Stoke City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Stoke City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Webb
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Portsmouth FC H 1–3 L 21 Apr Millwall FC H 1–3 L 18 Apr Wrexham AFC A 0–2 L 11 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D 06 Apr Derby County FC A 0–2 L 03 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Stoke City FC A 3–1 W 21 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–5 L 18 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–0 W 14 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W 11 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W 06 Apr Oxford United FC H 2–2 D Season Stats
Stoke City FC Portsmouth FC #17 Position #18 55 Points 55 46 Played 46 15 / 10 / 21 W / D / L 14 / 13 / 19 51 Scored 49 56 Conceded 64 -5 GD -15 1.20 PPG 1.20 33% Win % 30% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this seasonStoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Stoke City FC kicks off things out of here…
- 4' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Killip is hanging Josef Bursik on the field on 4 minute.
- 9' Pijus Otegbayo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Waddingham made 205 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
- 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Portsmouth FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 29' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 32' Portsmouth FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Adrian Segecic on 32.
- 37' Sorba Thomas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Eric Bocat is replaced by Ben Gibson.
- 48' What a strike from Lamine Cisse! The score is 1-1.
- 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 60' It’s gonna be a card for Hayden Matthews.
- 61' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Hayden Matthews is replaced by Ibane Bowat.
- 62' The whistle greets Harvey Blair as he departs to be replaced by Josh Murphy.
- 63' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Junior Tchamadeu is hanging Sydney Agina on the field on 63 minute.
- 66' Adrian Segecic with the second goal in the match!
- 71' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Pearson departs to be replaced by Steven N'Zonzi.
- 76' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Ashley Phillips has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 78' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Brown is hanging John Swift on the field on 78 minute.
- 79' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Pijus Otegbayo is replaced by Million Manhoef.
- 82' What a strike from Adrian Segecic! The score is 1-3.
- 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Adrian Segecic.
- 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 361 games and scored 459 goals.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.
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Stoke City FC
Starting XI- 7
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4
Ben Pearson ↓ Steven N'Zonzi 71'
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Eric Bocat ↓ Ben Gibson 46'
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50
Sydney Agina ↓ Junior Tchamadeu 63'
Bench-
23
Ben Gibson ↑ 46'
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Steven N'Zonzi ↑ 71'
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Million Manhoef ↑ 79'
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Junior Tchamadeu ↑ 63'
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Jesurun Rak-Sakyi ↑ 46'
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Coach Mark RobinsPortsmouth FC
Starting XI-
8
John Swift ↓ Jacob Brown 78'
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26
Josef Bursik ↓ Ben Killip 4'
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Hayden Matthews ↓ Ibane Bowat 61'
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29
Harvey Blair ↓ Josh Murphy 62'
Bench-
30
Ben Killip ↑ 4'
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Jacob Brown ↑ 78'
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Josh Murphy ↑ 62'
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Ibane Bowat ↑ 61'
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Thomas Waddingham ↑ 79'
Coach John Mousinho -
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