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Stoke vs Portsmouth Result & Analysis

Date: 25/04/2026
Time: 15:00
Final 1-3
Stoke
Stoke
Vs
44%
30%
26%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
England: Championship
Referee: D Webb
Match preview & prediction

Pythia gives Stoke a 44% win probability against Portsmouth in the England: Championship on 2026-04-25, with 30% for the draw and 26% for Portsmouth. The model estimates around 2.4 total goals, with 2 the most likely total (27%) and 1-1 the most likely scoreline (14.0%). High-confidence angles (70%+): Under 3.5 (78%), Over 1.5 (70%).

Results analysis

Stoke finished 1-3 against Portsmouth (Away win). Pythia had modelled a 44% home win, 30% draw and 26% away win. Picks that landed: Over 1.5 (70%). Missed: Under 3.5 (78%).

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Stoke win✗ Miss
44.0%
Avg Implied 42.2% · @ 2.22
Edge
+1.8%
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
29.7%
Avg Implied 27.6% · @ 3.39
Edge
+2.0%
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Portsmouth win✓ Hit
26.3%
Avg Implied 30.2% · @ 3.10
Edge
-3.9%
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

StokeStoke

Last 10 – goals for & against
30-312L02L33D31W13L20W02L11D02L13LA·COV28/02A·SWA07/03H·IPS10/03H·WAT14/03A·PRE20/03H·SHE03/04A·DER06/04H·BLA11/04A·WRE18/04H·MIL21/04
Avg total
3.1
Avg scored
1.2
Avg conceded
1.9
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.971.401.381.310.501.50
vs Stronger (6)0.831.831.332.000.331.67
vs Similar (24)1.001.291.381.150.551.45
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-5pp vs league)
This opponent (Portsmouth) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

PortsmouthPortsmouth

Last 10 – goals for & against
60-611D12L01L16L11D22D10W20W10W15LA·BLA07/03H·SWA10/03H·DER16/03A·QPR21/03A·NOR03/04H·OXF06/04A·MID11/04H·IPS14/04H·LEI18/04A·COV21/04
Avg total
2.9
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
1.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.171.501.290.931.062.00
vs Stronger (3)1.332.332.000.001.003.50
vs Similar (27)1.151.411.231.001.071.79
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %17% (-12pp vs league)
This opponent (Stoke) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

7%14%21%27%10%019%127%221%313%46%54%6+
The model estimates around 2.4 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (27%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
70.3%
Under 1.5
29.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
42.9%
@ 1.83-8.0%
Under 2.5
57.1%
@ 1.90+8.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
22.0%
Under 3.5
78.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
49.0%
No
51.0%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
14.0%
1-0
11.3%
0-0
10.4%
2-1
8.8%
2-0
8.7%
0-1
8.0%
1-2
6.5%
0-2
4.7%
Stoke goals ↓
Portsmouth goals →
01234
010%8.0%4.7%1.6%0.4%
111%14%6.5%2.2%0.6%
28.7%8.8%4.5%1.5%0.4%
34.0%4.1%2.1%0.7%0.2%
41.4%1.4%0.7%0.2%0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Stoke goals (down), columns = Portsmouth goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Coventry
2.07
Ipswich
1.83
Southampton
1.75
Millwall
1.75
Middlesbrough
1.65
Hull
1.63
Wrexham
1.54
Derby
1.50
Norwich
1.41
Swansea
1.39
Birmingham
1.39
Bristol City
1.35
Preston
1.30
Sheffield United
1.30
QPR
1.26
Watford
1.24
Portsmouth
1.20
Stoke
1.20
Charlton
1.15
West Brom
1.15
Leicester
1.13
Blackburn
1.13
Oxford
1.02
Sheffield Weds
0.39
Stoke and Portsmouth are level in average points per game (both 1.20).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Coventry
2.11
Southampton
1.75
Ipswich
1.74
Wrexham
1.50
Middlesbrough
1.49
Hull
1.49
Derby
1.46
Sheffield United
1.43
Norwich
1.37
Millwall
1.33
QPR
1.33
Bristol City
1.28
Leicester
1.26
Swansea
1.24
Birmingham
1.24
Preston
1.20
Watford
1.15
Stoke
1.11
Portsmouth
1.07
West Brom
1.04
Oxford
0.98
Charlton
0.96
Blackburn
0.91
Sheffield Weds
0.63
Stoke is 0.04 goals better than Portsmouth in terms of goals scored per game (1.11 vs 1.07).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Coventry
0.98
Middlesbrough
1.02
Ipswich
1.02
Millwall
1.06
Southampton
1.19
Norwich
1.22
Birmingham
1.22
Blackburn
1.22
Stoke
1.22
Charlton
1.26
West Brom
1.26
Oxford
1.28
Swansea
1.28
Bristol City
1.28
Derby
1.28
Hull
1.35
Preston
1.35
Portsmouth
1.39
Watford
1.41
Wrexham
1.41
Sheffield United
1.43
Leicester
1.48
QPR
1.59
Sheffield Weds
1.93
Stoke is 0.17 goals better than Portsmouth in terms of goals conceded per game (1.22 vs 1.39).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
Middlesbrough
59%
Southampton
56%
Ipswich
56%
Coventry
55%
Swansea
55%
Birmingham
54%
Norwich
54%
Sheffield United
52%
Leicester
52%
Stoke
52%
West Brom
52%
Watford
51%
Portsmouth
50%
Bristol City
49%
Wrexham
48%
Blackburn
48%
Millwall
48%
QPR
46%
Preston
46%
Hull
45%
Sheffield Weds
45%
Derby
44%
Charlton
42%
Oxford
40%
Stoke is 1.5 percentage points better than Portsmouth in terms of average possession (52% vs 50%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

StokeStoke

For 5.7 · Against 5.6 · Total 11.3

🚩 Corners

1801116243357297675951317128789161314188H·MILA·WREH·BLAA·DERH·SHEA·PREH·WATH·IPSA·SWAA·COV
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 1.9 · Against 2.0 · Total 3.9

🟨 Cards

70314312211242452113173336472H·MILA·WREH·BLAA·DERH·SHEA·PREH·WATH·IPSA·SWAA·COV
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.2 · Against 10.9 · Total 21.1

⚠️ Fouls

2808118811810181611712111313141276719161928271924271913H·MILA·WREH·BLAA·DERH·SHEA·PREH·WATH·IPSA·SWAA·COV
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

PortsmouthPortsmouth

For 5.4 · Against 4.9 · Total 10.3

🚩 Corners

16013573721465659111365441210161111101469A·COVH·LEIH·IPSA·MIDH·OXFA·NORA·QPRH·DERH·SWAA·BLA
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.2 · Against 2.6 · Total 4.8

🟨 Cards

801232241335324261221545686832A·COVH·LEIH·IPSA·MIDH·OXFA·NORA·QPRH·DERH·SWAA·BLA
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.2 · Against 11.2 · Total 21.4

⚠️ Fouls

28010411121091466181117111514139106814231920242826271914A·COVH·LEIH·IPSA·MIDH·OXFA·NORA·QPRH·DERH·SWAA·BLA
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

StokeStoke

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.410.510.33.94.23.720.722.019.4
vs Stronger (9)9.310.58.42.63.81.617.719.816.0
vs Similar (41)10.610.510.84.24.24.221.422.420.3
vs Weaker (0)---------
% over line56%60%52%46%52%40%42%52%32%
% under line44%40%48%54%48%60%58%48%68%
This opponent (Portsmouth) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

PortsmouthPortsmouth

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.610.410.74.14.63.721.922.421.3
vs Stronger (7)10.611.310.03.04.02.218.117.718.5
vs Similar (43)10.610.310.94.34.64.022.523.121.8
vs Weaker (0)---------
% over line62%60%64%52%60%44%56%64%48%
% under line38%40%36%48%40%56%44%36%52%
This opponent (Stoke) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
Sheffield United
11.5
Middlesbrough
11.0
Millwall
11.0
Oxford
10.9
Leicester
10.6
Preston
10.6
Portsmouth
10.6
Southampton
10.6
Hull
10.5
Norwich
10.5
Sheffield Weds
10.4
Stoke
10.4
Blackburn
10.3
Watford
10.1
QPR
10.0
Coventry
9.9
Wrexham
9.8
Derby
9.8
Ipswich
9.7
Swansea
9.6
Bristol City
9.6
Birmingham
9.6
Charlton
9.3
West Brom
9.3

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
Watford
4.7
Ipswich
4.4
Hull
4.2
Portsmouth
4.1
Derby
4.1
Swansea
4.0
Stoke
3.9
Norwich
3.9
Sheffield United
3.9
Blackburn
3.8
Southampton
3.8
Charlton
3.8
Middlesbrough
3.8
Coventry
3.8
Bristol City
3.8
QPR
3.7
Birmingham
3.7
Leicester
3.6
Oxford
3.5
Millwall
3.5
Preston
3.4
Wrexham
3.4
West Brom
3.3
Sheffield Weds
3.1

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
Ipswich
24.0
Swansea
23.2
Derby
23.0
Southampton
22.3
Leicester
22.3
Middlesbrough
22.3
Birmingham
22.2
Charlton
22.0
Portsmouth
21.9
Sheffield Weds
21.9
Oxford
21.8
Sheffield United
21.6
Hull
21.6
Millwall
21.5
Norwich
21.5
West Brom
21.5
Watford
21.3
Blackburn
21.2
QPR
21.1
Bristol City
21.0
Coventry
20.7
Stoke
20.7
Preston
19.8
Wrexham
19.1
Corners O/U 9.5Actual: Under
Over 9.5
58.6%
Under 9.5
41.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
48.2%
Under 3.5
51.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5Actual: Over
Over 21.5
39.4%
Under 21.5
60.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.

🔢 6. Odd / Even

🥅 7. Home & Away Over/Under

⚖️ 8. Handicap

🔥 9. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Under 3.578.0%-------✗ Miss
Over 1.570.3%-------✓ Hit

💰 10. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
IPS (30)
€213m
COV (27)
€202m
SOU (32)
€195m
MID (31)
€152m
SHU (33)
€121m
LEI (28)
€118m
NOR (35)
€103m
BIR (29)
€101m
HUL (28)
€99m
MIL (32)
€99m
WAT (27)
€90m
SWA (28)
€89m
STK (27)
€79m
WRE (30)
€76m
BRC (27)
€72m
QPR (31)
€69m
WBA (25)
€60m
DER (28)
€55m
PRE (28)
€54m
BLB (30)
€40m
POR (34)
€35m
CHA (31)
€28m
OXF (36)
€28m
SHW (24)
€15m
Stoke's squad is €44m more valuable than Portsmouth's (€79m vs €35m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
IPS (9)
€94m
COV (8)
€75m
SOU (10)
€68m
MID (11)
€58m
SWA (12)
€53m
NOR (11)
€48m
BIR (10)
€47m
LEI (9)
€46m
HUL (10)
€44m
STK (11)
€42m
WAT (8)
€30m
MIL (9)
€30m
QPR (11)
€29m
BRC (9)
€28m
SHU (10)
€27m
PRE (9)
€25m
DER (7)
€22m
WBA (10)
€21m
BLB (9)
€16m
CHA (12)
€15m
POR (12)
€14m
WRE (8)
€14m
OXF (15)
€12m
SHW (5)
€3m
Stoke's attack is €28m more valuable than Portsmouth's (€42m vs €14m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SOU (7)
€55m
MID (7)
€54m
COV (7)
€53m
IPS (7)
€51m
SHU (9)
€43m
WAT (8)
€36m
MIL (9)
€34m
LEI (6)
€28m
NOR (10)
€23m
WRE (9)
€21m
HUL (7)
€20m
BRC (7)
€19m
WBA (4)
€18m
BIR (5)
€18m
QPR (6)
€16m
DER (8)
€16m
SWA (5)
€12m
BLB (9)
€10m
STK (5)
€7m
PRE (6)
€5m
OXF (4)
€5m
POR (5)
€5m
CHA (5)
€4m
SHW (7)
€3m
Stoke's midfield is €2m more valuable than Portsmouth's (€7m vs €5m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
COV (12)
€74m
SOU (15)
€71m
IPS (14)
€68m
SHU (14)
€51m
LEI (13)
€45m
WRE (13)
€41m
MID (13)
€40m
BIR (14)
€37m
MIL (14)
€36m
HUL (11)
€35m
NOR (14)
€32m
STK (11)
€29m
QPR (14)
€24m
SWA (11)
€24m
BRC (11)
€24m
PRE (13)
€24m
WAT (11)
€24m
WBA (11)
€22m
DER (13)
€18m
POR (17)
€16m
BLB (12)
€14m
OXF (17)
€12m
CHA (14)
€10m
SHW (12)
€8m
Stoke's defence is €13m more valuable than Portsmouth's (€29m vs €16m).

🤝 11. Games History

Head-to-head

Stoke vs Portsmouth · H/A from STK
DateH/AGameScore
25/10/25APortsmouth Vs STK0-1
22/01/25APortsmouth Vs STK3-1
02/10/24HSTK Vs Portsmouth6-1

StokeStoke

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
21/04/26HSTK Vs Millwall1-3
18/04/26AWrexham Vs STK2-0
11/04/26HSTK Vs Blackburn1-1
06/04/26ADerby Vs STK2-0
03/04/26HSTK Vs Sheffield Weds2-0
20/03/26APreston Vs STK3-1
14/03/26HSTK Vs Watford3-1
10/03/26HSTK Vs Ipswich3-3
07/03/26ASwansea Vs STK2-0
28/02/26ACoventry Vs STK2-1

PortsmouthPortsmouth

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
21/04/26ACoventry Vs POR5-1
18/04/26HPOR Vs Leicester1-0
14/04/26HPOR Vs Ipswich2-0
11/04/26AMiddlesbrough Vs POR0-1
06/04/26HPOR Vs Oxford2-2
03/04/26ANorwich Vs POR1-1
21/03/26AQPR Vs POR6-1
16/03/26HPOR Vs Derby0-1
10/03/26HPOR Vs Swansea1-2
07/03/26ABlackburn Vs POR1-1

📊 12. Overall Statistics

Stoke
Stoke
England: Championship
Recent: 2 Wins / 2 Draws / 6 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLDLL1.26
HomeDWWDL1.48
AwayLLLLL1.04
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %34%40%28%
AVG goals2.282.562.00
Over 1.5 %68%76%60%
Over 2.5 %40%48%32%
Over 3.5 %18%24%12%
Scored1.081.440.72
Conceded1.201.121.28
BTTS40%56%24%
Clean Sheet32%28%36%
Corners10.3810.4810.28
Cards3.944.163.72
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
England: Championship
Recent: 3 Wins / 3 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDWWWL1.20
HomeLLDWW1.36
AwayDLDWL1.04
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %30%36%24%
AVG goals2.502.122.88
Over 1.5 %66%60%72%
Over 2.5 %42%40%44%
Over 3.5 %24%16%32%
Scored1.101.121.08
Conceded1.401.001.80
BTTS54%48%60%
Clean Sheet22%28%16%
Corners10.5610.4010.72
Cards4.144.563.72

🏆 13. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1CoventryCoventry4695
61%
2.1
9745+52
3.1
83%
63%
37%
9.6
41%
3.7
48%
20.8
43%
202
7553742.11.0
55%
2IpswichIpswich4684
50%
1.8
8047+33
2.8
85%
52%
26%
9.6
39%
4.4
63%
24.5
72%
213
9451681.71.0
56%
3SouthamptonSouthampton4884
48%
1.8
8457+27
2.9
85%
62%
33%
10.7
62%
4.1
62%
22.8
58%
195
6855711.81.2
56%
4MillwallMillwall4884
50%
1.8
6451+13
2.4
79%
46%
21%
11.1
56%
3.6
46%
21.0
35%
99
3034361.31.1
48%
5MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough4981
45%
1.7
7350+23
2.5
67%
53%
29%
11.0
57%
3.8
55%
21.8
49%
152
5854401.51.0
59%
6HullHull4980
47%
1.6
7366+7
2.8
76%
61%
35%
10.3
61%
4.2
59%
21.2
41%
99
4420351.51.3
45%
7WrexhamWrexham4671
41%
1.5
6965+4
2.9
83%
50%
33%
9.9
50%
3.4
50%
19.2
30%
76
1421411.51.4
48%
8DerbyDerby4669
43%
1.5
6759+8
2.7
76%
52%
24%
10.0
48%
4.2
57%
22.9
61%
55
2216181.51.3
44%
9NorwichNorwich4665
41%
1.4
6356+7
2.6
83%
48%
15%
10.3
59%
3.9
59%
21.2
41%
103
4823321.41.2
54%
10BirminghamBirmingham4664
37%
1.4
5756+1
2.5
78%
46%
17%
9.9
50%
3.8
48%
22.1
48%
101
4718371.21.2
54%
11SwanseaSwansea4664
39%
1.4
5759-2
2.5
76%
50%
20%
9.9
50%
4.1
63%
22.7
61%
89
5312241.21.3
55%
12Bristol CityBristol City4662
37%
1.3
5959+0
2.6
72%
46%
26%
9.9
52%
3.8
57%
21.3
48%
72
2819241.31.3
49%
13Sheffield UnitedSheffield United4660
39%
1.3
6666+0
2.9
74%
59%
33%
11.7
70%
4.1
57%
21.5
43%
121
2743511.41.4
52%
14PrestonPreston4660
33%
1.3
5562-7
2.5
80%
48%
24%
10.8
59%
3.4
48%
19.9
28%
54
255241.21.3
46%
15QPRQPR4658
35%
1.3
6173-12
2.9
76%
63%
37%
10.0
50%
3.7
57%
20.5
41%
69
2916241.31.6
46%
16WatfordWatford4657
30%
1.2
5365-12
2.6
80%
48%
24%
10.2
57%
4.5
57%
21.2
41%
90
3036241.21.4
51%
17StokeStoke4655
33%
1.2
5156-5
2.3
70%
43%
20%
10.8
59%
4.0
43%
20.3
39%
79
427291.11.2
52%
18PortsmouthPortsmouth4655
30%
1.2
4964-15
2.5
67%
43%
24%
10.7
65%
4.0
50%
21.8
57%
35
145161.11.4
50%
19West BromWest Brom4653
28%
1.2
4858-10
2.3
67%
46%
17%
9.1
43%
3.4
39%
20.8
41%
60
2118221.01.3
52%
20CharltonCharlton4653
28%
1.2
4458-14
2.2
67%
39%
15%
9.7
48%
3.6
48%
21.6
48%
28
154101.01.3
42%
21LeicesterLeicester4652
26%
1.1
5868-10
2.7
85%
54%
28%
11.1
63%
3.6
41%
21.7
50%
118
4628451.31.5
52%
22BlackburnBlackburn4652
28%
1.1
4256-14
2.1
70%
39%
13%
10.4
59%
3.8
54%
20.7
43%
40
1610140.91.2
48%
23OxfordOxford4647
24%
1.0
4559-14
2.3
67%
46%
20%
11.2
70%
3.4
43%
21.6
46%
28
125121.01.3
40%
24Sheffield WedsSheffield Weds4618
4%
0.4
2989-60
2.6
80%
52%
24%
10.4
54%
3.0
41%
21.7
50%
15
3380.61.9
45%
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