Portsmouth vs Birmingham: result 4-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 38Kick-off on March 20, 2012 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Fratton Park, Portsmouth
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What was the result of Portsmouth vs Birmingham?
Portsmouth won 4-1 on March 20, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 7′Nikola ZigicBirmingham
- 54′C. MaguirePortsmouth
- 59′D. NorrisPortsmouth
- 77′K. EtuhuPortsmouth
- 90′M. FutácsPortsmouth
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portsmouth have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Birmingham have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2012 | Bristol City(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Mar 10, 2012 | Brighton(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Mar 6, 2012 | Reading(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Mar 3, 2012 | Middlesbrough(home) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Feb 25, 2012 | Leeds(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2012 | Middlesbrough(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Mar 13, 2012 | Leicester(away) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Mar 10, 2012 | Coventry(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 6, 2012 | Chelsea(home) | 0-2 | FA Cup |
| Mar 3, 2012 | Derby(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Portsmouth win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Birmingham win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2012 | Birmingham 1-0 Portsmouth | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Birmingham vs Portsmouth on Feb 7, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Portsmouth score 0.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
| Birmingham | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Portsmouth sit 10th in Championship (3 points from 2 matches) and Birmingham sit 13th (2 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Birmingham | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy