Portsmouth vs Stoke City Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 7, 2026)

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Portsmouth10th in the EFL Championship
FINAL1 – 2
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Stoke City5th in the EFL Championship

EFL Championship · Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 7:30 AM ET

How the bets settled

ResultStoke City winFinished 1-2
Total goalsOver 2.53 goals, 0.5 over
Both teams to scoreYesPortsmouth 1, Stoke City 2

Match report

Portsmouth 1-2 Stoke City. T. Shade put Portsmouth ahead in the 6th minute, but J. McGlynn equalised in the 59th, assisted by L. Bombino, and B. Wilmot scored the 77th-minute winner. Both sides received three yellow cards.

Stoke’s 0.86 expected goals edged Portsmouth’s 0.66, and Stoke had the only big chance. Portsmouth had 55% possession, 8 shots to 4, 3 shots on target each, and 7 corners to 0.

The outcome ran against Portsmouth’s WDWDW form and Stoke’s WWDWL. Before the match, both teams had scored in 57% and 64% of their matches respectively, over 2.5 goals in 50% and 64%, and both teams to score was priced yes -105, no -120. Shade, McGlynn, Bombino and Wilmot were the key player contributors.

How the props finished

5 of 11 cleared

PlayerLinePriceResult
Ben JohnsonOver 0.5 shots-154 BetMGM0 Missed
Jack Ryan McGlynnOver 0.5 shots on target+125 BetRivers1 Cleared
Benjamin Lewis WilmotOver 0.5 shots+115 BetMGM2 Cleared
Jayden MeghomaOver 1.5 tackles-160 DraftKings1 Missed
Million ManhoefOver 0.5 shots on target+110 bet3650 Missed
Luke GrahamOver 1.5 tackles-125 DraftKings3 Cleared
Viktor Tobias JohanssonOver 2.5 saves-165 DraftKings2 Missed
Rocco Robert SheinOver 1.5 fouls+100 DraftKings0 Missed
Ebrima AdamsOver 0.5 yellow card+360 DraftKings1 Cleared
Luca BombinoOver 1.5 fouls won+120 DraftKings2 Cleared
Abu KamaraOver 1.5 fouls won+110 DraftKings0 Missed

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the match, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

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Goals

  • 6′ T. Shade Portsmouth
  • 59′ J. McGlynn, assist L. Bombino Stoke City
  • 77′ B. Wilmot Stoke City
Match statsPortsmouthStoke City
Expected goals (xG)0.500.86
Ball possession54%46%
Total shots84
Shots on target33
Big chances01
Corner kicks70
Passes75% (280/373)71% (230/324)
Yellow cards33

How the key matchups went

  • Segecic: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Johnson: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
  • Kamara: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Tchamadeu: 1 foul committed, 2 tackles, 1 yellow card.
  • Shade: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 2 fouls won. Wilmot: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Lawal: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Graham: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
  • McGlynn: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Meghoma: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
  • Manhoef: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Devlin: 2 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 1 yellow card.
  • Bozenik: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Poole: 2 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 1 yellow card. Dia: 2 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.

Box score

Portsmouth

PlayerMINGASHSOTxGKPPASTKLFCFSYCSVRAT
Segecic A.6500100.08110/12100005.8
Poole R.9000110.09129/37020106.0
Shade T.9010210.12027/34232007.5
Kamara A.8100000.00011/14000005.6
Bailey O.8100210.10128/37400006.6
Meghoma J.7500000.00023/30101006.1
Pack M.7500100.03021/24001006.4
Schmid N.9000000.00026/45000015.6
Adams E.9000000.00225/33534106.8
Devlin T.9000000.00020/39121106.0
Dia M.9000000.00034/38222006.5
Waddingham T.2500100.0801/1011006.2
Kavuma McQueen R.900000.0000/110000–
Shein R. R.1500000.00012/13200006.6
Murphy J.900000.0001/100000–
Swanson Z.1500000.00012/14010006.3

Stoke

PlayerMINGASHSOTxGKPPASTKLFCFSYCSVRAT
Tchamadeu J.5700000.0009/13210106.0
Galbraith E.9000110.02027/36112107.2
McGlynn J.9010110.22018/31001007.3
Bozenik R.5700000.0004/9021106.2
Johnson B.9000000.00013/24112006.2
Manhoef M.8600000.00116/19131005.8
Wilmot B.9010210.64024/33111008.1
Lawal B.9000000.00026/30110006.5
Graham L.9000000.00037/53311007.9
Johansson V.9000000.00018/24001026.9
Soumare D.9000000.00028/34201007.2
Bombino L.3301000.0018/11002006.9
Hirst G.3300000.0002/3210006.6
Devenny J.400000.0000/400000–

StatsBench picks

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Portsmouth vs Stoke City pre-game preview

Portsmouth host Stoke City in the Championship on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:30 AM ET. Portsmouth are the +130 moneyline favorite, with the draw at +225 and Stoke at +235, and the total is 2.5. Portsmouth sit 10th with 22 points and recent league form of WDWDW; Stoke are 5th with 26 points and form of WWDWL. The last meeting was a 3-1 Portsmouth win at Stoke on April 25, 2026, after Portsmouth lost 1-0 at home to Stoke in October 2025.

Portsmouth’s confirmed XI lists Anderson (overload), Ogilvie (knee) and Kosznovszky (inactive) among the absentees, while Stoke list Cresswell (knee) and Cisse (inactive). A useful prop angle: Gallagher over 0.5 tackles at -130 has cleared in 7 of his last 10, and Johnson over 0.5 shots at -162 has cleared in 7 of his last 10. Portsmouth score 1.36 and concede 1.14 per match; Stoke score 1.57 and concede 1.21, with both teams scoring in 64% of Stoke matches.

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Confirmed lineups

The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1Stoke City 3-4-3
1 Schmid
24 Devlin
5 Poole
55 Dia
16 Meghoma
38 Adams
7 Pack (C)
10 Segecic
27 Bailey
11 Kamara
17 Shade
1 Johansson
16 Wilmot
18 Lawal
5 Graham
22 Tchamadeu
27 Soumare
8 Galbraith
2 Johnson
7 McGlynn
9 Bozenik
42 Manhoef

Portsmouth missing: K. Anderson (overload), B. Arthur (back), C. Bishop (knee), L. Brooke-Smith (ankle), M. Kosznovszky (inactive), M. Milovanovic (thigh), C. Ogilvie (knee), J. Swift (knee)

Stoke City missing: A. Ampah (knee), E. Bocat (injury), L. Cisse (inactive), A. Cresswell (knee)

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Form and head to head

Portsmouth10th in the tableWDWDW6W 4D 4L · 1.57 points a match
2meetings
1 win0 draws1 win
Stoke City5th in the tableWWDWL8W 2D 4L · 1.86 points a match
50%Over 1.51/2
50%Over 2.51/2
50%Over 3.51/2
50%Both scored1/2
  • Apr 2026Stoke City 1-3 Portsmouth
  • Oct 2025Portsmouth 0-1 Stoke City

Clean sheets and goal trends

Portsmouth

29%
Clean sheet4/14
29%
Failed to score4/14
57%
Both scored8/14
50%
Over 2.57/14

Stoke City

36%
Clean sheet5/14
7%
Failed to score1/14
64%
Both scored9/14
64%
Over 2.59/14

Attack and defense

Attacking

PortsmouthStoke City
43%Win %57%
51%Possession %47%
57%Both teams scored %64%
50%Scored first %71%
  • 1.4Scored per match1.6
  • 11.2Shots per match10.2
  • 3.6Shots on target per match3.6
  • 0.0Big chances per match0.0

Defensive

PortsmouthStoke City
29%Loss %29%
29%Failed to score %7%
29%Clean sheet %36%
36%Conceded first %21%
  • 1.1Conceded per match1.2
  • 10.3Shots against per match11.6
  • 15.4Tackles per match16.0
  • 11.0Fouls per match13.9

Per-match rates this season. Each spoke of the charts is scaled to the higher of the two clubs.

Recent results

PortsmouthWDWDWW 3-1 vs Swansea · D 0-0 at Burnley · W 2-1 vs Millwall · D 1-1 at Wolves · W 1-0 at Norwich
Stoke CityWWDWLW 2-1 at Blackburn · W 2-0 vs Preston · D 0-0 vs Bristol City · W 1-0 at Derby · L 2-3 vs Middlesbrough

Last five EFL Championship results, most recent first.

Season numbers

PortsmouthStoke City
Table10 (22 pts)5 (26 pts)
Record (W-D-L)6-4-48-2-4
Home / away record4-1-2 (13-11) home4-1-2 (10-11) away
Goals scored per match1.361.57
Goals conceded per match1.141.21
Shots / on target per match11.21 / 3.5710.21 / 3.64
Both teams scored57%64%
Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals71% / 50% / 36%79% / 64% / 29%
Clean sheets29%36%
Failed to score29%7%
Yellow cards per match1.502.29
Corners per match5.644.71

This season, 14 and 14 matches.

Referee

Ben Speedie averages 2.7 yellow cards and 21.9 fouls per match over 10 matches this season (league average 3.8 and 22.1), lighter with cards than most.

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 3:05 PM ET.

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Line movement chart

Total 2.5 → 2.5
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