Swansea vs Portsmouth

9 December 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Tom Reeves

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • L. Cullen 78’

Match summary

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

L. Cullen put Swansea ahead in the 78th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Swansea created 0.86 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Portsmouth 0.66 from 10.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
15 Shots 10
6 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 6
378 Passes 369
75.1% Pass accuracy 71.0%
12 Tackles 10
6 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Swansea Portsmouth
V. MatosManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
10’
C. ChaplinShot on target
B. CabangoFoul
13’
27’
J. SwiftShot on target
M. WidellShot on target
40’
G. FrancoArgument
45+1’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
50’
J. WilliamsZ. Swanson
A. IdahShot on target
53’
Ž. VipotnikA. Idah
56’
L. CullenM. Widell
57’
58’
J. MurphyShot on target
61’
J. SwiftFoul
J. EomShot on target
65’
66’
J. WilliamsFoul
70’
H. BlairY. Min-hyeok
70’
A. SegecicC. Chaplin
71’
C. BishopC. Lang
Z. InoussaJ. Eom
72’
M. YalcouyéG. Franco
72’
Z. InoussaShot on target
74’
L. CullenLeft foot shot1-0 (Swansea)
78’
87’
M. KirkH. Matthews
RonaldShot on target
87’
K. CaseyE. Galbraith
90’
90+3’
M. PackFoul
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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 0.66 78’ L. Cullen (Swansea), 1-0 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 0.66 78’ L. Cullen (Swansea), 1-0 Cullen 78’
Swansea 0.86 xGPortsmouth 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Portsmouth attacking Swansea attacking 
40’ M. Widell (Swansea), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 10’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 90+6’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 77’ Unknown (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 17’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 31’ C. Burgess (Swansea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Ronald (Swansea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ L. Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 53’ A. Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 10’ J. Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ J. Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Unknown (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ E. Galbraith (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ J. Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 67’ E. Galbraith (Swansea), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Z. Inoussa (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ J. Swift (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Unknown (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Z. Swanson (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ J. Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ J. Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ M. Stamenić (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ M. Widell (Swansea), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 90+6’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 10’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 77’ Unknown (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 17’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 31’ C. Burgess (Swansea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ L. Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 68’ Ronald (Swansea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ J. Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ A. Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ J. Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Unknown (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ E. Galbraith (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ J. Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 67’ E. Galbraith (Swansea), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Z. Inoussa (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ J. Swift (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Unknown (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Z. Swanson (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ J. Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ M. Stamenić (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ J. Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Swansea 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vigouroux
Galbraith 90’
Cabango
Burgess
Tymon
Franco 72’
Stamenić
Ronald
Widell 57’
Eom 72’
Idah 56’
Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schmid
Devlin
Matthews
Bowat
Swanson 50’
Pack
Swift
Min-hyeok
Chaplin 70’
Murphy
Lang 71’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
L. Vigouroux
90′ 3 0 28 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
E. Galbraith Taken off
89′ 1 – – 6 2 51 1 – – –
B. Cabango
90′ 2 – – 7 5 60 1 – – –
C. Burgess
90′ – 3 – 2 2 52 – – – –
J. Tymon
90′ – – –
Midfielders6 players
G. Franco Taken off
72′ – – 28 – – 2 – 5 – – –
M. Stamenić
90′ – – 32 1 – 2 2 4 2 1 –
Ronald
90′ – – 19 1 – 2 – 7 1 2 –
M. Widell Taken off
57′ – – 19 1 – 1 1 3 1 – –
J. Eom Taken off
72′ – – 19 3 – – 1 2 – 1 –
M. Yalcouyé Came on as a substitute
18′ – 1 10 2 – – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
A. Idah Taken off
56′ – – 1 1 0.07 – 1 2 – 8 –
Ž. Vipotnik Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 2 – 0.04 – 1 4 – 6 –
L. Cullen Came on as a substitute
33′ 1 – 1 1 0.08 – – 1 – 9 –
Z. Inoussa Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 1 0.02 – – 1 1 3 –
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

Swansea win 48% Avg odds 1.97
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42
Portsmouth win 24% Avg odds 3.85

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

Form going into the game

Swansea LLLLW
Portsmouth DLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Portsmouth 4-0 Swansea, 01 Jan 25 Next meeting: Portsmouth 1-2 Swansea, 10 Mar 26  All Swansea vs Portsmouth 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.