Portsmouth vs Leicester

18 April 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Gavin Ward

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • I. Bowat 63’

Match summary

Portsmouth won 1-0 at home to Leicester. It was goalless at half-time.

I. Bowat put Portsmouth ahead from a corner in the 63rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Portsmouth created 0.78 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Leicester 1.04 from 14.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
11 Shots 14
2 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 7
257 Passes 297
61.5% Pass accuracy 66.3%
14 Tackles 11
11 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Portsmouth Leicester
0’
H. ChoudhuryArgument
Kick-off
A. SegecicK. Anderson
8’
I. BowatT. Devlin
17’
Half-time0-0
C. ChaplinShot on target
47’
49’
B. De cordova-ReidShot on target
Second half underway
I. BowatLeft foot shot1-0 (Portsmouth)
63’
70’
J. JamesH. Choudhury
71’
D. MukasaS. Mavididi
74’
P. DakaShot on target
75’
P. DakaFoul
76’
J. AyewB. De cordova-Reid
E. AdamsC. Chaplin
77’
J. BrownA. Segecic
77’
78’
P. DakaShot on target
M. PackArgument
90’
90’
J. AyewArgument
90+1’
O. AlukoR. Pereira
J. BrownTime wasting
90+2’
Full-time1-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.04 63’ I. Bowat (Portsmouth), 1-0 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.04 63’ I. Bowat (Portsmouth), 1-0 Bowat 63’
Portsmouth 0.78 xGLeicester 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Portsmouth attacking 
74’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 61’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 56’ H. Choudhury (Leicester), set piece, 0.20 xG, off target 63’ I. Bowat (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 74’ D. Mukasa (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 84’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 74’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 31’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 2’ M. Alli (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ C. Bishop (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ C. Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ D. Mukasa (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ R. Poole (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ B. De cordova-Reid (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ H. Winks (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ D. Mukasa (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ A. Dozzell (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ B. De cordova-Reid (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 61’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 56’ H. Choudhury (Leicester), set piece, 0.20 xG, off target 63’ I. Bowat (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 74’ D. Mukasa (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 84’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 74’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 31’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 2’ M. Alli (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ C. Bishop (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ C. Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ H. Winks (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ D. Mukasa (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ R. Poole (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ B. De cordova-Reid (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ D. Mukasa (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ A. Dozzell (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ B. De cordova-Reid (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schmid
Devlin 17’
Poole
Shaughnessy
Williams
Pack
Dozzell
Anderson 8’
Chaplin 77’
Alli
Bishop
Leicester 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Begović
Pereira 90’
Lascelles
Vestergaard
Thomas
Choudhury 70’
Winks
Issahaku
cordova-Reid 76’
Mavididi 71’
Daka

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
N. Schmid
90′ 3 0 35 3 – – – –
Defenders5 players
T. Devlin Taken off
17′ 2 – – 3 1 4 – – – –
R. Poole
90′ 1 2 – 6 4 27 1 – – –
C. Shaughnessy
90′ 2 1 – 8 5 28 – – – –
J. Williams
90′ 3 – – 4 1 19 1 – – –
I. Bowat Came on as a substitute
73′ 1 1 – 4 3 19 – 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
M. Pack
90′ – – 36 – – – 2 8 1 1
A. Dozzell
90′ – – 28 – – 2 – 3 1 – –
K. Anderson Taken off
8′ – – 1 – – – – – – – –
C. Chaplin Taken off
77′ – – 25 2 – 1 1 2 2 – –
M. Alli
90′ – – 7 – – 1 – 2 2 1 –
A. Segecic Came on as a substituteTaken off
82′ – 1 8 2 – – – 3 – 2 –
E. Adams Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 5 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
C. Bishop
90′ – – 2 – 0.08 – 2 13 4 19 –
J. Brown Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – 1 – 1
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 41% Avg odds 2.28
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26
Leicester win 30% Avg odds 3.10

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

Form going into the game

Portsmouth LDDWW
Leicester LDDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 1-1 Portsmouth, 18 Oct 25 All Portsmouth vs Leicester 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.