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Portsmouth vs Leicester City Prediction— England - Championship

Matchday 43 ·Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11:30

Portsmouth logo
Portsmouth
PPG 1.24 · HOME
LAST 5
WWLWD
1 – 0
FULL TIME
✘ MODEL PICK MISS · BTTS
Leicester City logo
Leicester City
PPG 1.00 · AWAY
LAST 5
LLDDW

// Model verdict

BTTS 54% chance

Model probability 50.7% vs bookmaker-implied 54.6%.

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-07.8%0-18.4%0-24.5%0-31.6%0-4+0.6%1 1-011.5%1-112.4%1-26.7%1-32.4%1-4+0.8%2 2-08.5%2-19.1%2-24.9%2-31.8%2-4+0.6%3 3-04.2%3-14.5%3-22.4%3-30.9%3-4+0.3%4+ 4+-02.1%4+-12.3%4+-21.2%4+-30.4%4+-4+0.1%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 46.2% 44.2% 2.26 +4.4%
Draw 26.1% 30.8% 3.25 -15.2%
Away win 27.7% 32.3% 3.10 -14.1%
Over 2.5 46.8% 47.6% 2.10 -1.7%
Over 3.5 25.2% 26.3% 3.80 -4.2%
BTTS 50.7% 54.6% 1.83 -7.2%
Home O1.5
Away O1.5

League track record

Based on 75 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 45%
O2.5 56%
BTTS 53%
Score Hit 52%
ROI -5.0%
Bet Hit 55%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 22%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 1-0
xG (home)1.5 xG (away)1.1 BTTS prob50.7%

H 46% / xG 1.5-1.1 / O2.5 47% / BTTS 51%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 12.4%
#2 1–0 11.5%
#3 2–1 9.1%
#4 2–0 8.5%
#5 0–1 8.4%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Portsmouth1.5
Leicester City1.1

COMBINED 2.5 xG → O2.5 PROB 46.8% · O3.5 PROB 25.2%

Form & verdict PPG

PORTSMOUTH · PPG 1.24

LEICESTER CITY · PPG 1.00

⚠ LOW CONFIDENCE - ✓ FAIR - Balanced matchup, limited value | No clear value
Chance this pick lands
54%
BALANCED

Balanced matchup: Home AVERAGE (1.24), Away AVERAGE (1.00)

Win probability 1X2

Portsmouth (H) 46.2%
ODDS 2.26 · IMPLIED 44.2% EV +4.4%
Draw 26.1%
ODDS 3.25 · IMPLIED 30.8% EV -15.2%
Leicester City (A) 27.7%
ODDS 3.10 · IMPLIED 32.3% EV -14.1%

Season Statistics average per match · 46 matches · 2025

Portsmouth ▾ lower is better Leicester City

Attack

12.2
Shots
12.8
3.7
Shots on target
4.2
4.7
Shots off target
4.9
3.9
Blocked shots
3.8
7.9
Shots inside box
7.6
4.3
Shots outside box
5.3
29.9%
Shooting accuracy
32.3%
29.2%
Goals per shot on target
30.4%
1.07
Goals
1.26
1.11
xG for
1.18

Defence

11.7
Shots faced
12.8
3.9
Shots on target faced
4.1
1.39
Goals conceded
1.48
1.19
xG against
1.41
2.5
Goalkeeper saves
2.6

Control

50.4%
Possession
51.9%
371
Passes
427
278
Accurate passes
348
74.8%
Pass accuracy
81.4%
5.6
Corners
5.2
5.0
Corners faced
5.8
1.7
Offsides
1.5

Discipline

10.2
Fouls
10.8
1.9
Yellow cards
1.8
0.04
Red cards
0.09

Match Preview & Prediction

Portsmouth face Leicester City in England - Championship on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Portsmouth a 46% chance, the draw 26% and Leicester City 28%, so Portsmouth are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.5 for Portsmouth and 1.1 for Leicester City (2.5 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 47% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 51% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Portsmouth are averaging 1.24 points per game versus 1.00 for Leicester City. The best value bet our model finds is a home win, with an expected value of +4.4%. This match finished 1-0.

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