Birmingham City v Portsmouth

Birmingham City v Portsmouth: the preview

Birmingham City meet Portsmouth at St. Andrew's Stadium, Saturday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Birmingham City 38, Portsmouth 24, 24 drawn from 86 meetings.

38–24

head to head

Nothing between them: Birmingham City 38, Portsmouth 24, 24 drawn from 86 meetings.

1st

on the ladder

Birmingham City sit 1st on 29 points (8–2–5).

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Birmingham City by 5 goals in 2005-06 (5–0).

0.5 v 0.3

goals a match

Key match-up: August Priske (Birmingham City) gets a goal every 1.8 matches, Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) one every 3.5 matches.

0.3 v 0.1

assists a match

Key match-up: Liam Millar (Birmingham City) gets an assist every 3.3 matches, Ryan Kavuma-Mcqueen (Portsmouth) one every 7 matches.

assists in 2026-27

Liam Millar has 3 assists in 10 matches for Birmingham City in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Patrick Roberts has 3 assists in 11 matches for Birmingham City in 2026-27.

9/21

at St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham City have won 9 of their last 21 at St. Andrew's Stadium.

Head to head

38Birmingham City

24Draws

24Portsmouth

86 meetings since 1927 · average score Birmingham City 1.7, Portsmouth 1.2

2 May 26Draw1–1Fratton Park

2 Nov 25Birmingham City4–0St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

10 Mar 10Birmingham City2–1Fratton Park

20 Aug 09Birmingham City1–0St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

13 Mar 08Portsmouth4–2Fratton Park

25 Nov 07Portsmouth2–0St Andrews Stadium

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Birmingham City v Millwall, Wed, 4 Nov · Portsmouth v Stoke City, Sat, 7 Nov).

Birmingham City v Portsmouth: the preview

Birmingham City meet Portsmouth at St. Andrew's Stadium, Saturday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Birmingham City 38, Portsmouth 24, 24 drawn from 86 meetings.

The big picture

Birmingham City come in 1st on the ladder with 29 points; Portsmouth are 11th on 22. Birmingham City have the higher position to protect.

Birmingham City are 7–2–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.9 goals for and 0.9 against.

Portsmouth are 6–5–4 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.2 against.

Form

Birmingham City have won four of their last five and most recently beat Millwall 3–0.

Portsmouth have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Stoke City 1–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 86 times on our records since 1927: Birmingham City 38, Portsmouth 24, 24 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), it was a draw 1–1 at Fratton Park.

Biggest margin between these two: Birmingham City by 5 goals in 2005-06 (5–0).

Players to watch

For Birmingham City, watch August Priske (6 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Liam Millar (4 goals, 3 assists in 2026-27).

For Portsmouth, watch Terry Devlin (4 goals in 2026-27) and Marko Milovanovic (3 goals in 2026-27).

At St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham City have won 9 of their last 21 at St. Andrew's Stadium.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Birmingham City go in as clear favourites.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.

Birmingham City v Portsmouth: the preview

Birmingham City meet Portsmouth at St. Andrew's Stadium, Saturday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Birmingham City 38, Portsmouth 24, 24 drawn from 86 meetings.