmouth are 10th with 22 points from 14 games, while Stoke City are 4th with 26. That leaves Stoke City 4 points ahead.

At home this season Portsmouth average 1.9 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game; on the road Stoke City average 1.4 scored and 1.6 conceded. Portsmouth have kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times; Stoke City have 5 clean sheets and 1 blank.

Portsmouth have scored 7 and conceded 3 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Stoke City have scored 7 and conceded 4 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

Portsmouth come into this fixture with a recent record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats, while Stoke City have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the same window. Portsmouth currently sit 10th on 22 points, with Stoke City placed 4th on 26 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 19 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 3 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 3.8 goals, which supports the Under 2.5 line. The Under 2.5 Goals selection (Under 2.5) is assigned a 58.82% probability at odds of 1.7.

• Portsmouth have the better recent form (11 pts vs 10 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Portsmouth have scored 19 goals this season compared with 22 for Stoke City.
• Defensively, Portsmouth have conceded 16 and Stoke City have conceded 17.
• League positions: Portsmouth 10th, Stoke City 4th.
• Portsmouth have won 4 of 7 home matches in this competition.
• Stoke City have won 4 of 7 away matches in this competition.

• Portsmouth matches average 2.5 total goals this season and Stoke City matches 2.8.
• 2 of Portsmouth's last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• 2 of Stoke City's last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• The last 5 head-to-head meetings averaged 3.8 goals.

In the last 5 meetings, Portsmouth have won 2, Stoke City have won 3 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 25 April 2026, finished Stoke City 1-3 Portsmouth.