Portsmouth vs Stoke City prediction and preview

Portsmouth vs Stoke City

Championship · Saturday 7 November 2026, 12:30 UTC · Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Portsmouth · Stoke City · Championship predictions

Portsmouth host Stoke City in the Championship on Saturday 7 November 2026, kick-off 12:30 UTC at Fratton Park in Portsmouth. Portsmouth are 10th in the table with 22 points from 14, while Stoke City are 4th in the table with 26 points from 14.

Recent form: Portsmouth W-D-W-D-W, Stoke City W-W-D-W-L (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. Stoke City average 1.5 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Portsmouth won 4, 1 game was drawn and Stoke City won 5. Those games averaged 3.4 goals, 8 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 25 Apr 2026, ended Stoke City 1-3 Portsmouth.

Portsmouth are without Franco Umeh (injury). Stoke City are without Eric-Junior Bocat (injury) and Junior Tchamadeu (injury). Eric-Junior Bocat has featured heavily in recent matches. Ben Speedie is the appointed referee. Across 16 earlier matches in our data the average is 2.6 yellow cards per game and 0.1 penalties per game, and home sides won 31% of those games.

Bookmaker prices give Portsmouth a slight edge. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.