Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 9 Dec 2025

Swansea City 1–0 Portsmouth

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 0.8
Actual xG
0.8 – 0.5
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Swansea City favourites at 45%.

Swansea City won a close one on the chances: 0.8 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Lawrence Vigouroux, 57.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Lawrence Vigouroux +8.6.

Well below it: Ethan Galbraith −16.6, Adam Idah −10.3, Ji-sung Eom −10.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Swansea City

6 Dec 2025W 2–0v Oxford United Championship
29 Nov 2025L 2–3at West Bromwich Albion Championship
25 Nov 2025L 1–2v Derby County Championship
22 Nov 2025L 0–3at Bristol City Championship
8 Nov 2025L 1–4v Ipswich Town Championship

Portsmouth

29 Nov 2025L 0–1v Bristol City Championship
26 Nov 2025L 0–3at Sheffield United Championship
22 Nov 2025W 3–1v Millwall Championship
8 Nov 2025L 2–3at Hull City Championship
5 Nov 2025D 0–0v Wrexham Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Swansea City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kaelan Casey Defender100–100.0–
Liam Cullen Forward33100.0864.2–
Lawrence Vigouroux Goalkeeper9000–57.6+8.6
Ben Cabango Defender9000–46.3−1.1
Žan Vipotnik Forward34000.0441.9–
Cameron Burgess Defender90000.1039.9−7.0
Melker Widell Midfielder57000.2138.3+3.0
Zeidane Inoussa Forward18000.0235.9–
Marko Stamenić Midfielder90000.0235.7−7.3
Gonçalo Franco Midfielder7200–35.0−6.9
Adam Idah Forward56000.0732.3−10.3
Ji-sung Eom Midfielder72000.0330.2−10.2
Ethan Galbraith Midfielder89000.0528.4−16.6
Ronald Midfielder90000.2227.7−8.4
Malick Yalcouyé Midfielder1801–27.6–

Portsmouth

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Zak Swanson Defender50000.0240.8+3.8
John Swift Midfielder90000.0240.4−0.2
Adrian Segečić Midfielder20000.1538.4–
Callum Lang Forward7100–36.9−3.9
Marlon Pack Midfielder9000–36.9−4.9
Conor Chaplin Midfielder70000.1434.5+1.1
Josh Murphy Midfielder90000.1426.3−5.1