Portsmouth vs Coventry

21 October 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Gavin Ward

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

M. Kirk 90+6’

B. Thomas-Asante 30’, 56’

Match summary

Coventry took a 2-1 win at Portsmouth. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

B. Thomas-Asante put Coventry ahead from a corner in the 30th minute, Thomas-Asante made it 0-2 in the 56th minute, and M. Kirk pulled one back to make it 1-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 2.58 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Portsmouth's 0.76 from 15.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%

15 Shots 19

5 Shots on target 7

6 Corners 5

452 Passes 340

78.3% Pass accuracy 74.4%

8 Tackles 12

5 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 1

2 Offsides 4

Key events

Portsmouth Coventry

Kick-off

8’

B. Thomas-AsanteShot on target

20’

E. SimmsShot on target

30’

B. Thomas-AsanteRight foot shot

0-1

J. SwiftShot on target

36’

J. SwiftShot on target

41’

E. SimmsShot on target

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

50’

M. v. Ewijk

A. DozzellShot on target

51’

56’

B. Thomas-AsanteRight foot shot

0-2

R. PooleShot on target

59’

63’

T. SakamotoM. Ephron

T. DevlinZ. Swanson

64’

A. SegecicY. Min-hyeok

64’

F. BianchiniC. Ogilvie

74’

M. KirkA. Segecic

74’

75’

J. AllenV. Torp

76’

B. Thomas-AsanteShot on target

H. MatthewsJ. Knight

80’

J. Swift

85’

88’

K. Kesler-HaydenM. v. Ewijk

88’

J. BidwellJ. Dasilva

90’

K. Kesler-HaydenShot on target

M. KirkRight foot shot

1-2

90+6’

Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Portsmouth 0.76 xGCoventry 2.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Coventry attacking Portsmouth attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Coventry 3-4-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Bursik	90′	3	2	39	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Z. Swanson Taken off	64′	3	–	–	5	–	21	–	–	–	–
J. Knight Taken off	80′	–	–	–	2	2	29	–	–	–	–
R. Poole	90′	1	–	–	3	2	49	–	–	–	–
C. Ogilvie Taken off	74′	–	–	–	9	5	29	1	–	–	–
T. Devlin Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	1	–
H. Matthews Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	1	1	18	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


M. Pack	90′	–	–	70	1	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
A. Dozzell	90′	–	–	44	1	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
C. Chaplin	90′	–	–	40	1	–	1	–	4	–	1	–
J. Swift	90′	–	–	51	1	–	–	–	3	1	2	–
Y. Min-hyeok Taken off	64′	–	–	20	3	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
A. Segecic Came on as a substituteTaken off	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
M. Kirk Came on as a substitute	16′	1	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


C. Bishop	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	19	–
F. Bianchini Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	1	1	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


C. Rushworth	90′						–	–	–

Defenders3 players


B. Thomas	90′								–	–	–
L. Woolfenden	90′								–	–	–
L. Kitching	90′	2	2	–	6	3	37	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


M. v. Ewijk Taken off	88′	–	–		–	–						–
V. Torp Taken off	75′	–	–		–	–						–
M. Grimes	90′	–	–		–	–						–
J. Dasilva Taken off	90′	–	–		–	–						–
J. Allen Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	11	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
J. Bidwell Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
K. Kesler-Hayden Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


B. Thomas-Asante	90′	2	–	7	1.62	–	–	–
E. Simms	90′	–	–	6	0.65	–	–	–
M. Ephron Taken off	63′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
T. Sakamoto Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Portsmouth win 26% Avg odds 3.59

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53

Coventry win 47% Avg odds 1.99

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Portsmouth L L D W D

Coventry D W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Coventry 1-0 Portsmouth, 09 Apr 25 Next meeting: Coventry 5-1 Portsmouth, 21 Apr 26 All Portsmouth vs Coventry meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.