West Ham United v Portsmouth: what the numbers say
West Ham United meet Portsmouth at London Stadium, Saturday 9:30pm (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: West Ham United 12, Portsmouth 12, 6 drawn from 30 meetings.
The big picture
West Ham United come in 9th on the ladder with 23 points; Portsmouth are 11th on 22. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
West Ham United are 6–4–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 2.5 goals for and 1.5 against.
Portsmouth are 6–5–4 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.2 against.
Form
West Ham United have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Blackburn Rovers 1–2.
Portsmouth have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Stoke City 1–2.
Head to head
These sides have met 30 times on our records since 1927: West Ham United 12, Portsmouth 12, 6 drawn.
Last time out (2009-10), it was a draw 1–1 at Fratton Park.
Biggest margin between these two: West Ham United by 6 goals in 1958-59 (6–0).
Players to watch
For West Ham United, watch Jarrod Bowen (7 goals, 7 assists in 2026-27) and Konstantinos Mavropanos (5 goals in 2026-27).
For Portsmouth, watch Terry Devlin (4 goals in 2026-27) and Marko Milovanovic (3 goals in 2026-27).
At London Stadium
West Ham United have won 7 of their last 19 at London Stadium.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
