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Norwich vs Portsmouth prediction
- Round
- Regular Season - 11
- Venue
- Carrow Road, Norwich
- Referee
- Gavin Ward
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Form
Recent form
Norwich
9Very poor
Last 5 matches · 0W-0D-5L · -9 goal difference
Portsmouth
61Average
Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference
Our call
Our verdict
Double Chance
Portsmouth or Draw
BetGenius backs Portsmouth or Draw (Double Chance) at 67% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.
67%
Confidence
Solid
Preview
Match preview
Norwich enter this Championship fixture in difficult form, having suffered five consecutive defeats in all competitions and failing to keep a clean sheet across their ten league outings this season. The Canaries currently occupy 20th position in the table with nine points, having conceded twenty goals across those ten games. Compounding their defensive struggles, key forward M. Toure, who leads the squad with five goals, is sidelined with a shoulder injury alongside several other absentees.
Portsmouth travel to Carrow Road sitting in 16th place with eleven points from nine matches, holding a game in hand over their hosts. John Mousinho's side have displayed greater resilience recently, securing two wins and two draws from their last five matches, including a 3-2 home victory against Sheffield United. Their away defensive record has been solid, conceding only four goals across four away trips in the league.
Head-to-head records also favor the visitors at this venue. Portsmouth have avoided defeat in each of their last three visits to Carrow Road, taking two wins and a draw. Given Norwich's current defensive vulnerabilities and the absence of their primary attacking outlet, Portsmouth appear well placed to take something from this encounter.
Analysis
Key factors
- Norwich have kept zero clean sheets in ten Championship matches this season and have conceded 20 goals.
- Norwich are on a five-match losing run in all competitions and will be missing top scorer M. Toure due to a shoulder injury.
- Portsmouth have lost only one of their last five matches, taking eight points from a possible fifteen in that span.
- Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last three visits to Carrow Road, recording two victories and one draw.
Availability
Team news
Norwich
- A. AhmedKnee Injury
- P. A. DialloInjury
- K. McLeanInjury
- M. ToureShoulder Injury
- V. KovacevicConcussion
- A. CrnacRest
Portsmouth
- B. ArthurBack Injury
- L. Brooke-SmithAnkle Injury
- M. KosznovszkyKnee Injury
- J. MurphyGroin Injury
- C. OgilvieKnee Injury
- F. UmehHamstring Injury
- K. AndersonOverload
- C. ShaughnessyInjury
- C. BishopInactive
- J. SwiftInactive
Numbers
Statistical comparison
Norwich at homePortsmouth away
6
Played
6
2-0-4
W-D-L
2-2-2
1.7
Scored /game
1
1.7
Conceded /game
0.8
0%
Clean sheets
33%
33%
Failed to score
33%
40%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%
Combined scoring rate: 2.7 goals per game (Norwich at home plus Portsmouth away).
Players
Key players this season
Norwich
- M. Touré5G
League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.
Table
Table context
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | +1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | BurnleyRelegation - League One | 11 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | DerbyRelegation - League One | 11 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | PrestonRelegation - League One | 11 | -15 | 4 |
History
Head-to-head
- 1
- Norwich
- 2
- Draws
- 3
- Portsmouth
Portsmouth have won 3 of the last 6 meetings, averaging 2.5 goals a game, only 33% went over 2.5.
- 2026-10-17Norwich0-1Portsmouth
- 2026-04-03Norwich1-1Portsmouth
- 2025-08-16Portsmouth1-2Norwich
- 2025-04-18Norwich3-5Portsmouth
- 2024-12-10Portsmouth0-0Norwich
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Double Chance
Portsmouth or Draw
67%
Confidence
Norwich have lost five matches in a row across all competitions and have conceded 20 goals in 10 league games without registering a single clean sheet. Their attacking threat is notably compromised by the absence of top scorer M. Toure, who has five goals this term. Portsmouth have lost just once in their past five games, hold an unbeaten record across their last three visits to Carrow Road, and have conceded only four goals in four away fixtures this campaign.
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Published October 17, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.