Championship · 2025Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timePride Park StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricDerby CountyPortsmouth
Shots12 shots/match4 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals0.79 xG/match0.15 xG/match
Possession52%48%
Corners6 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls7 fouls/match4 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Josh Murphy · Portsmouth · 52′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMarlon Pack · Portsmouth · 69′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJoe Ward · Derby County · 81′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRhian Brewster · Derby County · 2′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBobby Clark · Derby County · 4′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAndre Dozzell · Portsmouth · 65′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatt Clarke · Derby County · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Weimann · Derby County · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMatt Clarke · Derby County · 21′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBobby Clark · Derby County · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRhian Brewster · Derby County · 25′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBen Brereton Díaz · Derby County · 29′ · 0.06 xG · on targetPatrick Agyemang · Derby County · 90′ · 0.08 xG · on targetCallum Lang · Portsmouth · 6′ · 0.10 xG · goalHayden Matthews · Derby County · 45′ · 0.10 xG · goalBen Brereton Díaz · Derby County · 55′ · 0.10 xG · on targetRhian Brewster · Derby County · 5′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Derby County: 13 shots, 7 on target, 0.89 xG. Portsmouth: 4 shots, 1 on target, 0.15 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Hayden Matthews · Derby County · 45′Callum Lang · Portsmouth · 6′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Derby County 0.89 xG · Portsmouth 0.15 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Portsmouth's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. A second useful context is: Derby County's last-five shots average is above their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Portsmouth have a visible away split

strong

Portsmouth's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.8 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season11.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.8 shots/match11.7 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Derby County's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Derby County's last-five shots average is above their season average.

12.8 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season9.76 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots12.8 shots/match9.76 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Derby County favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Portsmouth in 3 · 7 too close

1.41 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 22/210.86 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 22/211.33 goals/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 22/211.09 xG/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 22/211.4 xG/match
9.76 shots/matchShotsseason · 21/2011.7 shots/match
11.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 21/2013 shots/match
3.33 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 21/203.4 shots/match
4.14 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 21/204.15 shots/match
42.4%Possessionseason · 21/2048.6%
5.1 corners/matchCornersseason · 21/205.15 corners/match
5.33 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 21/205.35 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
12 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 20/2010 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
18%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 22/2124%
91%Scoring frequencyseason · 22/2162%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Derby County6.2
Portsmouth43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Derby County25.7
Portsmouth17.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Derby County52.8
Portsmouth41
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Derby County18.8
Portsmouth35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Derby County89.6
Portsmouth31.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Derby County50
Portsmouth60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Derby County37
Portsmouth34.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.85 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots5/59.8 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53 shots/match
47%Possession5/547.4%
7.2 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.6 fouls/matchFouls5/58.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.8 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.6 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.07 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots10/1011.5 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on target10/103.7 shots/match
41.7%Possession10/1048.3%
6 corners/matchCorners10/105.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFouls10/109.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

22 / 21 matches
1.41 goals/matchGoals scored22/210.86 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed22/211.33 goals/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goals22/211.09 xG/match
9.76 shots/matchShots21/2011.7 shots/match
3.33 shots/matchShots on target21/203.4 shots/match
42.4%Possession21/2048.6%
5.1 corners/matchCorners21/205.15 corners/match
Cards0/0
12 fouls/matchFouls20/2010 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

12 / 10 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored12/100.7 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed12/101.6 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals12/100.74 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots11/107.8 shots/match
3.64 shots/matchShots on target11/102.6 shots/match
48.5%Possession11/1045.4%
5.82 corners/matchCorners11/104.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFouls11/1010.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.79 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples22 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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