Portsmouth vs Stoke City Predictions

Home comforts key for Pompey

Portsmouth have been winners in four of their last five home games and they should be backed to get the victory over Stoke at Fratton Park on Saturday.

Stoke are six places and four points above Portsmouth, but both teams have won more games than they’ve lost this season. The hosts sit tenth with six wins and four defeats, while Stoke are fourth with eight wins and four losses.

Portsmouth kept up their recent winning trend with a 3-1 home win over Swansea in their last Championship game on Tuesday. Terry Devlin struck twice, including the opener in the 36th minute, and Thomas Waddingham also found the net.

Portsmouth will fancy their chances of scoring here. They have averaged 1.50 goals a game in their six Championship games against other top-half teams this season, and have been particularly potent at home, averaging 2.33 goals a game in their three home matches against the best sides.

The hosts are on a roll. Portsmouth have been the winners in three Championship home games in a row.

A narrow 1-0 victory for Portsmouth looks the most likely outcome in the correct-score market. Three of Stoke’s last four Championship games have stayed under 2.5 goals and a low-scoring game favours the home side.

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Edited by Mark Langdon