Portsmouth sit 19th in the Championship on 8 points from 7 matches, having scored 9 and conceded 10. On the model's scale they rate 0.67 in attack and 1.44 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Championship averages of 0.74 and 1.32: close to the division's average. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, most recently drawing with Blackburn 2-2 at home. That is 1.14 points a match, scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.43 per game across 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That leaves them 9 points behind Swansea at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 18th-best attack and the 20th-best defence. They scored in 3 of those 5 and kept 2 clean sheets.
Model rating
How the model rates this team from its recent expected-goals output, on one scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side, so clubs in lower divisions read below it — how the ratings are built.
Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 |
| 6 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 4 |
Portsmouth sit 19 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- D2-2Blackburn19 September 2026
- D0-0away to Charlton12 September 2026
- W2-0Cardiff5 September 2026
- L0-2Derby1 September 2026
- L1-2away to Bristol City29 August 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Upcoming fixtures
No upcoming fixtures on the board right now.