Portsmouth vs Southampton prediction and preview
Championship · Sunday 28 February 2027, 12:00 UTC
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Portsmouth vs Southampton
Championship · Sunday 28 February 2027, 12:00 UTC · Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Portsmouth vs Southampton preview
Portsmouth welcome Southampton at Fratton Park in Portsmouth on Sunday 28 February 2027 (12:00 UTC) in the Championship. Portsmouth sit 10th on 22 points after 14 matches, while Southampton sit 1st on 28 points after 14 matches.
Recent form: Portsmouth W-D-W-D-W, Southampton D-W-W-D-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Portsmouth have scored 1.7 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Southampton average 1.7 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Portsmouth won 2, 4 games were drawn and Southampton won 4. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 11 Oct 2026, ended Southampton 1-0 Portsmouth.
At home this season Portsmouth have 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from 7 matches; on the road Southampton have 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 7.
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Form and table
- PortsmouthLast five: W D W D W
- SouthamptonLast five: W D W W D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 28 | WDWWD |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 22 | WDWDW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Portsmouth expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nicolas Schmid, Regan Poole, Madiodio Dia, Jayden Meghoma, Terry Devlin, Iyad Mohamed, Adrian Segečić, Marko Milovanović
Southampton expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Daniel Peretz, Jack Stephens, Keven Schlotterbeck, James Bree, Ryan Manning, Finn Azaz, James Ward-Prowse, Kuryu Matsuki, Samuel Edozie, Léo Scienza
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