Portsmouth FC
Football England - EFL Championship Fratton Park Sat 31 Jan 11:00
West Bromwich Albion FC
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  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Championship Betting Preview: Portsmouth vs West Brom

Portsmouth host West Brom at Fratton Park, with kick-off set for 11:00 on Saturday 31 January.

Strong Case for Pompey to Cover the Line

Portsmouth look a good bet to defeat West Brom and we can back the home team at -139 with a +0.25 goal start on the Asian Handicap. This means splitting the stake equally between 0 and +0.5 in the quest for a return.

1-1 Draw in Pair’s Previous H2H

Portsmouth had a 1-1 draw in their last game. This was at home to Southampton at Fratton Park. Pompey had most of the ball enjoying 54% possession and three shots on target, while Ebou Adams scored the goal.

West Bromwich Albion played Derby County on the road in their previous game. It was a 1-1 draw at Pride Park. The Black Country side managed four shots on goal and had 42% possession, with Chris Mepham finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

West Brom boast an unbeaten record in the past three games against Portsmouth, with the last clash ending 1-1 at The Hawthorns. The past 3 H2H matches have included two West Brom wins along with a single draw.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
20 Portsmouth logo Portsmouth 36 10 10 16 36 47 -11 36:47 40
21 West Brom logo West Brom 38 10 10 18 39 54 -15 39:54 40
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Portsmouth – Last 10 League Games

Pompey have 3 wins, 3 losses and 4 draws, averaging 0.9 goals from 10.4 attempts and 2.8 shots on goal. John Mousinho's team have averaged 51.1% possession and 5.2 corners per game, conceding 1.3 goals and 5.2 corners from 11.7 attempts and 4.1 shots on goal.

Top goalscorers Adrian Segecic and Callum Lang have found the net 2 times, with Ebou Adams scoring 1. Conor Chaplin and Josh Murphy are tied for the most assists on 2.

West Brom – Last 10 League Games

West Brom have 2 victories, 7 defeats and 1 draw, averaging 13.8 attempts, 4.8 shots on goal and 1.1 goals. The Baggies average 48.9% possession, 6.4 corners in their favour and 3.4 corners against, while 1.9 goals have been conceded from 2.7 shots on goal and 7.9 attempts.

Karlan Grant got 3 goals, Nathaniel Phillips notched 2, while Chris Mepham and two other players scored 1. Michael Johnston has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 3.

Confirmed Lineups

Portsmouth confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Nicolas Schmid (GK), Terry Devlin, Regan Poole, Connor Ogilvie, Zak Swanson, Andre Dozzell, Ebou Adams, Adrian Segecic, Conor Chaplin, Millenic Alli, Colby Bishop.

West Brom confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Max O'Leary (GK), Chris Mepham, Nathaniel Phillips, Charlie Taylor, Daniel Imray, Ousmane Diakite, Jayson Molumby, Samuel Iling-Junior, Michael Johnston, Isaac Price, Aune Selland Heggeboe.

Portsmouth vs West Brom Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Portsmouth vs West Brom betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, a corners betting angle, correct score insight, top player prop bets and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Match Prediction

Portsmouth +0.25 on the Asian Handicap could be the way forward at odds of -139. The home team should be able to avoid defeat in this Championship clash and we’re optimistic that they can land a win.

The Championship form is always taken into consideration and it’s great to combine this with team news as it becomes available. In order to provide expert football betting tips, the latest stats are analysed so that we have the best information.

Key Portsmouth vs West Brom league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Portsmouth in 4 consecutive games at home.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Portsmouth in 7 of their last 10 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Portsmouth in 14 of their last 20 games at home.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by WBA in 11 consecutive games on the road.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by WBA in 17 of their last 20 games on the road.
Pompey +0.25 Probability

The latest odds at the best betting sites suggest our pick carries a 58.1% chance of winning. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 65-70%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Portsmouth Portsmouth logo 1 - 0 West Brom logo West Brom

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing Portsmouth to win 1-0. We can’t pass up the odds of +550 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Adrian Segecic to Score +360 BetMGM logo

Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) has racked up two goals in his past five Championship games. The odds that he will be an Anytime Goalscorer look attractive considering the numbers and we’ll plump for him to find the net at odds of +360.

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Corners Prediction

West Brom To Have Most Corners +106 BetMGM logo

It’s been an average of 6.40 West Brom corners in the past 10 games, while the previous 5 Portsmouth matches have seen them average 4.40. We’re keen to take odds of +106 that West Brom are awarded the most corners.

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
10.40 5.20 5.20
Home
10.30 5.60 4.70
Away
11.00 4.30 6.70
West Brom Logo West Brom
Total
9.80 6.40 3.40
Home
10.40 7.40 3.00
Away
8.60 4.30 4.30
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Portsmouth +0.25 -139
Total Goals Under 2.5 -156
Anytime Goalscorer Adrian Segecic +360

Our bet builder picks are Portsmouth to cover the +0.25 Asian Handicap, two or less goals to be registered along with Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) to be on the scoresheet.

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Portsmouth vs West Brom 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.

Betting Sites Predicting a Close Encounter

You can secure betting odds of +150 when it comes to West Bromwich Albion claiming a Championship win and the bookmakers have Portsmouth on offer at +205. For those wishing to back the draw, it’s available at +195.

For those wanting to reduce their risk, West Brom are -147 on the Draw No Bet market. This means a refund if the game ends level, with Portsmouth being priced up at +105 with the same money back guarantee.

For those anticipating a low-scoring contest, Under 2.5 is the market leader for the Total Goals market. The Both Teams to Score No wager is -130 and it’s perfect if you anticipate that one side or more will fail to score by the full-time whistle.

All of the Championship matches see the best betting apps go to town with their service. Bettors can find the best approach from the hundreds of markets which are presented to them each time.

Aune Heggebø Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

Favourite Aune Heggebø is priced at +525 to be the first player on the scoresheet, while there’s also the chance to back him to score any time at odds of +240.

Player Goals
Aune Heggebø (West Brom)
First
+240
Anytime
+525
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Colby Bishop (Portsmouth)
First
+270
Anytime
+600
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Callum Lang (Portsmouth)
First
+290
Anytime
+650
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Karlan Grant (West Brom)
First
+350
Anytime
+750
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Four Losses for Portsmouth in Previous Ten Home Games

Portsmouth have finished with four defeats, three wins and three draws in the past 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.10 goals per game and conceding 1.30.

West Brom haven’t tasted victory in ten consecutive matches on the road. The Black Country side have managed nine losses and one draw in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 0.80 goals per game and conceding 1.80.

The past meeting at Fratton Park saw West Brom defeat Portsmouth 3-0.

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 2.40 1.10 1.30 5 5 7 3
West Brom logo West Brom Away Stats 0-1-9 2.60 0.80 1.80 5 5 6 4
  • 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
West Brom logo West Brom League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 7 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 9 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Portsmouth vs West Brom Lineups & Team News

Be smart with your bets — check the Portsmouth vs West Brom team news beforehand. Stay in the know with our predicted and confirmed Championship lineups and the latest on injuries.

Portsmouth Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

West Brom Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Portsmouth Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Nicolas Schmid
24 Terry Devlin 5 Regan Poole 3 Connor Ogilvie 22 Zak Swanson
21 Andre Dozzell 38 Ebou Adams
10 Adrian Segecic 36 Conor Chaplin 27 Millenic Alli
9 Colby Bishop
1 Max O'Leary
2 Chris Mepham 3 Nathaniel Phillips 29 Charlie Taylor 30 Daniel Imray
17 Ousmane Diakite 8 Jayson Molumby 22 Samuel Iling-Junior 11 Michael Johnston
21 Isaac Price 19 A. Selland Heggeboe

West Brom Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Portsmouth Substitutes

  • 2Jordan Williams
  • 7Marlon Pack
  • 8John Swift
  • 16Luke Le Roux
  • 17Ibane Bowat
  • 25Makenzie Kirk
  • 26Josef Bursik
  • 34Ajibola Alese
  • 37Keshi Anderson

West Brom Substitutes

  • 4Callum Styles
  • 7Jed Wallace
  • 9Josh Maja
  • 12Daryl Dike
  • 14Alfie Gilchrist
  • 20Joshua Griffiths
  • 27Alex Mowatt
  • 34Harry Whitwell
  • 37Oliver Bostock

Previous Portsmouth Lineups

25 Jan Championship
Portsmouth 1-1 Southampton
21 Jan Championship
Watford 1-1 Portsmouth
17 Jan Championship
Sheffield Wed 0-1 Portsmouth
11 Jan FA Cup
Portsmouth 1-4 Arsenal
01 Jan Championship
Bristol City 5-0 Portsmouth
29 Dec Championship
Portsmouth 2-1 Charlton

Previous West Brom Lineups

23 Jan Championship
Derby 1-1 West Brom
20 Jan Championship
West Brom 0-5 Norwich
16 Jan Championship
West Brom 2-3 Middlesbrough
11 Jan FA Cup
Swansea 7-8 West Brom
05 Jan Championship
Leicester 2-1 West Brom
01 Jan Championship
Swansea 1-0 West Brom

Injuries & Suspensions

Portsmouth Injury Table
Type Name Info
Mark Kosznovszky Knee
Josh Murphy Hamstring
Josh Knight Low back
West Brom Injury Table
Type Name Info
Michael Johnston Other
Tammer Bany Odeh Muscle
Team Squads

Portsmouth Player Stats & Squad

Manager: John Mousinho

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Andre Dozzell 21 M 26 2249 26 0 1 0 7 0
Regan Poole 5 D 24 2160 24 1 0 0 5 0
Colby Bishop 9 F 25 2038 22 3 1 0 2 0
Ebou Adams 38 M 26 1720 18 10 2 0 8 0
Conor Chaplin 36 M 26 1570 18 8 0 2 2 0

West Brom Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Eric Ramsay

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Nathaniel Phillips 3 D 28 2429 28 0 3 0 5 0
Callum Styles 4 D 28 2185 25 4 0 2 7 0
Isaac Price 21 - 29 2147 26 3 6 2 3 0
Aune Selland Heggeboe 19 F 29 2080 24 5 8 3 2 0
Michael Johnston 23 F 28 2043 24 5 2 9 2 0
England FlagChampionship Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 38 23 8 7 78:40 77
2 Middlesbrough 38 20 10 8 59:37 70
3 Ipswich 37 19 11 7 66:38 68
4 Millwall 38 20 8 10 52:43 68
5 Hull 38 19 6 13 59:56 63
6 Wrexham 37 16 12 9 57:47 60
7 Southampton 37 15 12 10 60:48 57
8 Derby 37 15 9 13 54:48 54
9 Birmingham 38 14 11 13 48:48 53
10 Watford 37 13 13 11 47:45 52
11 Swansea 38 15 7 16 44:46 52
12 Norwich 37 15 6 16 51:45 51
13 Stoke 38 14 9 15 45:40 51
14 Bristol City 38 14 9 15 49:49 51
15 Sheffield Utd 38 15 5 18 53:52 50
16 QPR 38 14 8 16 49:60 50
17 Preston 38 12 13 13 42:48 49
18 Charlton 38 12 12 14 36:45 48
19 Blackburn 38 11 9 18 36:49 42
20 Portsmouth 36 10 10 16 36:47 40
21 West Brom 38 10 10 18 39:54 40
22 Oxford 38 9 12 17 36:49 39
23 Leicester 38 11 11 16 51:60 38
24 Sheffield Wed 38 1 9 28 23:76 -6
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 19 14 3 2 40:15 45
2 Ipswich 19 12 6 1 35:13 42
3 Middlesbrough 19 10 6 3 27:14 36
4 Millwall 20 11 3 6 28:23 36
5 Birmingham 19 9 8 2 33:19 35
6 Swansea 19 10 5 4 28:19 35
7 Wrexham 20 9 6 5 36:30 33
8 Watford 18 9 5 4 26:19 32
9 Southampton 17 8 6 3 26:14 30
10 Hull 19 9 3 7 29:31 30
11 Stoke 19 8 5 6 29:21 29
12 West Brom 19 7 7 5 23:23 28
13 Charlton 18 8 4 6 18:18 28
14 Sheffield Utd 18 8 3 7 29:21 27
15 Derby 19 7 6 6 26:25 27
16 Preston 19 7 6 6 23:23 27
17 QPR 18 8 2 8 29:30 26
18 Bristol City 19 7 4 8 28:26 25
19 Norwich 19 8 1 10 23:23 25
20 Leicester 19 7 4 8 26:28 25
21 Portsmouth 18 6 4 8 19:19 22
22 Oxford 19 5 7 7 17:24 22
23 Blackburn 19 4 6 9 18:25 18
24 Sheffield Wed 20 0 5 15 10:41 5