Norwich vs Portsmouth prediction

Norwich have won five, drawn none and lost eight of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 23 and letting in 24. That has them 15th on 15 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, no draws and five defeats, at 1.5 goals scored and 2.8 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Southampton at home; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Swansea and a 4-3 defeat at home to Bolton.

Norwich haven't won in five. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won one of three recently (5 scored, 6 conceded). A. Ahmed (knee injury), A. Crnac (rest) and K. Fisher (health problems), plus five others, are all unavailable.

So far in the Championship, Portsmouth have won five, drawn four and lost four of 13, with 16 goals scored and 15 conceded, good for 11th place and 19 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, two draws and two defeats, averaging 1.2 goals for and 1.2 against. Last time out they beat Sheffield United 3-2 at home; before that came a 1-0 defeat away at Southampton and a 2-2 draw at home to Blackburn.

Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank three times. On the road they've won none of two recently (0 scored, 1 conceded). B. Arthur (back injury), C. Ogilvie (knee injury) and C. Shaughnessy (injury), plus six others, are all unavailable.

Home and away form points to Norwich: Norwich have won one of their last three at home, Portsmouth none of their last two on the road. Four points separate the two sides in the table. Portsmouth also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Norwich favourites at 48%, with Portsmouth on 27% and the draw at 25%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 3.1 in the game: 1.7 for Norwich and 1.4 for Portsmouth. Over 2.5 goals is 59% and both teams scoring 61%. Their last meeting, on 3 Apr 2026, finished 1-1.