Portsmouth v Norwich prediction

Championship · Sat, 16 Jan 2027 15:00 GMT · Fratton Park

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

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Portsmouth v Norwich, Championship on Sat, 16 Jan 2027 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 Norwich in the Championship on Saturday 16 January (kick-off 15:00 UK).

The key numbers

12 of Norwich’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%).

Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Norwich have won their last three matches in all competitions.

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 two defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.86 points per game, scoring 1.86 and conceding 1.57. Portsmouth have scored 19 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). Portsmouth have conceded 16 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Both teams scored in nine of Norwich’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Norwich have four wins, no draws and five defeats in their last 9 away matches in all competitions — 1.33 points per game, scoring 1.78 and conceding 2.00. Norwich have scored 27 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). Norwich have conceded 24 goals, the seventh-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Portsmouth (10th) and Norwich (12th) are four points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Portsmouth the stronger side, 58 rating points above Norwich (Portsmouth 1594, Norwich 1535, after at least 106 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 17 October 2026, finished Norwich 0–1 Portsmouth.

Team news

Predicted Portsmouth XI (4-2-3-1): N. Schmid, M. Dia, R. Poole, J. Meghoma, Z. Swanson, A. Segecic, I. Mohamed, M. Pack, A. Kamara, E. Adams, M. Milovanović — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Ebrima Adams (3.8 per match over 15 appearances, two goals and one assist) and R. Kavuma McQueen (3.5 per match over 13 appearances, one goal and two assists) 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 775 minutes, with a key pass in three of the last 10 appearances. R. Kavuma McQueen averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 709 minutes, with a key pass in four of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Norwich XI (4-2-3-1): D. Grimshaw, R. McConville, J. Stacey, B. Chrisene, J. Córdoba, J. Wright, A. Brooks, P. Maghoma, S. Field, O. Schwartau, M. Kvistgaarden — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Jack Stacey (4.5 per match over 14 appearances, one goal and three assists) and D. Yongwa (4.0 per match over eight appearances, one goal) have been Norwich’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Norwich (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Jack Stacey averages 3.2 tackles per 90 over 1144 minutes, with a tackle in 10 of the last 10 appearances. D. Yongwa averages 4.6 tackles per 90 over 452 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last eight appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 16 Jan 2027 15:00 GMT · Championship · Fratton Park
Head-to-head (last 6): Portsmouth 3 · draws 2 · Norwich 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Portsmouth 3W 2D 0L · Norwich 3W 0D 2L

Portsmouth v Norwich (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

1.5 / 1.75

Goals

against 1 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 4.5

Corners

against 4.63 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 3 / 4.38 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 1.25

Cards

against 2.25 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 3 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	Norwich for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.13 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.25 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.13 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.38 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	11	91999 min	252.3 /90	121.1 /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 3 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	13	73944 min	201.9 /90	191.8 /90	30.3 /90	424 /90	80.8 /90	20.2 /90
T. Devlin	12	79950 min	252.4 /90	111 /90	30.3 /90	646.1 /90	111 /90	20.2 /90
M. Dia	10	83831 min	161.7 /90	50.5 /90	50.5 /90	353.8 /90	60.6 /90	00 /90
R. Poole	10	83828 min	70.8 /90	131.4 /90	60.7 /90	444.8 /90	50.5 /90	10.1 /90
J. Meghoma	9	82734 min	182.2 /90	50.6 /90	10.1 /90	283.4 /90	20.2 /90	30.4 /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 3 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	70.5	0.8 3/1	1.4 6/2	—
E. Adams n 8	49.8	2.5 6/3	2.3 4/3	—
A. Kamara n 8	75	1.3 6/2	2 6/4	—
Z. Swanson n 8	68.4	1 5/1	0.7 4/0	—
R. Kavuma McQueen n 8	57.1	1.8 6/2	1 3/2	—
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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 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	70.5	0.8 4/1
E. Adams n 8	49.8	5.7 8/6
A. Kamara n 8	75	0.9 5/1
Z. Swanson n 8	68.4	2.3 6/4
R. Kavuma McQueen n 8	57.1	1.2 4/2
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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
C. Bishop	10	57572 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	60.9 /90	50.8 /90	81.3 /90	00 /90
T. Shade	9	60544 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	50.8 /90	30.5 /90	81.3 /90	50.8 /90
T. Waddingham	2	1836 min	25 /90	00 /90	25 /90	25 /90	25 /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 3 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	70.5	1.8 6/5	0.3 2/0
E. Adams n 8	49.8	1.1 3/2	0.5 2/0
A. Kamara n 8	75	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Z. Swanson n 8	68.4	0.7 4/0	0.3 2/0
R. Kavuma McQueen n 8	57.1	3.2 4/3	1 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 3 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	70.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
E. Adams n 8	49.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Kamara n 8	75	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Swanson n 8	68.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Kavuma McQueen n 8	57.1	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
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Norwich

Norwich Goalkeeper

Norwich — 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
V. Kovačević	10	91909 min	252.5 /90	202 /90	10.1 /90
D. Grimshaw	7	90630 min	142 /90	40.6 /90	00 /90

Norwich — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Norwich before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Kovačević n 8	90	2.6 6/4
D. Grimshaw n 8	84.4	1.9 5/2

Norwich Defensive

Norwich — 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
Ruairi McConville	15	811209 min	151.1 /90	181.3 /90	70.5 /90	644.8 /90	30.2 /90	20.1 /90
J. Stacey	14	821144 min	413.2 /90	252 /90	40.3 /90	695.4 /90	90.7 /90	30.2 /90
J. Córdoba	13	891153 min	131 /90	80.6 /90	80.6 /90	443.4 /90	151.2 /90	70.5 /90
B. Chrisene	13	831077 min	322.7 /90	161.3 /90	50.4 /90	655.4 /90	80.7 /90	10.1 /90
H. Darling	7	81569 min	40.6 /90	30.5 /90	60.9 /90	223.5 /90	50.8 /90	10.2 /90
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Norwich — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Norwich before kick-off, to 3 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. Brooks n 8	70.4	1 5/1	1 4/2	—
Ruairi McConville n 8	81.1	0 0/0	1 6/1	—
P. Mattsson n 8	84.4	2.7 6/6	1.7 7/3	—
J. Stacey n 8	81.9	0.5 3/1	1 3/3	—
A. Musaba n 8	47.6	0.5 2/0	0.5 1/1	—
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Norwich — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Norwich before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Brooks n 8	70.4	0.8 4/1
Ruairi McConville n 8	81.1	1.5 6/3
P. Mattsson n 8	84.4	2.8 8/6
J. Stacey n 8	81.9	3.8 8/6
A. Musaba n 8	47.6	0.9 4/0
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Norwich Attacking

Norwich — 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. Kvistgaarden	13	52675 min	30.4 /90	40.5 /90	101.3 /90	60.8 /90	81.1 /90	10.1 /90
M. Touré	9	60536 min	61 /90	10.2 /90	132.2 /90	81.3 /90	81.3 /90	10.2 /90
J. Makama	9	36323 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	102.8 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	102.8 /90
P. Diallo	7	29205 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	41.8 /90	31.3 /90	31.3 /90	83.5 /90
A. Crnac	6	29172 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	63.1 /90	21 /90	31.6 /90	52.6 /90
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Norwich — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Norwich before kick-off, to 3 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. Brooks n 8	70.4	1.3 5/3	0.2 1/0
Ruairi McConville n 8	81.1	0.8 5/1	0.4 3/0
P. Mattsson n 8	84.4	0.7 4/1	0.3 1/1
J. Stacey n 8	81.9	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
A. Musaba n 8	47.6	2.6 7/4	1.7 5/2
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Norwich — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Norwich before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Brooks n 8	70.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
Ruairi McConville n 8	81.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
P. Mattsson n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Stacey n 8	81.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
A. Musaba n 8	47.6	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

PortsmouthWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

NorwichLLWWW

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

Head-to-head last 6

Portsmouth 3 · 2 draws · Norwich 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2026-10-17 Norwich 0–1 Portsmouth
2026-04-03 Norwich 1–1 Portsmouth
2025-08-16 Portsmouth 1–2 Norwich
2025-04-18 Norwich 3–5 Portsmouth
2024-12-10 Portsmouth 0–0 Norwich
2019-01-05 Norwich 0–1 Portsmouth

League standing · 2026/27

Portsmouth#10 pos22 pts14 pl+3 GD

Norwich#12 pos18 pts14 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Portsmouth scored1.36

Norwich scored1.93

Portsmouth conceded1.14

Norwich conceded1.71

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What is the head-to-head record between Portsmouth and Norwich?: In their last 6 meetings, Portsmouth won 3, Norwich won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Portsmouth and Norwich?: Recent form — Portsmouth 3W 2D 0L; Norwich 3W 0D 2L.

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