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Championship · Matchday 17

Portsmouth vs West Ham United: Match Preview & Stats

Portsmouth crest Portsmouth
vs
West Ham United crest West Ham United
Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Portsmouth: 4 of 8 right
  • West Ham United: 2 of 7 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Championship, Matchday 17
Kick-off
Venue
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Since last match
Portsmouth: 3 days (Championship) · Bolton Wanderers West Ham United: 3 days (Championship) · Preston North End
Next match
Portsmouth: 3 days (Championship) later West Ham United: 3 days (Championship) later

Last starting XI

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Schmid
  2. 24 Devlin
  3. 5 Poole
  4. 55 Dia
  5. 16 Meghoma
  6. 38 Adams
  7. 7 Pack
  8. 10 Segečić
  9. 27 Bailey
  10. 11 Kamara
  11. 17 Shade

Coach: John Mousinho vs Stoke City, 1-2 · Championship · 7 Nov

West Ham United 4-4-1-1

  1. 1 Hermansen
  2. 34 Veltman
  3. 15 Mavropanos
  4. 3 Kilman
  5. 63 Mayers
  6. 20 Bowen
  7. 14 Mukasa
  8. 7 Engels
  9. 35 Austbø
  10. 17 Kanté
  11. 9 Piroe

Coach: Scott Parker at Blackburn Rovers, 1-2 · Championship · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Portsmouth

  • DF Benjamin ArthurInjured · Back in training
  • DF Connor OgilvieInjured · Return unknown
  • MF Iyad MohamedInjured · Doubtful
  • MF John SwiftInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Keshi AndersonInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Mark KosznovszkyInjured · Return unknown
  • FW Colby BishopInjured · Early December 2026
  • FW Luke Brooke-SmithInjured · Out for the season
  • FW MareziInjured · Late November 2026

West Ham United

  • FW Keiber LamadridInjured · Late November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Portsmouth

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 13.0%
Missing minutes share 12.0%
9 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW Marezi 5% attack · 4% mins
  • FW Colby Bishop 5% attack · 2% mins

West Ham United

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
1 player out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Portsmouth West Ham United
Box & Territory Pressure 44 66
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 49 70
Finishing Efficiency 75 92
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 57 18
Underlying Play Power 46 71
Portsmouth Results above play quality (running hot)
West Ham United Results above play quality (running hot)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Portsmouth

When scoring first 62% won · 75% unbeaten (8 matches)
When conceding first 40% points rescued · 20% won (5 matches)
1st Half: 45% 2nd Half: 55%
First 15': 20% Last 15' (76-90'): 30%

West Ham United

When scoring first 86% won · 100% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 50% points rescued · 0% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 35% 2nd Half: 65%
First 15': 8% Last 15' (76-90'): 30%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Portsmouth

  1. 1. FW Adrian Segečić 1G · 0A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 16.0%
  2. 2. FW Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 0G · 2A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 17.0%
  3. 3. FW Tyrese Shade 1G · 0A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 8.0%

West Ham United

  1. 1. MF Jarrod Bowen 4G · 5A
    Team attack 19.0% Team shots 17.0%
  2. 2. FW Valentín Castellanos 1G · 3A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 14.0%
  3. 3. MF Mohamadou Kanté 2G · 2A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 8.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Portsmouth West Ham United
Over 1.5 goals 6/10 9/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 8/10
Over 3.5 goals 3/10 7/10
Both teams scored 6/10 7/10
Clean sheet 3/10 3/10
Failed to score 3/10 0/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.3 / 1.0 2.5 / 1.7

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Portsmouth

  • L 1-2 vs Stoke City (H) Championship · 7 Nov
  • W 3-1 vs Swansea City (H) Championship · 3 Nov
  • D 0-0 at Burnley (A) Championship · 31 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Millwall (H) Championship · 24 Oct
  • D 1-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Championship · 20 Oct

West Ham United

  • L 1-2 at Blackburn Rovers (A) Championship · 7 Nov
  • D 3-3 at Cardiff City (A) Championship · 4 Nov
  • L 1-3 vs West Bromwich Albion (H) Championship · 31 Oct
  • L 2-3 vs Southampton (H) Championship · 24 Oct
  • W 1-0 at Swansea City (A) Championship · 17 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Portsmouth

West Ham United

Goals in each 15-minute period, Championship this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Portsmouth

Player G A
Terry Devlin 4 0
Marezi (2 pens) 3 0
Adrian Segečić 2 1
Ebou Adams 2 1
Thomas Waddingham 2 0

West Ham United

Player G A
Jarrod Bowen (1 pen) 7 7
Konstantinos Mavropanos 5 0
Joël Piroe 4 2
Divine Mukasa 4 1
Mohamadou Kanté 3 2

Goals and assists in the Championship this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Portsmouth West Ham United
  • 5.7 Corners won 7.0
  • 4.5 Corners conceded 4.5
  • 1.6 Yellow cards 2.2
  • 2.3 Opponents' yellow cards 1.3

Per match in the Championship this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

PortsmouthWest Ham United
Attack 35 100 1.3 goals per match this season2.5 goals per match this season
Defence 39 96 1.2 conceded per match this season1.5 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1673Elo #265 Elo rating 1876Elo #69

Head-to-head

0Portsmouth wins
0draws
3West Ham United wins

3 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 8 Aug 2026 · EFL Cup West Ham United 3-1 Portsmouth
  • 14 Jan 2012 · Championship Portsmouth 0-1 West Ham United
  • 10 Sep 2011 · Championship West Ham United 4-3 Portsmouth

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Birmingham City 15 852 28:14 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 852 30:19 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 924 24:18 +6 29
4 Southampton 15 843 29:15 +14 28
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 843 26:18 +8 28
6 West Bromwich Albion 15 843 23:15 +8 28
7 Swansea City 15 825 22:18 +4 26
8 Queens Park Rangers 15 663 24:18 +6 24
9 West Ham United 15 654 37:23 +14 23
10 Sheffield United 15 645 21:19 +2 22
11 Portsmouth 15 645 20:18 +2 22
12 Norwich City 15 708 32:24 +8 21
13 Blackburn Rovers 15 636 22:23 -1 21
14 Cardiff City 15 465 27:27 0 18
15 Wrexham 15 465 18:20 -2 18
16 Millwall 15 537 23:27 -4 18
17 Bristol City 15 537 16:24 -8 18
18 Bolton Wanderers 15 528 20:29 -9 17
19 Charlton Athletic 15 456 13:23 -10 17
20 Watford 15 438 13:23 -10 15
21 Lincoln City 15 438 15:26 -11 15
22 Burnley 15 177 22:31 -9 10
23 Derby County 15 249 14:30 -16 10
24 Preston North End 15 2211 13:30 -17 8

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Championship: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitlePromotedPlay-offsRelegated
Portsmouth 22
West Ham United 23

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