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Portsmouth vs Norwich: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipMatchday 2Kick-off on August 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Portsmouth
1-2
Norwich

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What was the result of Portsmouth vs Norwich?

Norwich won 1-2 on August 16, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 6′H. DarlingNorwich
  • 14′J. SargentNorwich
  • 84′A. SegecicPortsmouth

Official lineup for Portsmouth vs Norwich

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1
  1. 9C. Bishop
  1. 23J. Murphy
  2. 10A. Segecic
  3. 49C. Lang
  1. 21A. Dozzell
  2. 8J. Swift
  1. 3C. Ogilvie
  2. 6C. Shaughnessy
  3. 5R. Poole
  4. 2J. Williams
  1. 1N. Schmid

Norwich

3-4-2-1
  1. 9J. Sargent
  1. 11E. Marcondes
  2. 17A. Crnac
  1. 19P. Diallo
  2. 22M. Topić
  3. 26M. Núñez
  4. 3J. Stacey
  1. 33J. Córdoba
  2. 6H. Darling
  3. 5J. Medić
  1. 1V. Kovačević
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portsmouth have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Norwich have 3, 5 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Portsmouth
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2025Reading(home)1-2League Cup
Aug 9, 2025Oxford United(away)1-0Championship
Aug 2, 2025PEC Zwolle(home)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 29, 2025Havant & Wville(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 26, 2025Reading(away)4-0Friendlies Clubs
Norwich
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2025Watford(away)2-1League Cup
Aug 9, 2025Millwall(home)1-2Championship
Aug 2, 2025NAC Breda(home)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 25, 2025ADO Den Haag(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 25, 2025Olympiakos Piraeus(home)0-3Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Portsmouth wins, 1 draw, 0 Norwich wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 18, 2025Norwich 3-5 PortsmouthChampionship
Dec 10, 2024Portsmouth 0-0 NorwichChampionship
Jan 5, 2019Norwich 0-1 PortsmouthFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Norwich vs Portsmouth on Apr 18, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Portsmouth score 1.7 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Norwich score 1.2 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portsmouth1.70.886/156/15
Norwich1.21.6310/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Portsmouth sit 11th in Championship (22 points from 15 matches) and Norwich sit 12th (21 points from 15 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
11Portsmouth15645201822
12Norwich15708322421

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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