Stoke City vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on October 02th, 2024

Stoke City will be playing against Portsmouth in a Championship football match scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 02th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), in England, check the Stoke City vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Stoke City vs Portsmouth will occur

The game will be played in the Bet365 Stadium stadium, in the city of Stoke, with a capacity for 30089 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can find everything about the match live, including statistics, events, odds, and everything else that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Stoke City vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Championship has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.59 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.67 goals per game of the last championship.

Stoke City last match

In the last match they played, Stoke City collected a defeat. The opposing team was Middlesbrough, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-0 - was valid for Championship. Coach N. Pèlach Nadal's disposed his team in a 4-4-1-1 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 5.00 were a sign of it.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Ben Gibson was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Portsmouth last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Portsmouth, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Sheffield United team with a final score of 0-0.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 4.00.

Stoke City vs Portsmouth h2h

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 27-08-2014, in the 2014/2015 season of the Carabao Cup, which ended with a 3-0 win for Stoke City.

In this game, R. Wild and M. Smith will support T. Nield who will be in charge of the game on the football field.

Stoke City

Championship leaderboard now

Stoke City comes into this game ranking in 20th place in the Championship. The team has scored 6 points, 2 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws. However, this is a negative balance.

In the 8th round the team ranks over the Coventry City team with an advantage of 1 point which is just below the scoreboard in position 21, and with 1 point less than Luton Town team that is in the 19th place.

Stoke City analysis

Stoke City have a negative goal difference, having after 7 rounds conceded 11 goals to opponents and scored 4. An average to improve.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 3 losses streak in the Championship, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Recent performances have highlighted that Stoke City is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Stoke City average number of shots on net is 2.71 per game. This is a good indicator of the fact that the team does not score much, nor does it impose too much of a burden on opposing defenses.

Stoke City, with a ball possession of 45.29% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Portsmouth of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

The last game saw Stoke City goalkeeper, Viktor Johansson, who was brought on board this season, play a crucial role in the team's triumph. He made an impressive 7 saves during the match against Middlesbrough, once again validating the team's decision to hire him and establishing his place as a regular starter.

Portsmouth

Championship leaderboard now

With 4 points won, Portsmouth is in 23rd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 0 wins against 3 losses, plus 4 draws.

In the 8th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to the Preston North End team which is just above, in 22nd place.

Portsmouth analysis

Portsmouth, after 7 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 7 while 13 are those conceded to opponents.

It seems that Portsmouth is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 1 scored per game.

Portsmouth is a more offensive team than Stoke City, having 567 attacks vs. 558 from Stoke City, having scored 7 times, in comparison, Stoke City converted into goal 4 times.

The adaptation of Samuel Silvera with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Portsmouth last game of the season, against Sheffield United. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from Portsmouth

In this season, the individual highlight is Callum Lang that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 3 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Portsmouth achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Seeing that Portsmouth has an average of 2 goals per match outside their domains, the option under 2.5 goals is an appealing one. This market makes much sense since the team usually doesn't concede goals playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 4.72 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Stoke City has an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game over the 7 rounds, while Portsmouth has an average of 3. In other words, these teams together are averaging 6.29 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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