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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 1 Sep 2026

Portsmouth 0–2 Derby County

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 0.9
Actual xG
0.8 – 0.5
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Portsmouth favourites at 50%.

Derby County won a close one on the chances: 0.5 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dion Sanderson, 52.6 in 97′.

Well above their usual level: Craig Forsyth +13.8, Dion Sanderson +12.1, Sammie Szmodics +9.5.

Well below it: Marko Milovanović −11.3, Adrian Segečić −8.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Portsmouth

29 Aug 2026L 1–2at Bristol City Championship
22 Aug 2026W 3–1at Lincoln City Championship
15 Aug 2026L 1–3v Queens Park Rangers Championship
8 Aug 2026L 1–3at West Ham United EFL Cup
2 May 2026D 1–1v Birmingham City Championship

Derby County

29 Aug 2026L 0–3v Swansea City Championship
22 Aug 2026D 2–2v Cardiff City Championship
15 Aug 2026L 1–2at Charlton Athletic Championship
8 Aug 2026L 1–2v Lincoln City EFL Cup
2 May 2026L 1–2v Sheffield United Championship

Head to head

16 Mar 2026Portsmouth 0–1 Derby County Championship
20 Dec 2025Derby County 1–1 Portsmouth Championship

Portsmouth

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Benjamin Arthur Defender97000.0552.2+6.4
Rocco Robert Shein Midfielder2500–50.8–
Daniel Bielica Goalkeeper9700–41.9−3.8
Iyad Mohamed Midfielder2500–41.2–
Ebou Adams Midfielder72000.1141.0−0.6
Madiodio Dia Defender97000.1240.6−6.9
Zak Swanson Defender85000.0238.8+4.5
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen Forward65000.0538.7−5.1
Marlon Pack Midfielder7200–36.2+1.1
Abu Kamara Midfielder97000.1235.9−3.6
Marko Milovanović Forward66000.1535.6−11.3
Odin Bailey Midfielder1200–35.4–
Terry Devlin Defender97000.0335.2−2.0
Adrian Segečić Midfielder97000.1933.2−8.5
Colby Bishop Forward3100–30.1–
Luke Brooke-Smith Forward3200–29.1–

Derby County

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Joe Ward Midfielder16000.0567.9–
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Forward38100.2266.7–
Dion Sanderson Defender9700–52.6+12.1
Jacob Widell Zetterström Goalkeeper9700–50.4−2.8
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder86100.1646.7+9.5
Ryan Hedges Midfielder86000.0646.3+9.5
Craig Forsyth Defender8000–44.0+13.8
Oscar Fraulo Midfielder9701–42.0+4.8
Sondre Langås Defender9700–40.7+1.9
Alex Mowatt Midfielder9700–39.6−4.5
Filip Bilbija Forward1100–38.2–
Bobby Clark Midfielder81010.0337.8+7.3
Charlie Taylor Defender9700–36.5−0.1
Rhian Brewster Forward59000.0235.5−7.1
Ryan Nyambe Defender1700–33.7–
Max Johnston Defender1100–20.9–