Swansea City v Portsmouth: what the numbers say
Swansea City meet Portsmouth at Swansea.com Stadium, Thursday 7:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Swansea City 7, Portsmouth 9, 13 drawn from 29 meetings.
The big picture
Swansea City come in 6th on the ladder with 26 points; Portsmouth are 11th on 22. Swansea City have the higher position to protect.
Swansea City are 8–4–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.1 against.
Portsmouth are 6–5–4 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.2 against.
Form
Swansea City have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Portsmouth 1–3.
Portsmouth have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Stoke City 1–2.
Head to head
These sides have met 29 times on our records since 1920: Swansea City 7, Portsmouth 9, 13 drawn.
Last time out (2026-27), Portsmouth won 3–1 at Fratton Park.
Biggest margin between these two: Portsmouth by 5 goals in 1983-84 (5–0).
Players to watch
For Swansea City, watch Adam Idah (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Zan Vipotnik (0.2 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).
For Portsmouth, watch Terry Devlin (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27) and Marko Milovanovic (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27).
At Swansea.com Stadium
Swansea City have won 11 of their last 19 at Swansea.com Stadium.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Swansea City have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.





