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Wolves v Portsmouth
Wolves
PortsmouthChampionship · TUE 20 OCT · Molineux Stadium
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.
- 0′Before kick-off: we said Wolves win at 53%.
- 1′Much as we predicted: Wolves was 53% before kick-off and our model makes it 53% now. 0–0 · 53–24–23
- 1′KICK-OFF Wolves v Portsmouth
- 23′🟨 YELLOW · 22' Sean Neave · Wolves
- 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 41' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 43% now
- 45′HALF-TIME Wolves 0–0 Portsmouth
- 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Wolves · On: Jordan James · Off: Marshall Munetsi
- 45′SECOND HALF Wolves 0–0 Portsmouth
- 46′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 41%. 0–0 · 41–37–21
- 46′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Wolves · On: Tawanda Chirewa · Off: Sean Neave
- 51′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 39%. 0–0 · 39–40–20
- 53′SUBSTITUTION · 53' Portsmouth · On: Marko Milovanović · Off: Tyrese Shade
- 54′SUBSTITUTION · 53' Portsmouth · On: Ryan Kavuma-McQueen · Off: Rocco Robert Shein
- 55′We expected about 2.9 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 42–37–21
- 55′THE CALL SWINGS · 55' Draw is now our likeliest result at 43% (was Wolves win 40%)
- 56′🟨 YELLOW · 55' Iyad Mohamed · Portsmouth
- 56′🟨 YELLOW · 56' Paulo César da Silva Peixoto · Wolves
- 58′Wolves have had 8 attempts to 3 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 35–45–19
- 60′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–47–19
- 62′We published Wolves at 53%. Our model now makes it 82%. 1–0 · 82–15–3
- 62′62′: Jordan James on the scoresheet for Wolves, making it 1–0. 1–0 · 82–15–3
- 62′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 62' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 33% now
- 62′⚽ GOAL · 62' Wolves 1–0 Portsmouth
- 62′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 62' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 82% now
- 62′THE CALL SWINGS · 62' Wolves win is now our likeliest result at 82% (was Draw 49%)
- 64′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 64' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 83% now
- 67′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Wolves · On: Thomas Doyle · Off: Mateus Mane
- 70′We published Wolves at 53%. Our model now makes it 85%. 1–0 · 85–13–2
- 75′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Wolves · On: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde · Off: Rafiki Said Ahamada
- 75′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Portsmouth · On: Odin Bailey · Off: Iyad Mohamed
- 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Portsmouth · On: E. Kenny · Off: Abu Kamara
- 79′We published Wolves at 53%. Our model now makes it 90%. 1–0 · 90–9–1
- 81′🟨 YELLOW · 80' Marko Milovanović · Portsmouth
- 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 83' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 93% now
- 83′🟨 YELLOW · 83' Jean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolves
- 85′🟨 YELLOW · 84' Thomas Doyle · Wolves
- 86′We published Wolves at 53%. Our model now makes it 95%. 1–0 · 95–5–0
- 86′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 1–1 · 9–86–5
- 86′Wolves have had 12 attempts to 5 and it is still 1–1. 1–1 · 9–86–5
- 86′⚽ GOAL · 86' Wolves 1–1 Portsmouth
- 86′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 86' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 9% now
- 86′THE CALL SWINGS · 86' Draw is now our likeliest result at 86% (was Wolves win 95%)
- 87′Portsmouth level it on 86′ through Terry Devlin. 1–1. 1–1 · 8–87–5
- 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Wolves · On: Yerson Mosquera · Off: André
- 92′We said Wolves at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 1–1 · 4–94–2
- 93′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 90+3' Wolves win: 53% at kick-off, 3% now
- 96′🟨 YELLOW · 90+5' Ryan Kavuma-McQueen · Portsmouth
- FTFULL TIME Wolves 1–1 Portsmouth
- 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.
The match pulse
BEFORE KICK-OFF
Match outcome probability (%)
AI match analysis
Wolves are favourites.
The Pitchside prediction: Wolves 53%, draw 24%, Portsmouth 23%. Over 2.5 goals 55%, both teams to score 55%.
Pre-match prediction
First published 14 Oct 04:28 · locked at kick-off
Wolves win53%
Portsmouth win23%Kick-offTUE 20 OCT · 19:45
RoundMatchday 6
VenueMolineux Stadium
RefereeEdward Duckworth
Match timeline
All events
WolvesMIN
PortsmouthEvents will appear when the match starts.
Line-ups
Wolves
4-2-3-1
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1
Rest & schedule
Before kick-off · every competition we cover
Wolves
Portsmouth
Last match: 16 Oct · the English Championship
Last match: 17 Oct · the English Championship
Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.
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
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
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 modelBuilt 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.
Published at 52%, 53% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 59% now.
| Market | Us | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolves win | 53% | 59% | −6 |
| Draw | 24% | 23% | +1 |
| Portsmouth win | 23% | 18% | +5 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 55% | 54% | +1 |
| Both teams to score | 55% | 53% | +2 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 78% | 76% | +2 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 33% | 33% | 0 |
| Wolves or draw | 77% | 82% | −5 |
| Wolves clean sheet | 34% | – | – |
| Portsmouth clean sheet | 17% | – | – |
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.
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 2021/22No 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
PORTSMOUTH
The table
2026/27| # | TEAM | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | +3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | +2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | +11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolves | 10 | +3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | +3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | −1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | −3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | −3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | −5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | −10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | +1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | −9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | −4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | −5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | −11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | −15 | 4 |
The competition's standings before kick-off.
Swansea
West Ham
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
West Brom
Stoke City
Southampton
QPR
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
Millwall
Wrexham
Bolton
Bristol City
Charlton
Lincoln
Cardiff
Watford
Norwich
Burnley
Derby
Preston