Coventry v Portsmouth result

Full-time · Coventry 1–0 Portsmouth

Championship · Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:00 BST · The Coventry Building Society Arena

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Coventry · Portsmouth · Head-to-head

Coventry 1–0 Portsmouth — Coventry won this Championship match.

Next for Coventry: Tottenham v Coventry, Monday 19 October — the preview. Next for Portsmouth: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Coventry 1–0 Portsmouth · Championship
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena · Coventry, West Midlands
Referee: G. Ward
Head-to-head (last 5): Coventry 1 · draws 1 · Portsmouth 3 · 3.2 goals/game
Recent form: Coventry 2W 0D 3L · Portsmouth 2W 0D 3L

Coventry 1–0 Portsmouth (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.63 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.67 / 5.25

Corners

against 4 / 3.75 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.33 / 3

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 2.75 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.67 / 2.5

Cards

against 2.67 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

2.92 yellows

Referee · G. Ward

1.25 home / 1.67 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 April 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Coventry for / against	Line	Portsmouth for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.67 for · 4 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	15 for · 9 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.67 for · 9.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11.75 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: G. Ward — 2.92 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.67 fouls over 12 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.67 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.67

Coventry

Coventry — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Bassette n 8	18.4	3.7 3/1	0.6 1/0	—
E. Mason-Clark n 8	64.6	2.1 5/4	1.9 6/4	—
H. Wright n 8	70.6	1.4 3/2	1.4 4/2	—
Liam Kitching n 8	86.8	1.2 5/3	0.8 4/1	J. Williams
J. Bidwell n 8	76.5	1.2 4/1	1 6/1	—

Coventry — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Simms n 8	50.8	2 5/3	1.3 4/2
H. Wright n 8	70.6	1.9 5/3	1.1 4/1
E. Mason-Clark n 8	64.6	1.9 5/5	1 5/1
J. Rudoni n 8	69.9	1.8 8/3	1.3 7/1
N. Bassette n 8	18.4	1.8 2/1	0.6 1/0

Coventry — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Rudoni n 8	69.9	0.5 3/0	0.5 3/0
H. Wright n 8	70.6	0.8 3/1	0 0/0
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	55.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
V. Torp n 8	64.8	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
T. Sakamoto n 8	81.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Coventry — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Dasilva n 8	69.8	2.9 7/5
J. Allen n 8	44.1	2.5 4/2
J. Paterson n 8	13.3	2.5 3/0
J. Rudoni n 8	69.9	2.1 5/4
M. van Ewijk n 8	88.8	1.9 8/6

Portsmouth

Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Blair n 8	22.1	3.6 6/1	1.5 3/0	—
C. Saydee n 8	23	3.4 4/2	0.5 1/0	—
Mark O’Mahony n 8	35	2.3 5/2	1.6 4/1	—
J. Williams n 8	51.8	2.2 7/2	0 0/0	Liam Kitching
C. Lang n 8	77.8	1.9 7/4	1.7 4/2	—

Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Waddingham n 5	25.6	2.1 2/1	1.4 1/1
C. Lang n 8	77.8	2 7/6	0.7 5/0
J. Murphy n 8	86.6	1.3 7/3	0.8 5/1
A. Aouchiche n 8	58.1	1.2 3/2	0.6 2/1
Mark O’Mahony n 8	35	1 2/1	0.3 1/0

Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Waddingham n 5	25.6	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
J. Murphy n 8	86.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
A. Dozzell n 8	89.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. Bishop n 8	86.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Devlin n 8	42.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Williams n 8	51.8	3.7 7/4
Kaide Gordon n 8	25.5	3.5 4/3
I. Hayden n 8	55.5	3 6/6
H. Matthews n 8	54.9	2.1 5/3
A. Aouchiche n 8	58.1	1.9 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Coventry		Portsmouth
65%	Possession	35%
1.48	Expected goals (xG)	0.99
16	Shots	10
3	Shots on target	1
5	Shots off target	4
8	Blocked shots	5
13	Shots inside the box	8
5	Corners	4
3	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
499	Passes	274
82%	Pass accuracy	66%

Coventry player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Collins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. van Ewijk	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.5
B. Thomas	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.3
Liam Kitching	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.6
J. Dasilva	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
M. Grimes	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	7
J. Rudoni	90	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	7.9
E. Mason-Clark	85	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
H. Wright	85	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
T. Sakamoto	73	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
V. Torp	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
B. Sheaf sub	68	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	7.2
E. Simms sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Paterson sub	12	1	0	2	1	0	0	Y	7.5
N. Bassette sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Portsmouth player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Schmid	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Poole	90	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
C. Ogilvie	90	0	0	1	1	Y	7.2
C. Bramall	90	1	0	1	0	Y	6.9
F. Potts	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
J. Murphy	90	1	0	2	2	Y	7.2
C. Bishop	90	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
A. Dozzell	84	1	0	0	2	0	7.2
A. Aouchiche	73	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
J. Williams	55	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
T. Waddingham	55	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
T. Devlin sub	35	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Mark O’Mahony sub	35	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
M. Ritchie sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
I. Hayden sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Coventry v Portsmouth — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CoventryWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

PortsmouthWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Coventry 1 · 1 draw · Portsmouth 3 · 3.2 goals/game

2024-12-21 Portsmouth 4–1 Coventry
2020-02-11 Coventry 1–0 Portsmouth
2019-08-20 Portsmouth 3–3 Coventry
2019-04-22 Portsmouth 2–1 Coventry
2018-10-02 Coventry 0–1 Portsmouth

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Coventry#5 pos69 pts46 pl+6 GD

Portsmouth#16 pos54 pts46 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Coventry scored1.39

Portsmouth scored1.26

Coventry conceded1.26

Portsmouth conceded1.54

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Coventry and Portsmouth?: In their last 5 meetings, Coventry won 1, Portsmouth won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Coventry and Portsmouth?: Recent form — Coventry 2W 0D 3L; Portsmouth 2W 0D 3L.

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