Portsmouth v Birmingham prediction

Championship · Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Fratton Park

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Portsmouth v Birmingham, Championship on Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Portsmouth host Birmingham in the Championship on Saturday 12 December (kick-off 15:00 UK).

The key numbers

Birmingham have conceded 14 goals, the fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 15 games). 12 of Birmingham’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%).

Form and the table

Eight of Portsmouth’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in nine of Portsmouth’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Portsmouth have four wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.63 points per game, scoring 1.75 and conceding 1.63. Portsmouth have scored 20 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 15 games). Portsmouth have conceded 18 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Both teams scored in 10 of Birmingham’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, Birmingham have four wins, no draws and two defeats in their last 6 away matches in all competitions — 2.00 points per game, scoring 1.50 and conceding 1.00. Birmingham have scored 28 goals, the fifth-most of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 15 games).

Birmingham have won their last three matches in all competitions. Portsmouth (11th) and Birmingham (first) are seven points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Birmingham the stronger side, 160 rating points above Portsmouth (Birmingham 1706, Portsmouth 1545, after at least 107 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 2 May 2026, finished Portsmouth 1–1 Birmingham.

Team news

Predicted Portsmouth XI (4-2-3-1): N. Schmid, R. Poole, M. Dia, J. Meghoma, T. Devlin, A. Segecic, M. Pack, A. Kamara, E. Adams, I. Mohamed, M. Milovanović — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Ebrima Adams (3.8 per match over 16 appearances, two goals and one assist) and Terry Devlin (3.4 per match over 15 appearances, four goals) have been Portsmouth’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Portsmouth (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Ebrima Adams averages 1.2 key passes per 90 over 865 minutes, with a key pass in three of the last 10 appearances. Terry Devlin averages 2.2 tackles per 90 over 1224 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Birmingham XI (4-2-3-1): R. Allsop, P. Neumann, A. Cochrane, C. Klarer, E. Laird, T. Iwata, J. Solis, L. Millar, J. Stansfield, P. Roberts, A. Priske — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Liam Millar (5.1 per match over 11 appearances, four goals and three assists) and Ryan Allsop (4.0 per match over four appearances, one assist) have been Birmingham’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Birmingham (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Liam Millar averages 2.2 key passes per 90 over 1292 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. Ryan Allsop averages 2.6 saves per 90 over 315 minutes.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Championship · Fratton Park
Head-to-head (last 3): Portsmouth 1 · draws 1 · Birmingham 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Portsmouth 2W 2D 1L · Birmingham 4W 0D 1L

Portsmouth v Birmingham (Championship): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.38 / 2.25

Goals

against 1 / 0.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 5

Corners

against 3.75 / 3.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 6.25

Shots on target

against 2.75 / 3.25 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.38 / 2

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Portsmouth for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.25 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.5 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.25 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.88 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.63 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Portsmouth

Portsmouth Goalkeeper

Portsmouth — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
N. Schmid	12	911089 min	262.1 /90	121 /90	00 /90
D. Bielica	4	90360 min	143.5 /90	41 /90	00 /90

Portsmouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Schmid n 8	90	1.8 5/1
D. Bielica n 4	90	3.5 4/4

Portsmouth Defensive

Portsmouth — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Z. Swanson	14	69959 min	201.9 /90	191.8 /90	30.3 /90	423.9 /90	90.8 /90	20.2 /90
T. Devlin	13	801040 min	262.3 /90	141.2 /90	30.3 /90	726.2 /90	131.1 /90	30.3 /90
M. Dia	11	84921 min	181.8 /90	70.7 /90	50.5 /90	403.9 /90	80.8 /90	00 /90
R. Poole	11	83918 min	70.7 /90	151.5 /90	60.6 /90	464.5 /90	70.7 /90	20.2 /90
J. Meghoma	10	81809 min	192.1 /90	50.6 /90	10.1 /90	303.3 /90	20.2 /90	30.3 /90
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Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. 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
A. Segecic n 8	69.8	0.8 3/1	1.3 5/2	—
E. Adams n 8	55.4	2.4 6/3	2.4 4/3	—
A. Kamara n 8	73.9	1.4 6/2	2 6/4	—
Z. Swanson n 8	67.1	1.2 6/1	0.7 4/0	—
T. Devlin n 8	72.6	0.9 4/2	1.4 5/2	—
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Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	69.8	1 5/1
E. Adams n 8	55.4	5.5 8/6
A. Kamara n 8	73.9	0.6 4/0
Z. Swanson n 8	67.1	2.3 6/4
T. Devlin n 8	72.6	2.3 7/4
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Portsmouth Attacking

Portsmouth — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Milovanović	12	53630 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	142 /90	60.9 /90	00 /90	20.3 /90
T. Shade	10	63634 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	71 /90	40.6 /90	81.1 /90	50.7 /90
C. Bishop	10	57572 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	60.9 /90	50.8 /90	81.3 /90	00 /90
T. Waddingham	3	2061 min	23 /90	00 /90	34.4 /90	23 /90	23 /90	00 /90
H. Blair	1	2727 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.3 /90	13.3 /90
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Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	69.8	1.6 6/4	0.3 2/0
E. Adams n 8	55.4	1 3/2	0.4 2/0
A. Kamara n 8	73.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Z. Swanson n 8	67.1	0.7 4/0	0.3 2/0
T. Devlin n 8	72.6	1.1 4/1	0.5 2/1
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Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	69.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
E. Adams n 8	55.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Kamara n 8	73.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Swanson n 8	67.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Devlin n 8	72.6	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
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Birmingham

Birmingham Goalkeeper

Birmingham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Beadle	14	871221 min	362.7 /90	120.9 /90	10.1 /90
R. Allsop	4	79315 min	92.6 /90	61.7 /90	00 /90

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Beadle n 8	84.4	2.8 6/5
R. Allsop n 8	84.4	2.5 6/3

Birmingham Defensive

Birmingham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Klarer	17	901536 min	251.5 /90	281.6 /90	110.6 /90	1508.8 /90	231.3 /90	30.2 /90
P. Neumann	17	861461 min	251.5 /90	301.8 /90	140.9 /90	1016.2 /90	150.9 /90	30.2 /90
A. Cochrane	17	801362 min	231.5 /90	80.5 /90	60.4 /90	563.7 /90	151 /90	40.3 /90
B. Osayi-Samuel	16	761212 min	302.2 /90	80.6 /90	20.1 /90	755.6 /90	141 /90	50.4 /90
E. Laird	7	49342 min	61.6 /90	71.8 /90	20.5 /90	236.1 /90	71.8 /90	20.5 /90
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Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. 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
C. Klarer n 8	90	1.4 6/3	1 4/1	—
P. Neumann n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.9 7/0	—
J. Stansfield n 8	87	2.2 6/5	0.3 2/0	—
A. Cochrane n 8	90	0.9 5/2	1.3 6/3	—
T. Iwata n 8	88.1	1.1 7/2	0 0/0	—
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Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Klarer n 8	90	1.9 7/4
P. Neumann n 8	90	1.8 6/6
J. Stansfield n 8	87	1.4 5/2
A. Cochrane n 8	90	0.9 5/2
T. Iwata n 8	88.1	1 5/1
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Birmingham Attacking

Birmingham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Priske	13	76982 min	70.6 /90	10.1 /90	242.2 /90	141.3 /90	20.2 /90	10.1 /90
D. Gray	13	28367 min	41 /90	00 /90	92.2 /90	61.5 /90	61.5 /90	92.2 /90
L. Vázquez	5	47237 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.1 /90	10.4 /90	20.8 /90	00 /90
M. Ducksch	4	2286 min	00 /90	00 /90	33.1 /90	00 /90	22.1 /90	00 /90
J. Stansfield	17	811376 min	40.3 /90	10.1 /90	332.2 /90	201.3 /90	130.9 /90	90.6 /90
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Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Klarer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Neumann n 8	90	0.9 4/3	0.1 1/0
J. Stansfield n 8	87	2.5 6/4	1.6 6/3
A. Cochrane n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
T. Iwata n 8	88.1	0.9 5/2	0 0/0
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Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Birmingham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Klarer n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
P. Neumann n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Stansfield n 8	87	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
A. Cochrane n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Iwata n 8	88.1	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

PortsmouthDWDWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

BirminghamWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Portsmouth 1 · 1 draw · Birmingham 1 · 3 goals/game

2026-05-02 Portsmouth 1–1 Birmingham
2025-11-01 Birmingham 4–0 Portsmouth
2019-08-06 Portsmouth 3–0 Birmingham

League standing · 2026/27

Portsmouth#11 pos22 pts15 pl+2 GD

Birmingham#1 pos29 pts15 pl+14 GD

Goals per game

Portsmouth scored1.33

Birmingham scored1.87

Portsmouth conceded1.2

Birmingham conceded0.93

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What is the head-to-head record between Portsmouth and Birmingham?: In their last 3 meetings, Portsmouth won 1, Birmingham won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Portsmouth and Birmingham?: Recent form — Portsmouth 2W 2D 1L; Birmingham 4W 0D 1L.

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