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Championship · 2026/2027 · provider tag opta

Portsmouth

11th on points, with 22. 13th on season xG difference. 15 league matches, 17.63 xG for, 18.55 against, goal difference +2.

Season xGD
-0.92
GF minus xG
+2.37
Last 10 xGD
-1.60
xG per match
1.18

Chances and goals

Goals for xG for Goals against xG against
05101520

Cumulative league totals. A line pulling away from its pair is a gap between goals and chances, not a verdict.

Ratings that feed the price

Attack is xG for divided by the league’s home or away average. Defence is xG against divided by what the opposition usually creates in that venue. Both are shrunk towards the league with four phantom matches, so two bright afternoons cannot set the price on their own. Home attack 0.92 from 8 home matches. Home defence 0.98. Away attack 0.80 from 7 away matches. Away defence 0.83.

Next in the eight-day window: Bolton Wanderers v Portsmouth, Sat 21 Nov, 15:00. The model’s fair prices are home 32.9% (49/24), draw 25.5% (41/14), away 41.7% (7/5). λ 1.27, μ 1.47. That is a method. It is not a selection.

No regression flag. The gap between goals and xG is inside the line used from matchweek 8.

League matches

Portsmouth league matches with xG
DateH/AOpponentScorexGxGAGF−xG
7 NovHStoke City1-20.510.86+0.49
3 NovHSwansea City3-11.352.25+1.65
31 OctABurnley0-00.251.89-0.25
24 OctHMillwall2-10.750.84+1.25
20 OctAWolverhampton Wanderers1-10.730.87+0.27
17 OctANorwich City1-01.230.39-0.23
14 OctHSheffield United3-21.971.78+1.03
11 OctASouthampton0-11.181.28-1.18
19 SeptHBlackburn Rovers2-21.600.59+0.40
12 SeptACharlton Athletic0-00.400.82-0.40
5 SeptHCardiff City2-02.071.43-0.07
1 SeptHDerby County0-20.840.55-0.84
29 AugABristol City1-21.370.61-0.37
22 AugALincoln City3-11.212.32+1.79
15 AugHQueens Park Rangers1-32.172.07-1.17

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