Championship 25/26 · 21 Oct 2025

Portsmouth 1–2 Coventry City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot saw it as open: Portsmouth 33%, the draw 28%, Coventry City 39%.

Coventry City won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Brandon Thomas-Asante, 63.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Brandon Thomas-Asante +15.8, Regan Poole +11.6, Bobby Thomas +11.1.

Well below it: Victor Torp −16.8, Yang Min-hyeok −14.1, Marlon Pack −8.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

18 Oct 2025	D 1–1	at Leicester City Championship
4 Oct 2025	W 1–0	v Middlesbrough Championship
1 Oct 2025	D 2–2	v Watford Championship
27 Sep 2025	L 1–2	at Ipswich Town Championship
20 Sep 2025	L 0–2	v Sheffield Wednesday Championship

18 Oct 2025	W 2–0	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
4 Oct 2025	W 5–0	at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
1 Oct 2025	W 4–0	at Millwall Championship
27 Sep 2025	W 3–0	v Birmingham City Championship
20 Sep 2025	D 0–0	at Leicester City Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Makenzie Kirk Forward	16	1	0	0.20	76.9	–
Regan Poole Defender	90	0	0	0.08	53.1	+11.6
Josef Bursik Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.6	−5.6
Florian Bianchini Forward	16	0	0	0.05	43.8	–
Josh Knight Defender	80	0	0	–	43.2	−3.8
Adrian Segečić Midfielder	10	0	0	0.02	42.4	–
John Swift Midfielder	90	0	0	0.22	41.3	+1.4
Connor Ogilvie Defender	74	0	0	–	40.6	+6.7
Zak Swanson Defender	64	0	0	–	38.9	+4.9
Andre Dozzell Midfielder	90	0	0	0.08	38.7	−4.6
Colby Bishop Forward	90	0	0	–	37.6	−2.5
Marlon Pack Midfielder	90	0	0	–	37.5	−8.5
Conor Chaplin Midfielder	90	0	0	0.12	36.6	+0.6
Yang Min-hyeok Midfielder	64	0	0	–	30.5	−14.1
Terry Devlin Defender	26	0	1	–	26.2	–
Hayden Matthews Defender	10	0	0	–	18.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder	27	0	0	–	83.1	–
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Defender	11	0	0	0.09	69.1	–
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward	90	2	0	1.62	63.2	+15.8
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.5	+6.0
Bobby Thomas Defender	90	0	0	–	54.6	+11.1
Ellis Simms Forward	90	0	2	0.65	48.5	–
Liam Kitching Defender	90	0	0	–	47.5	+6.4
Jake Bidwell Defender	11	0	0	–	46.6	–
Matt Grimes Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	45.6	−0.8
Jamie Allen Midfielder	15	0	0	–	44.9	–
Luke Woolfenden Defender	90	0	0	–	42.8	–
Jay DaSilva Defender	88	0	0	0.07	41.5	+5.3
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder	63	0	0	0.05	36.7	+0.3
Victor Torp Midfielder	75	0	0	0.06	31.8	−16.8
Milan van Ewijk Defender	88	0	0	–	27.9	−0.3