Portsmouth vs Norwich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th August 2025

Portsmouth hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Norwich over to the Fratton Park for a round 2 match.

Portsmouth got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.

Portsmouth booked their first win of the season in the Championship as they claimed all three points in the opener. They are of course looking for a follow-up come matchday in round two,

While the hosts will battle for their first points of the season on Saturday, Norwich will aim to handle the upcoming game in a similar trend as their opening match of the season.

Portsmouth go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Norwich are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 18 goals, and while Norwich claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.8 goals per match.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-5 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday.

Portsmouth vs Norwich Prediction

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Hull, before claiming 3 points in a 0-1 win against Oxford. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Reading. Portsmouth won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Norwich Form

Two victories are what Norwich have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Cardiff 4-2. This was followed by a 1-2 defeat against Millwall, before winning again 1-2 against Watford. Norwich didn't manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded ten and scored five goals themselves.

For whatever reason, Norwich and Portsmouth usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Portsmouth vs Norwich Squads

Portsmouth Squad

John Mousinho will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Norwich from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Ben Killip (0/0), Jordan Archer (0/0), Nicolas Schmid (0/1), Connor Ogilvie (0/1), Conor Shaughnessy (0/1), Hayden Matthews (0/0), Ibane Bowat (0/0), Jacob Farrell (0/0), Jordan Williams (0/1), Michael Ani (0/0), Regan Poole (0/1), Tom McIntyre (0/0), Zak Swanson (0/1), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Adrian Segecic (1/1), Andre Dozzell (0/1), Florian Bianchini (0/1), Fraser Thomas (0/0), John Swift (0/1), Luke Le Roux (0/0), Mark Kosznovszky (0/0), Marlon Pack (0/0), Matt Ritchie (0/0), Reuben Swann (0/0), Terry Devlin (0/1), Callum Lang (0/1), Colby Bishop (0/1), Harvey Blair (0/0), Josh Murphy (0/0), Min-Hyeok Yang (0/1), Nathaniel Chioma (0/0), Olutayo Singerr (0/0), Thomas Waddingham (0/1).

Norwich Squad

Below is the full team squad of Norwich. The manager Manning will pick his starting XI against Portsmouth from these players:

Daniel Barden (0/0), Daniel Grimshaw (0/0), George Long (0/0), Louie Moulden (0/0), Vladan Kovacevic (0/1), Benjamin Chrisene (0/1), Brad Hills (0/0), Harry Darling (0/1), Jack Stacey (0/1), Jacob Wright (0/1), Jakov Medic (0/1), Jose Cordoba (0/1), Kellen Fisher (0/1), Lucien Mahovo (0/0), Ruairi McConville (0/0), Shane Duffy (0/0), Anis Ben Slimane (0/0), Emiliano Marcondes (0/0), Forson Amankwah (0/1), Gabriel Forsyth (0/0), Jeffrey Schlupp (0/1), Kenny McLean (0/0), Liam Gibbs (0/0), Marcelino Nunez (0/1), Matej Jurasek (0/0), Mirko Topic (0/1), Oscar Schwartau (0/0), Tony Springett (0/0), Ante Crnac (0/1), Joshua Sargent (1/1), Jovon Makama (0/1), Mathias Kvistgaarden (0/1), Pape Diallo (0/0).

Portsmouth vs Norwich Team News

Portsmouth vs Norwich Lineups

Portsmouth vs Norwich H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Portsmouth played against Norwich. It finished 3-5 in a great match between the pair. Portsmouth go into their upcoming match against Norwich with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-3-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Portsmouth vs Norwich Results

Recent meetings between Portsmouth and visiting side Norwich might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 10/11 with the bookies.

Portsmouth vs Norwich Betting Tips

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Portsmouth and Norwich this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Portsmouth claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Norwich won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Portsmouth on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Norwich in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Portsmouth and Norwich as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Portsmouth scored an average of 1.3 goals a game, with Norwich averaging 0.9 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Portsmouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Norwich, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.