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Wolves v Portsmouth

Wolves
1–1Full time
Portsmouth

Championship · TUE 20 OCT · Molineux Stadium

Full timeGraded 20 Oct 22:30
Wolves 1–1 Portsmouth WOLVES WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Wolves win53%
The market said59%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.924
The market’s Brier score0.980

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 · 32 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Wolves win at 53%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Wolves was 53% before kick-off and our model makes it 53% now. 0–0 · 53–24–23
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Wolves v Portsmouth
  4. 23′🟨 YELLOW · 22' Sean Neave · Wolves
  5. 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 41' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 43% now
  6. 45′HALF-TIME Wolves 0–0 Portsmouth
  7. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Wolves · On: Jordan James · Off: Marshall Munetsi
  8. 45′SECOND HALF Wolves 0–0 Portsmouth
  9. 46′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 41%. 0–0 · 41–37–21
  10. 46′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Wolves · On: Tawanda Chirewa · Off: Sean Neave
  11. 51′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 39%. 0–0 · 39–40–20
  12. 53′SUBSTITUTION · 53' Portsmouth · On: Marko Milovanović · Off: Tyrese Shade
  13. 54′SUBSTITUTION · 53' Portsmouth · On: Ryan Kavuma-McQueen · Off: Rocco Robert Shein
  14. 55′We expected about 2.9 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 42–37–21
  15. 55′THE CALL SWINGS · 55' Draw is now our likeliest result at 43% (was Wolves win 40%)
  16. 56′🟨 YELLOW · 55' Iyad Mohamed · Portsmouth
  17. 56′🟨 YELLOW · 56' Paulo César da Silva Peixoto · Wolves
  18. 58′Wolves have had 8 attempts to 3 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 35–45–19
  19. 60′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–47–19
  20. 62′We published Wolves at 53%. Our model now makes it 82%. 1–0 · 82–15–3
  21. 62′62′: Jordan James on the scoresheet for Wolves, making it 1–0. 1–0 · 82–15–3
  22. 62′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 62' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 33% now
  23. 62′⚽ GOAL · 62' Wolves 1–0 Portsmouth
  24. 62′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 62' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 82% now
  25. 62′THE CALL SWINGS · 62' Wolves win is now our likeliest result at 82% (was Draw 49%)
  26. 64′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 64' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 83% now
  27. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Wolves · On: Thomas Doyle · Off: Mateus Mane
  28. 70′We published Wolves at 53%. Our model now makes it 85%. 1–0 · 85–13–2
  29. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Wolves · On: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde · Off: Rafiki Said Ahamada
  30. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Portsmouth · On: Odin Bailey · Off: Iyad Mohamed
  31. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Portsmouth · On: E. Kenny · Off: Abu Kamara
  32. 79′We published Wolves at 53%. Our model now makes it 90%. 1–0 · 90–9–1
  33. 81′🟨 YELLOW · 80' Marko Milovanović · Portsmouth
  34. 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 83' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 93% now
  35. 83′🟨 YELLOW · 83' Jean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolves
  36. 85′🟨 YELLOW · 84' Thomas Doyle · Wolves
  37. 86′We published Wolves at 53%. Our model now makes it 95%. 1–0 · 95–5–0
  38. 86′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 1–1 · 9–86–5
  39. 86′Wolves have had 12 attempts to 5 and it is still 1–1. 1–1 · 9–86–5
  40. 86′⚽ GOAL · 86' Wolves 1–1 Portsmouth
  41. 86′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 86' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 9% now
  42. 86′THE CALL SWINGS · 86' Draw is now our likeliest result at 86% (was Wolves win 95%)
  43. 87′Portsmouth level it on 86′ through Terry Devlin. 1–1. 1–1 · 8–87–5
  44. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Wolves · On: Yerson Mosquera · Off: André
  45. 92′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 1–1 · 4–94–2
  46. 93′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 90+3' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 3% now
  47. 96′🟨 YELLOW · 90+5' Ryan Kavuma-McQueen · Portsmouth
  48. FTFULL TIME Wolves 1–1 Portsmouth
  49. FTWolves 1–1 Portsmouth · Wolves win: wrong · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: right

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

Wolves are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Wolves 53%, draw 24%, Portsmouth 23%. Over 2.5 goals 55%, both teams to score 55%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 14 Oct 04:28 · locked at kick-off

Wolves win53%
Draw24%
Portsmouth win23%

Kick-offTUE 20 OCT · 19:45

RoundMatchday 6

VenueMolineux Stadium

RefereeEdward Duckworth

Line-ups

Wolves

4-2-3-1

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Wolves

Portsmouth

4Days since last match3

Last match: 16 Oct · the English Championship

Last match: 17 Oct · the English Championship

3Matches in previous 14 days3

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

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
8Wolves10+317
13Portsmouth10014

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Wolves

4-2-3-1

1 José Sá

38 J. Tchatchoua

34 N. Djiga

37 L. Krejčí

3 Hugo Bueno

7 André

5 M. Munetsi

36 M. Mane

28 Fer López

19 R. Saïd

14 S. Neave

Coach · César Peixoto

Substitutes

26 · J. Ruddy

15 · Y. Mosquera

33 · G. Konan

8 · J. James

20 · T. Doyle

23 · T. Chirewa

27 · J. Bellegarde

24 · Toti Gomes

13 · João Virgínia

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1

1 N. Schmid

24 T. Devlin

5 R. Poole

55 M. Dia

16 J. Meghoma

38 E. Adams

37 I. Mohamed

11 A. Kamara

19 R. Shein

10 A. Segecic

17 T. Shade

Coach · John Mousinho

Substitutes

20 · T. Waddingham

27 · O. Bailey

31 · D. Bielica

25 · R. Kavuma McQueen

32 · E. Kenny

30 · B. Killip

29 · M. Milovanović

7 · M. Pack

22 · Z. Swanson

Our number · wolves winFirst published 14 Oct 04:28 · updated 18 Oct 03:52 · locked at kick-off
53% The market59%
Us53%
Market59%

We make Wolves a 53% chance to win. The market has them at 59%. We are 6 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.8–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Wolves v Portsmouth1.79 – 1.09
Form · last six in Championship this season · since 5 SeptW3 D1 L2 · W3 D2 L1
Table places · points 17 v 148 v 13
The market · Wolves win59% · ours 53%

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
50%55%60%65% 14 OCT 04:2820 OCT 19:04
Our probability · Wolves win The market, margin stripped

Published at 52%, 53% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 59% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Wolves win53%59%−6
Draw24%23%+1
Portsmouth win23%18%+5
Over 2.5 goals55%54%+1
Both teams to score55%53%+2
Over 1.5 goals78%76%+2
Over 3.5 goals33%33%0
Wolves or draw77%82%−5
Wolves clean sheet34%––
Portsmouth clean sheet17%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.0%
0123450 6.0 6.1 3.4 1 10.0 11.0 5.9 2.2 2 8.9 9.6 5.2 3 5.3 5.7 3.1 4 2.4 2.6 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Wolves down, Portsmouth across0–5 goals a side shown (98.7% 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

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Championship this season · since 5 Sept

WOLVES

DWWLLW2–2 · 1–0 · 1–0 · 0–1 · 1–3 · 2–1

PORTSMOUTH

WDDLWW2–0 · 0–0 · 2–2 · 0–1 · 3–2 · 1–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Swansea11+823
2West Ham11+1822
3Middlesbrough11+622
4Birmingham11+920
5West Brom11+320
6Stoke City11+219
7Southampton11+1117
8Wolves10+317
9QPR11+317
10Blackburn11+115
11Sheffield Utd11+115
12Millwall11015
13Portsmouth10014
14Wrexham11−114
15Bolton11−314
16Bristol City11−314
17Charlton11−514
18Lincoln11−1012
19Cardiff11+111
20Watford11−911
21Norwich11−49
22Burnley11−58
23Derby11−116
24Preston11−154

The competition's standings before kick-off.