West Brom v Portsmouth result

Full-time · West Brom 1–1 Portsmouth

Championship · Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00 BST · The Hawthorns

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

The model’s pre-match pick

West Brom 1–1 Portsmouth — this Championship match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

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Over 2.5 goals

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Match report, in numbers

The result

West Brom and Portsmouth drew 1–1 at The Hawthorns in the Championship on Saturday 23 August. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Portsmouth, from fewer shots (8 to 13), created the better chances, 0.94 xG to 0.59 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

West Brom led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — West Brom: Michael Johnston (26’, assisted by Isaac Price); Portsmouth: Colby Bishop (56’, assisted by Josh Murphy).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Colby Bishop’s goal on 56 minutes.

Discipline

E. Bell showed seven yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 20 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — West Brom: George Campbell (7’) and Alex Mowatt (70’); Portsmouth: John Swift (43’), Regan Poole (63’), Colby Bishop (66’), Luke Le Roux (78’) and Thomas Waddingham (80’).

What it changes

West Brom are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Portsmouth are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. West Brom have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions. Portsmouth have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) 5.9, Michael Johnston (West Brom) 5.3 and George Campbell (West Brom) 4.1 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, did not land — graded in the live track record like every other call.

Next up

West Brom next travel to Preston on 24 October 2026.

Portsmouth next host Millwall on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for West Brom: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Portsmouth: Portsmouth v Millwall, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: West Brom 1–1 Portsmouth · Championship
Venue: The Hawthorns · West Bromwich
Referee: E. Bell
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 2): West Brom 2 · draws 0 · Portsmouth 0 · 4.5 goals/game
Recent form: West Brom 3W 2D 0L · Portsmouth 1W 2D 2L

West Brom 1–1 Portsmouth (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 5.63

Corners

against 5.13 / 4.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 3.13 / 4.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 2.63

Cards

against 2 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 August 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	West Brom for / against	Line	Portsmouth for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.88 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.5 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.5 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.13 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.63 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: E. Bell.

West Brom

West Brom — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 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
G. Diangana n 8	41.4	2.4 5/2	1.9 4/3	—
D. Dike n 8	23.4	1.9 4/0	2.9 3/2	—
A. Heggebø n 8	87.6	1.8 7/4	1.2 6/2	—
W. Lankshear n 8	53.3	1.7 5/3	2.5 7/3	—
A. Armstrong n 8	39.9	1.7 4/1	0 0/0	—

West Brom — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Dike n 8	23.4	2.9 4/1	1 2/0
J. Wallace n 8	26.1	2.2 4/1	0.9 2/0
A. Heggebø n 8	87.6	2.1 7/4	1.2 6/3
A. Armstrong n 8	39.9	2 4/1	1.4 4/1
I. Price n 8	76.8	1.9 7/4	1.2 5/2

West Brom — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Dike n 8	23.4	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
A. Heggebø n 8	87.6	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
Tom Fellows n 8	80.9	0.3 1/1	0.4 2/1
M. Johnston n 8	51.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
I. Price n 8	76.8	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0

West Brom — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Diangana n 8	41.4	3 4/3
C. Styles n 8	85.1	2.8 7/7
M. Holgate n 8	67.1	2.7 6/5
J. Wallace n 8	26.1	2.2 3/1
I. Price n 8	76.8	1.9 7/2

Portsmouth

Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 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
I. Hayden n 8	51.3	2.2 4/4	1.3 4/1	—
C. Lang n 8	57	1.8 5/2	2.8 5/4	—
C. Saydee n 8	53.8	1.7 6/2	3.1 6/5	—
A. Segecic n 8	73.3	1.4 5/2	1.4 6/3	—
T. Devlin n 8	47	1.4 4/1	3.1 4/4	—

Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. 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	73.3	2.5 7/4	1.5 7/2
Yang Min-Hyeok n 8	58.1	2.1 6/4	1 4/1
C. Bishop n 8	86.4	2 5/3	1.3 5/2
J. Murphy n 8	86.6	1.9 6/4	0.6 3/2
A. Aouchiche n 8	74.1	1.8 6/4	0.9 4/2

Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. 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	73.3	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
J. Murphy n 8	86.6	0 0/0	0.5 3/1
C. Bishop n 8	86.4	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
M. Pack n 8	24	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
F. Bianchini n 8	23.6	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Williams n 8	58.6	3.3 7/6
Z. Swanson n 8	60.6	2.4 6/4
A. Segecic n 8	73.3	2.2 6/5
I. Hayden n 8	51.3	2.2 4/3
J. Swift n 8	71.6	1.9 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
West Brom		Portsmouth
64%	Possession	36%
0.59	Expected goals (xG)	0.94
13	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	1
6	Shots inside the box	5
2	Corners	3
3	Offsides	2
10	Fouls	16
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
650	Passes	357
90%	Pass accuracy	82%

West Brom player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Griffiths	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Darnell Furlong	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6.6
N. Phillips	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	7.2
G. Campbell	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
C. Styles	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.2
A. Mowatt	90	0	0	3	2	1	1	Y	7.3
A. Heggebø	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Molumby	87	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Tom Fellows	87	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
I. Price	82	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	7
M. Johnston	60	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	8.3
K. Ahearne-Grant sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Wallace sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Tobias Christopher Collyer sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Maja sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Portsmouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Schmid	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
R. Poole	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	6.6
C. Shaughnessy	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
C. Ogilvie	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
A. Dozzell	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Murphy	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	7.5
A. Segecic	85	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	6.6
Z. Swanson	76	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
C. Bishop	76	1	0	2	1	0	0	Y	7.5
J. Swift	57	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	6.6
F. Bianchini	57	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	6.3
L. Le Roux sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
T. Waddingham sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Williams sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. Devlin sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
M. Kosznovszky sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

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

Recent form

West BromDWWDW

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

PortsmouthDDWLL

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

Head-to-head last 2

West Brom 2 · 0 draws · Portsmouth 0 · 4.5 goals/game

2025-01-25 West Brom 5–1 Portsmouth
2024-09-15 Portsmouth 0–3 West Brom

League standing · 2025/26

West Brom#21 pos51 pts46 pl-10 GD

Portsmouth#18 pos55 pts46 pl-15 GD

Goals per game

West Brom scored1.04

Portsmouth scored1.07

West Brom conceded1.26

Portsmouth conceded1.39

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for West Brom v Portsmouth?: TACTIX’s free model pick for West Brom v Portsmouth was Over 2.5 goals.
What is the head-to-head record between West Brom and Portsmouth?: In their last 2 meetings, West Brom won 2, Portsmouth won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of West Brom and Portsmouth?: Recent form — West Brom 3W 2D 0L; Portsmouth 1W 2D 2L.

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