Norwich City vs Portsmouth — Stats & Match Analysis

Championship · 2026Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

Norwich City

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vsPre-match analysis

Portsmouth

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Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored: 21.29
Expected goals: 1.471.33
Shots: 14.915.4
Possession: 53%53.3%

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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. The closest thing to a difference: portsmouth's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Portsmouth have a visible away split

weak

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

12 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season15.4 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	12 shots/match	15.4 shots/match	13.2 shots/match

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

Portsmouth's recent record differs from the season

weak

Portsmouth's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.29 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1 goal/match	1.29 goals/match	1.33 goals/match

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Norwich City favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · Portsmouth in 4 · 5 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Norwich City8 matchesPortsmouth7 matches

2 goals/match ▲Goals scored8/71.29 goals/match

2.13 goals/matchGoals allowed8/7▲ 1.43 goals/match

1.47 xG/match ▲Expected goals8/71.33 xG/match

14.9 shots/matchShots8/715.4 shots/match

5.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target8/74.43 shots/match

53%Possession8/7● 53.3%

4.75 corners/matchCorners8/7● 7 corners/match

11.3 fouls/matchFouls8/711.6 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Norwich City

2Draws

1Portsmouth

3 Apr 2026Norwich City — Portsmouth · Championship1–1

16 Aug 2025Portsmouth — Norwich City · Championship1–2

18 Apr 2025Norwich City — Portsmouth · Championship3–5

10 Dec 2024Portsmouth — Norwich City · Championship0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples8 / 7home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness28 daysstale at cutoff

At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

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.
The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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