Portsmouth FC
Football England - EFL Championship Fratton Park Mon 29 Dec 14:45
Charlton Athletic FC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Championship Betting Preview: Portsmouth vs Charlton

Portsmouth clash with Charlton at Fratton Park, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Monday 29 December.

Go For Pompey With Some Insurance

Portsmouth are available at odds of -161 and that can be taken with confidence when it comes to Asian Handicap 0.0 against Charlton. We will get our stake returned if the game ends in a draw.

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Goalless Draw in Previous H2H

In the last Portsmouth game, they played out a 1-1 draw at home to Queens Park Rangers at Fratton Park. Pompey had two shots on target and enjoyed 66% possession, while Terry Devlin bagged the goal.

Charlton Athletic were defeated in their previous game. On their travels, they suffered a 1-0 loss against Norwich City at Carrow Road. Nathan Jones' men were restricted to just 38% possession and didn’t have any shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Charlton boast an unbeaten record in the past six games against Portsmouth, with the last clash finishing in a 0-0 League One draw at The Valley. The previous 9 H2H games have featured five Charlton wins, three draws and one Portsmouth victory.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
18 Charlton logo Charlton 30 9 9 12 29 38 -9 29:38 36
20 Portsmouth logo Portsmouth 29 8 9 12 27 38 -11 27:38 33
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Portsmouth – Last 10 League Games

2 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws, averaging 0.9 goals from 3.6 shots on goal and 10.9 attempts. Pompey have had 49.9% possession and 5.5 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.6 goals from 4.3 shots on goal and 12.3 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 5.2 corners.

Terry Devlin is the top goalscorer with 3, Callum Lang has 2, with Ibane Bowat and two other players on 1. The leading assistor is Josh Murphy with 4.

Charlton Athletic – Last 10 League Games

Charlton have won 2, lost 6 and drawn 2, with an average of 0.7 goals from 8.6 attempts and 2.7 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 40.5% possession, 3.5 corners in their favour and 5.9 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.7 goals from 16.6 attempts and 4.7 shots on goal.

Charlie Kelman has scored 2 goals, followed by Tyreece Campbell, Harvey Knibbs, Lloyd Jones and Sonny Carey on 1. The top assistors in the last 10 games are Tyreece Campbell, Sonny Carey and Conor Coventry who have all made 1.

Confirmed Lineups

Portsmouth confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Nicolas Schmid (GK), Terry Devlin, Hayden Matthews, Regan Poole, Zak Swanson, Andre Dozzell, Adrian Segecic, Makenzie Kirk, Conor Chaplin, Harvey Blair, Marlon Pack.

Charlton confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Thomas Kaminski (GK), Reece Burke, Lloyd Jones, Amari'i Bell, Conor Coventry, James Bree, Joe Rankin-Costello, Luke Berry, Tyreece Campbell, Miles Leaburn, Charlie Kelman.

Portsmouth vs Charlton Prediction & Betting Tips

Gear up for Portsmouth vs Charlton with our comprehensive betting guide, featuring an expert match prediction, scoreline advice, corners market value, top player props and a hand-picked bet builder.

Match Prediction

Portsmouth look like a value bet on the Asian Handicap 0.0. This Championship bet stands out at -161, with our selection expected to perform well in this game based on the available stats.

When it comes to making our expert football predictions, it’s important to study team news and observe the latest form. There are lots of Championship stats that can also help to shape our picks.

Key Portsmouth vs Charlton league stats:

  • The 0.0 line hasn’t been covered by Charlton in any of their last 5 games on the road.
  • The 0.0 line hasn’t been covered by Charlton in 10 of their last 12 games on the road.
Pompey 0.0 Probability

Based on the latest odds from the top bookmakers, our pick carries a 61.7% chance of winning. However, our tipsters have this number closer to 70% based on their in-depth research. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Portsmouth Portsmouth logo 1 - 0 Charlton logo Charlton

We’re taking a chance on Portsmouth to achieve a 1-0 winning scoreline. Odds of +475 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Sonny Carey Over 0.5 Shots On Target -119 BetMGM logo

Sonny Carey (Charlton) can be backed at -119 to register a minimum of one shot on goal. We’ll have a play when it comes to this Shots on Target selection as the betting odds look appealing.

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Terry Devlin to Score +800 BetMGM logo

Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) has registered three goals in his past eight Championship games. Based on the numbers, we are looking to bet the +800 for him to find the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

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Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -143 BetMGM logo

All of the past four Portsmouth games have seen the 9.5 Total Corners line covered, with the same thing happening in the last four Charlton matches. There’s an opportunity to go over the Total Corners line and we’re expecting this to happen, with odds of -143 on offer.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Portsmouth Logo Portsmouth
Total
10.70 5.50 5.20
Home
10.40 6.10 4.30
Away
11.00 4.20 6.80
Charlton Logo Charlton
Total
9.40 3.50 5.90
Home
8.70 4.50 4.20
Away
9.60 2.60 7.00
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Portsmouth 0.0 -105
Total Goals Under 2.5 -161
Shots On Target Sonny Carey Over 0.5 -119

A same-game multi can provide entertainment and we’ve got Portsmouth to cover the 0.0 Asian Handicap, Under 2.5 along with Sonny Carey (Charlton) to finish with a minimum of one shot on target.

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Portsmouth vs Charlton Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Expecting Close Encounter

You can secure betting odds of +133 when it comes to Portsmouth claiming a Championship win and the bookmakers have Charlton Athletic on offer at +210. For those wishing to back the draw, it’s available at +220.

There’s a nice alternative in the form of the Half-Time Result market. This allows you to back Portsmouth at +200 to lead at the break or alternatively opt for Charlton at +265. The draw is the third option at +102.

A low-scoring contest will be predicted by several which is reflected in the fact that Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds. If you anticipate that a minimum of one side can manage a clean sheet, you might want to take the -139 about Both Teams to Score No.

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Colby Bishop Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

Colby Bishop is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +510, while you can get similar odds if you want him to score the last goal.

Player Goals
Colby Bishop (Portsmouth)
First
+210
Anytime
+510
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Callum Lang (Portsmouth)
First
+260
Anytime
+600
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Sonny Carey (Charlton)
First
+300
Anytime
+700
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Josh Murphy (Portsmouth)
First
+300
Anytime
+750
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Player Shots On Target
Colby Bishop (Portsmouth)
Over 0.5
-182
Under 0.5
+102
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Callum Lang (Portsmouth)
Over 0.5
-133
Under 0.5
-130
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Josh Murphy (Portsmouth)
Over 0.5
-122
Under 0.5
-143
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Sonny Carey (Charlton)
Over 0.5
-118
Under 0.5
-147
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Charlton Avoid Defeat Against Portsmouth in Last Four H2H Fratton Park Encounters

Portsmouth have managed four losses, three victories and three draws in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.00 goals per game and conceding 1.10.

Charlton have not triumphed in six straight away matches. Nathan Jones' men have clocked up five losses, three draws and two wins in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 0.80 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

It was a 2-2 draw when Portsmouth last faced Charlton at Fratton Park. The previous 4 H2H matches at Fratton Park have featured three Charlton wins and one draw.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Portsmouth logo Portsmouth Home Stats 3-3-4 2.10 1.00 1.10 4 6 5 5
Charlton logo Charlton Away Stats 2-3-5 2.10 0.80 1.30 3 7 4 6
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Portsmouth logo Portsmouth League Stats
Charlton logo Charlton League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Portsmouth vs Charlton Lineups & Team News

Be smart with your bets — check the Portsmouth vs Charlton team news beforehand. Get the predicted and confirmed Championship lineups plus the latest injury updates from us.

Portsmouth Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Charlton Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Portsmouth Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Nicolas Schmid
24 Terry Devlin 14 Hayden Matthews 5 Regan Poole 22 Zak Swanson
21 Andre Dozzell 10 Adrian Segecic
25 Makenzie Kirk 36 Conor Chaplin 29 Harvey Blair
7 Marlon Pack
1 Thomas Kaminski
32 Reece Burke 5 Lloyd Jones 17 Amari'i Bell 6 Conor Coventry
28 James Bree 26 Joe Rankin-Costello 8 Luke Berry 7 Tyreece Campbell
11 Miles Leaburn 23 Charlie Kelman

Charlton Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Portsmouth Substitutes

  • 2Jordan Williams
  • 6Conor Shaughnessy
  • 8John Swift
  • 15Franco Umeh-Chibueze
  • 16Luke Le Roux
  • 17Ibane Bowat
  • 18Mark Kosznovszky
  • 26Josef Bursik
  • 47Min-Hyeok Yang

Charlton Substitutes

  • 3Macaulay Gillesphey
  • 10Greg Docherty
  • 14Sonny Carey
  • 22Tanto Olaofe
  • 25Will Mannion
  • 30Rob Apter
  • 36Keenan Gough
  • 37Ibrahim Fullah
  • 41Harvey Knibbs

Previous Portsmouth Lineups

26 Dec Championship
Portsmouth 1-1 QPR
20 Dec Championship
Derby 1-1 Portsmouth
13 Dec Championship
Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn
09 Dec Championship
Swansea 1-0 Portsmouth
29 Nov Championship
Portsmouth 0-1 Bristol City
26 Nov Championship
Sheffield Utd 3-0 Portsmouth

Previous Charlton Lineups

26 Dec Championship
Norwich 1-0 Charlton
20 Dec Championship
Charlton 1-0 Oxford
13 Dec Championship
Birmingham 1-1 Charlton
09 Dec Championship
Charlton 1-2 Middlesbrough
29 Nov Championship
Coventry 3-1 Charlton
25 Nov Championship
Stoke 3-0 Charlton

Injuries & Suspensions

Portsmouth Injury Table
Type Name Info
Mark Kosznovszky Knee
Charlton Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Team Squads

Portsmouth Player Stats & Squad

Manager: John Mousinho

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Andre Dozzell 21 M 21 1819 21 0 1 0 6 0
Regan Poole 5 D 20 1800 20 0 0 0 4 0
Colby Bishop 9 F 22 1768 19 3 1 0 2 0
Conor Chaplin 36 M 21 1227 14 7 0 1 1 0
Josh Murphy 23 F 14 1061 12 2 0 5 3 0

Charlton Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Nathan Jones

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Thomas Kaminski 1 G 22 1980 22 0 0 0 1 0
Lloyd Jones 5 D 22 1973 22 0 1 0 4 0
Conor Coventry 6 M 22 1781 21 1 0 1 4 0
Sonny Carey 14 M 22 1735 22 0 5 1 2 0
Kayne Ramsay 2 D 20 1580 17 3 0 0 5 1
England FlagChampionship Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Middlesbrough 31 18 7 6 49:30 61
2 Coventry 31 17 8 6 63:35 59
3 Ipswich 30 15 9 6 51:29 54
4 Hull 31 16 6 9 50:43 54
5 Millwall 31 15 8 8 39:36 53
6 Wrexham 31 12 11 8 44:39 47
7 Preston 31 12 11 8 38:34 47
8 Bristol City 31 13 7 11 43:38 46
9 Southampton 32 12 10 10 48:44 46
10 Birmingham 32 12 10 10 43:39 46
11 Derby 31 12 9 10 45:39 45
12 Watford 31 11 11 9 39:36 44
13 QPR 31 12 8 11 42:43 44
14 Stoke 31 12 7 12 34:28 43
15 Swansea 31 12 6 13 38:37 42
16 Norwich 32 11 6 15 42:42 39
17 Sheffield Utd 31 12 3 16 44:45 39
18 Charlton 30 9 9 12 29:38 36
19 West Brom 32 9 7 16 32:47 34
20 Portsmouth 29 8 9 12 27:38 33
21 Leicester 32 10 8 14 44:51 32
22 Blackburn 31 8 8 15 27:40 32
23 Oxford 32 6 10 16 28:44 28
24 Sheffield Wed 31 1 8 22 18:62 -7
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 15 11 3 1 31:11 36
2 Ipswich 16 10 5 1 30:12 35
3 Middlesbrough 15 10 3 2 25:11 33
4 Birmingham 16 8 7 1 30:15 31
5 Millwall 16 9 3 4 22:18 30
6 Watford 16 8 5 3 24:17 29
7 Swansea 16 8 4 4 24:18 28
8 Hull 16 8 3 5 23:23 27
9 QPR 15 8 2 5 28:21 26
10 Southampton 15 7 5 3 20:13 26
11 Preston 16 7 5 4 20:16 26
12 Bristol City 16 7 3 6 25:20 24
13 Wrexham 16 6 6 4 26:24 24
14 Sheffield Utd 15 7 2 6 25:17 23
15 West Brom 15 6 5 4 18:19 23
16 Portsmouth 15 6 4 5 18:15 22
17 Charlton 14 6 4 4 15:14 22
18 Leicester 16 6 4 6 23:23 22
19 Stoke 15 6 3 6 19:14 21
20 Derby 16 4 6 6 19:23 18
21 Norwich 15 5 1 9 16:20 16
22 Oxford 16 3 6 7 13:22 15
23 Blackburn 16 3 5 8 15:22 14
24 Sheffield Wed 16 0 4 12 7:33 4