Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Portsmouth prediction
Full analysisTeam news, injuries and lineups read by our AI scouts, updated when the official lineups are out. How it works
KickoffHour pre-match forecast
Who wins?
Wolverhampton to win: 62%, about 3 in 5
Goals call3+ goals 52% · bookies 53% · ✗ 2 goals
The Verdict
Our numbers stay close to the bookmakers' because The Coach's 3-point shift toward Wolverhampton Wanderers and The Sceptic's 3-point shift toward the draw offset each other. The Dressing Room's view that Portsmouth's morale and form keep the away side live was not fully followed, since its 11-man injury list is a concrete availability fact.
What our AI analysts say
Our analysts are split: The Coach thinks Wolverhampton Wanderers are underrated; The Sceptic thinks a draw is underrated.
The Coach
tactics and lineupsPortsmouth's injury crisis hands Wolves the availability edge at Molineux.
Portsmouth are without 11 players: Bishop, Swift, Murphy and 4 more and more. Shade likely leads the line with Dia and Poole at centre-back. Wolves miss only Jiménez (knee, long-term), with Armstrong (a doubt) hopeful of returning; Neave deputises.
Wolverhampton: slightly underrated
Low✗ Wrong The Dressing Room
mood and pressureWolves' home form and top-five push edge out Pompey's midweek travel woes at Molineux.
Wolves came from behind to beat Burnley on Friday after back-to-back defeats, and a win lifts them to 5th. Portsmouth arrive on back-to-back wins over Sheffield United and Norwich, with morale rebuilt after the Southampton derby low. Pompey have won just one of their last 15 midweek away league games.
The Sceptic
where the market may be wrongMarket has Wolves at 60.9% home. Portsmouth lead the recent head-to-head series 4-0-1 and are unbeaten in six league meetings since 2002. Market may underplay Portsmouth's available squad after 11 players ruled out.
AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips. Who reads the game best
In short
Wolverhampton Wanderers host Portsmouth in a Championship game in hand at Molineux, with a win lifting Wolves to 5th. Portsmouth arrive on back-to-back wins but with a long injury list including striker Colby Bishop.
More markets
Win or draw (double chance)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers win or draw
- 84%
- Either team wins (no draw)
- 78%
- Portsmouth win or draw
- 38%
Goals in the match (over/under)
- 2+ goals
- 76%
- 3+ goals
- 52%
- 4+ goals
- 30%
Both teams score (BTTS)
- Yes
- 49%
- No
- 51%
We expect about 1.9 goals from Wolverhampton Wanderers and 0.9 from Portsmouth. (expected goals)
Most likely score: 1–0 (12%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 8. Next: 2–0 (12%), 1–1 (10%), 2–1 (10%), 3–0 (7%).
How we got to these numbers
| Home | Draw | Away | 3+ goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmakers | 62% | 22% | 16% | 53% |
| Goals model | 49% | 25% | 26% | 57% |
| AI analysts | 53% | 25% | 22% | 55% |
| Our forecast | 62% | 22% | 16% | 52% |
Verdict: Our numbers stay close to the market because Portsmouth's extensive injury list and poor midweek away record point to Wolves, but their back-to-back wins, strong head-to-head record and Wolves' possible rotation pull back in the other direction.
Our forecast starts from the bookmakers' prices and moves only by what the news justifies, capped at 8 percentage points per outcome. Methodology
Prediction history
Frozen at kick-off. Version 2 is the one that counts in our track record. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).
Form
All competitions, newest first.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: last 6
WLLWLW · 5 scored, 6 conceded
| 16 Oct | at Burnley | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Oct | vs Bolton | 1–3 | L |
| 10 Oct | at Middlesbrough | 0–1 | L |
| 20 Sep | vs West Brom | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Sep | at Everton League Cup | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Sep | at Sheffield Utd | 1–0 | W |
Last 5 at home: LWWDW
Portsmouth: last 6
WWLDDW · 8 scored, 5 conceded
| 17 Oct | at Norwich | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Oct | vs Sheffield Utd | 3–2 | W |
| 11 Oct | at Southampton | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Sep | vs Blackburn | 2–2 | D |
| 12 Sep | at Charlton | 0–0 | D |
| 5 Sep | vs Cardiff | 2–0 | W |
Last 5 away: WLDLW
Season stats
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.80 | Goals scored per game | 1.30 |
| 1.50 | Goals conceded per game | 1.30 |
| 2.00 | Scored per game at home | 1.60 |
| 1.67 | Scored per game away | 1.00 |
| 70% | Matches over 2.5 goals | 50% |
| 70% | Both teams scored | 50% |
| 20% | Clean sheets | 30% |
| 10% | Failed to score | 30% |
| 1.40 | Yellow cards per game | 1.30 |
League matches only, 10 games each.
When goals come
| Minutes | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| 0–15 min | ||
| 16–30 min | ||
| 31–45 min | ||
| 46–60 min | ||
| 61–75 min | ||
| 76–90 min |
Championship table
| # | Team | Pld | Goal diff. | Points | League form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 12 | +10 | 25 | WDWWD |
| 2 | Swansea | 12 | +3 | 23 | LLWWW |
| 3 | West Ham | 12 | +17 | 22 | LWWDD |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | +4 | 21 | WDWLL |
| 5 | West Brom | 12 | +3 | 21 | DWWLL |
| 6 | Southampton | 12 | +12 | 20 −4 | WDWWL |
| 7 | Birmingham | 12 | +8 | 20 | LWWWD |
| 8 | QPR | 12 | +8 | 20 | WLWDD |
| 9 | Stoke City | 12 | +2 | 20 | DWLWW |
| 10 | Blackburn | 12 | +3 | 18 | WLWWD |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 12 | +1 | 18 | WDWWL |
| 12 | Sheffield Utd | 12 | +1 | 16 | DWLWL |
| 13 | Millwall | 12 | -1 | 15 | LDLWD |
| 14 | Bristol City | 12 | -3 | 15 | DLLDW |
Head-to-head
Team news: lineups Confirmed
Goalkeeper
- 1José Sá
Defenders
- 38J. Tchatchoua
- 34N. Djiga
- 37L. Krejčí
- 3Hugo Bueno
Midfielders
- 7André
- 5M. Munetsi
- 36M. Mane
- 28Fer López
- 19R. Saïd
Forward
- 14S. Neave
Substitutes (9)
- 26J. Ruddy
- 15Y. Mosquera
- 33G. Konan
- 8J. James
- 20T. Doyle
- 23T. Chirewa
- 27J. Bellegarde
- 24Toti Gomes
- 13João Virgínia
Goalkeeper
- 1N. Schmid
Defenders
- 24T. Devlin
- 5R. Poole
- 55M. Dia
- 16J. Meghoma
Midfielders
- 38E. Adams
- 37I. Mohamed
- 11A. Kamara
- 19R. Shein
- 10A. Segecic
Forward
- 17T. Shade
Substitutes (9)
- 20T. Waddingham
- 27O. Bailey
- 31D. Bielica
- 25R. Kavuma McQueen
- 32E. Kenny
- 30B. Killip
- 29M. Milovanović
- 7M. Pack
- 22Z. Swanson
Official team sheets, updated UK time (GMT).
Team news: injuries and suspensions
- OutA. ArmstrongBack
- OutR. GomesFoot
- OutR. JimenezKnee
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- OutB. TraoreInjury
- OutK. AndersonOverload
- OutB. ArthurBack
- OutC. BishopKnee
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- OutL. Brooke-SmithAnkle
- OutM. KosznovszkyKnee
- OutJ. MurphyGroin
- OutC. OgilvieKnee
- OutC. ShaughnessyInjury
- OutJ. SwiftKnee
- OutF. UmehHamstring
From our match data feed · updated UK time (GMT).
Key facts
- Wolverhampton Wanderers are 8th with 17 points from 10 games and can move up with a win in this game in hand.[1][3][5]
- Wolves beat Burnley 2-1 away on 16 October after back-to-back defeats to Middlesbrough and Bolton.[3][5]
- Portsmouth have won just one of their last 15 midweek away league games.[1][2]
- Portsmouth are winless in seven away league games against newly relegated opponents.[1][2]
- Wolves manager César Peixoto made six changes at Burnley and hinted at further rotation amid a busy schedule.[5]
- Fer López is Wolves' top scorer with 5 Championship goals.[3]
- Marko Milovanovic has 3 goals in 8 Championship games for Portsmouth since joining from Almeria in July.[8]
Sources
- bbc.co.uk – Pick of the stats: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth (2026-10-19)
- efl.com – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth - EFL (2026-10-20)
- expressfm.com – This Week's Opposition: Wolverhampton Wanderers - Express FM - Portsmouth (2026-10-20)
- wolves.co.uk – The Preview | Wolves vs Portsmouth | Features | Latest News - Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (2026-10-19)
- bbc.co.uk – Pompey have shown strong mentality - Milovanovic (2026-10-19)
Off the pitch
- A week earlier Portsmouth were described as being 'on the floor' after the Southampton derby defeat, before back-to-back wins lifted morale.[8]
Match context
- Stadium
- Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- 34,624 seats · grass
- Travel for Portsmouth
- 210 km
- Rest days
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 3Portsmouth 3
- Matches in the last 14 days: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 · Portsmouth 3
- Weather at kick-off
- 10°C · wind 6 km/h
- Rain expected
- Referee
- Edward Duckworth
- 4.8 yellow cards per game and 0.20 penalties per game over 5 games — above the Championship average (3.9 yellows).
- Coaches
- César Peixoto
- Wolverhampton Wanderers, since Jul 2026
- John Mousinho
- Portsmouth, since Aug 2026
- Goals in this league
- Championship average: 2.89 per match
Published UK time (GMT) · Updated UK time (GMT)
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