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Portsmouth v Millwall

Portsmouth
2–1Full time
Millwall

Championship · SAT 24 OCT · Fratton Park

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 15:38
Portsmouth 2–1 Millwall PORTSMOUTH WIN · RIGHTUNDER 2.5 · WRONGNOT BOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Portsmouth win37%
The market said38%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.604
The market’s Brier score0.568

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 27 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Portsmouth win at 37%.
  2. 2′Much as we predicted: Portsmouth was 37% before kick-off and our model makes it 37% now. 0–0 · 37–28–35
  3. 2′KICK-OFF Portsmouth v Millwall
  4. 6′We said Portsmouth at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 15%. 0–1 · 15–21–64
  5. 6′Millwall ahead on 6′ through Jenson Metcalfe. 0–1. 0–1 · 15–21–64
  6. 6′⚽ GOAL · 6' Portsmouth 0–1 Millwall
  7. 6′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 6' Portsmouth win: 37% at kick-off, 15% now
  8. 6′THE CALL SWINGS · 6' Millwall win is now our likeliest result at 64% (was Portsmouth win 36%)
  9. 10′We said Portsmouth at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 0–1 · 14–21–64
  10. 16′⚽ GOAL · 16' Portsmouth 1–1 Millwall
  11. 16′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 16' Portsmouth win: 37% at kick-off, 35% now
  12. 17′An own goal by Millwall's Tristan Crama on 16′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 35–32–34
  13. 24′🟨 YELLOW · 24' Tristan Crama · Millwall
  14. 33′THE CALL SWINGS · 33' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was Millwall win 65%)
  15. 45′🟨 YELLOW · 45' Jake Cooper · Millwall
  16. 45′HALF-TIME Portsmouth 1–1 Millwall
  17. 45′SECOND HALF Portsmouth 1–1 Millwall
  18. 52′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 52' Portsmouth win: 37% at kick-off, 27% now
  19. 57′We said Portsmouth at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 25%. 1–1 · 25–50–25
  20. 60′We said Portsmouth at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–52–23
  21. 60′Goals are coming at about the 2.4 we expected. 1–1 · 24–52–23
  22. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Portsmouth · On: Ebou Adams · Off: Adrian Segecic
  23. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Portsmouth · On: Tyrese Shade · Off: Ryan Kavuma-McQueen
  24. 64′9 shots for Millwall, 3 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 1–1 · 22–56–22
  25. 68′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Millwall · On: Mihailo·Ivanovic · Off: Lyndon Dykes
  26. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Millwall · On: Romain Esse · Off: Kyrell Lisbie
  27. 71′🟨 YELLOW · 71' Marko Milovanović · Portsmouth
  28. 72′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 72' Portsmouth win: 37% at kick-off, 17% now
  29. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Portsmouth · On: Thomas Waddingham · Off: Marko Milovanović
  30. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Millwall · On: Ryan Leonard · Off: Tristan Crama
  31. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Millwall · On: Alfie Doughty · Off: Luke Cundle
  32. 82′We said Portsmouth at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 1–1 · 9–82–9
  33. 83′We published Portsmouth at 37%. Our model now makes it 92%. 2–1 · 92–8–0
  34. 83′82′: Thomas Waddingham on the scoresheet for Portsmouth, making it 2–1. 2–1 · 92–8–0
  35. 83′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.4 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 92–8–0
  36. 83′⚽ GOAL · 83' Portsmouth 2–1 Millwall
  37. 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 83' Portsmouth win: 37% at kick-off, 92% now
  38. 83′THE CALL SWINGS · 83' Portsmouth win is now our likeliest result at 92% (was Draw 82%)
  39. 87′We published Portsmouth at 37%. Our model now makes it 95%. 2–1 · 95–5–0
  40. 88′SUBSTITUTION · 87' Millwall · On: D. Kelly · Off: Jenson Metcalfe
  41. 90′Full time, 2–1. We called Portsmouth at 37% — that one lands. 2–1 · 100–0–0
  42. 91′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 90+1' Portsmouth win: 37% at kick-off, 97% now
  43. FTFULL TIME Portsmouth 2–1 Millwall
  44. FTPortsmouth 2–1 Millwall · Portsmouth win: right · Under 2.5: wrong · Not both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Portsmouth just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Portsmouth 37%, draw 28%, Millwall 35%. Over 2.5 goals 43%, both teams to score 49%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Portsmouth win37%
Draw28%
Millwall win35%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 12:30

RoundMatchday 12

VenueFratton Park

RefereeTom Reeves

Line-ups

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1

Millwall

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Portsmouth

Millwall

4Days since last match7

Last match: 20 Oct · the English Championship

Last match: 17 Oct · the English Championship

4Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
12Millwall11015
13Portsmouth11015

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1

1 N. Schmid

24 T. Devlin

5 R. Poole

55 M. Dia

22 Z. Swanson

7 M. Pack

37 I. Mohamed

11 A. Kamara

10 A. Segecic

25 R. Kavuma McQueen

29 M. Milovanović

Coach · John Mousinho

Substitutes

19 · R. Shein

38 · E. Adams

27 · O. Bailey

31 · D. Bielica

32 · E. Kenny

16 · J. Meghoma

15 · F. Umeh

17 · T. Shade

20 · T. Waddingham

Millwall

4-2-3-1

15 M. Crocombe

4 T. Crama

6 C. Taylor

5 J. Cooper

3 Zak Norton Sturge

14 Jenson Metcalfe

49 D. Mazou-Sacko

25 L. Cundle

10 C. Neghli

22 K. Lisbie

13 L. Dykes

Coach · A. Neil

Substitutes

45 · A. Doughty

11 · R. Esse

9 · M. Ivanović

16 · D. Kelly

18 · R. Leonard

2 · J. Osei-Tutu

17 · M. Sykes

12 · E. Baggott

41 · G. Evans

Our number · portsmouth winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
37% The market38%
Us37%
Market38%

We make Portsmouth a 37% chance to win. The market has them at 38%. We are within 1 point of the market. The model expects 1.2–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Portsmouth v Millwall1.22 – 1.19
Form · last six in Championship this season · since 12 SeptW2 D3 L1 · W1 D3 L2
Table places · points 15 v 1513 v 12
The market · Portsmouth win38% · ours 37%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 12:12
Our probability · Portsmouth win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 38% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Portsmouth win37%38%−1
Draw28%29%−1
Millwall win35%33%+2
Over 2.5 goals43%48%−5
Both teams to score49%54%−5
Over 1.5 goals69%72%−3
Over 3.5 goals22%28%−6
Portsmouth or draw65%67%−2
Portsmouth clean sheet31%––
Millwall clean sheet30%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.1%
0123450 9.3 10.5 6.4 2.5 1 10.8 13.1 7.7 3.1 2 6.7 7.9 4.7 3 2.7 3.2 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Portsmouth down, Millwall across0–5 goals a side shown (99.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

6 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting2.67
Over 2.54 of 6
Both scored4 of 6
Last meetingsMIL 1–3 POR · POR 3–1 MIL · MIL 2–1 POR · POR 0–1 MIL

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Championship this season · since 12 Sept

PORTSMOUTH

DDLWWD0–0 · 2–2 · 0–1 · 3–2 · 1–0 · 1–1

MILLWALL

LDDWLD1–3 · 2–2 · 2–2 · 1–0 · 0–1 · 2–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Middlesbrough12+1025
2Swansea11+823
3West Ham11+1822
4Birmingham11+920
5West Brom11+320
6Stoke City11+219
7Wolves11+318
8Southampton11+1117
9QPR11+317
10Blackburn11+115
11Sheffield Utd11+115
12Millwall11015
13Portsmouth11015
14Wrexham11−114
15Bristol City11−314
16Charlton11−514
17Bolton12−714
18Lincoln11−1012
19Cardiff11+111
20Watford11−911
21Norwich11−49
22Burnley11−58
23Derby11−116
24Preston11−154

The competition's standings before kick-off.