Coventry vs Portsmouth

5 - 1

🕒 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Coventry Building Society Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Andrew Kitchen 🔁 Regular Season - 44 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 44

Regular Season Table

Coventry 1 · Portsmouth 18

Referee Stats

Andrew Kitchen

26 matches · 1.12 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.12
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	62%
Draws	19%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Coventry outshot their opponent (15-4).
Coventry controlled possession (72%).
Coventry had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Coventry (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 17-4-2

Goals For / Against

51 / 19

Avg: 2.22 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 2.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Portsmouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-7-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 41

Avg: 1.04 / 1.78

Points

Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.39

PPG

1.09

2.22

1.04

0.83

1.78

65%

O2.5

48%

61%

BTTS

61%

30%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Coventry rank1st

Portsmouth rank18th

Coventry points95

Portsmouth points55

Coventry: #1 · 95 pts · GD +52

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Portsmouth: #18 · 55 pts · GD -15

29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

40-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Coventry last 5 home

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals12-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Portsmouth last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals7-13

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Portsmouth trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Coventry score at home83%

Coventry clean sheet at home35%

Portsmouth score away74%

Portsmouth clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Coventry score first30%

Coventry win after scoring first100%

Portsmouth score first26%

Portsmouth win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Coventry 50% · Portsmouth 20%

Avg first goal minute: Coventry 14.9' · Portsmouth 57.7'

Vs league average

Coventry score at home2.22 vs 1.40

Coventry concede at home0.83 vs 1.20

Portsmouth score away1.04 vs 1.20

Portsmouth concede away1.78 vs 1.40

Coventry score 58% above league average, while Portsmouth score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Coventry are 31% below league average at home, and Portsmouth are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.75

BTTS75%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Coventry goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Portsmouth goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

72%

28%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

603

241

Passes Accurate

515

161

Passes %

85%

67%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Wright

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Rudoni

35'

35' M. Dia

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Dia

1st substitution · For: C. Shaughnessy

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

E. Mason-Clark

Normal Goal

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

R. Poole

Own Goal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ E. Adams

2nd substitution · For: L. Le Roux

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ M. Alli

3rd substitution · For: J. Murphy

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ F. Onyeka

1st substitution · For: V. Torp

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ R. Esse

2nd substitution · For: B. Thomas-Asante

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Dasilva

3rd substitution · For: J. Bidwell

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Segecic

Normal Goal

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ H. Wright

4th substitution · For: E. Simms

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. van Ewijk

5th substitution · For: K. Kesler-Hayden

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

E. Mason-Clark

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Torp

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Chaplin

4th substitution · For: H. Blair

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Bishop

5th substitution · For: J. Brown

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

K. Kesler-Hayden

Normal Goal

Coventry vs Portsmouth 5-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Coventry beat Portsmouth 5-1 on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Andrew Kitchen. It was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena.

First half: Coventry took the lead at 12' when H. Wright scored, with the assist credited to J. Rudoni, making the score 1-0. M. Dia received a yellow card for Portsmouth at 35'.

Second half: Portsmouth made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Dia replacing C. Shaughnessy. Coventry extended the lead at 47' when E. Mason-Clark scored, making the score 2-0. Coventry extended the lead at 50' when R. Poole scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-0. Portsmouth made their 2nd substitution at 62', with E. Adams replacing L. Le Roux. Portsmouth made their 3rd substitution at 62', with M. Alli replacing J. Murphy. Coventry made their 1st substitution at 64', with F. Onyeka replacing V. Torp. Coventry made their 2nd substitution at 64', with R. Esse replacing B. Thomas-Asante. Coventry made their 3rd substitution at 64', with J. Dasilva replacing J. Bidwell. Portsmouth reduced the deficit at 69' when A. Segecic scored, making the score 3-1. Coventry made their 4th substitution at 75', with H. Wright replacing E. Simms. Coventry made their 5th substitution at 75', with M. van Ewijk replacing K. Kesler-Hayden. Coventry extended the lead at 76' when E. Mason-Clark scored, with the assist credited to V. Torp, making the score 4-1. Portsmouth made their 4th substitution at 77', with C. Chaplin replacing H. Blair. Portsmouth made their 5th substitution at 84', with C. Bishop replacing J. Brown. Coventry added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when K. Kesler-Hayden scored, making the score 5-1.

Coventry used 5 substitutions while Portsmouth used 5 substitutions. Portsmouth got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Coventry outshot their opponent (15-4).
Coventry controlled possession (72%).
Coventry had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Coventry vs Portsmouth Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Apr 2026 Coventry vs Portsmouth 5 - 1 21 Oct 2025 Portsmouth vs Coventry 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

09 Apr 2025 Coventry vs Portsmouth 1 - 0 21 Dec 2024 Portsmouth vs Coventry 4 - 1