Portsmouth vs Derby match stats & report

0–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 38 · Fratton Park, Portsmouth · Ref A. Backhouse

Portsmouth stats & fixtures · Derby stats & fixtures

Portsmouth lost to Derby 0–1 in the Championship on 16 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.72–1.00. Portsmouth had 68% of the ball.

Portsmouth vs Derby match statistics

PortsmouthDerby

68% Ball possession 32%
1.72 Expected goals (xG) 1.00
27 Total shots 10
9 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 4
12 Blocked shots 2
18 Shots inside the box 8
11 Corners 3
14 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 6
493 Passes 243
80% Pass accuracy 60%
3 Goalkeeper saves 9

Goals and cards

8' Goal S. Szmodics Derby
40' Yellow card C. Chaplin Portsmouth
41' Yellow card S. Szmodics Derby
53' Yellow card M. Clarke Derby
67' Yellow card J. Swift Portsmouth
78' Yellow card B. Brereton Derby
86' Yellow card B. Clark Derby
88' Yellow card J. Ward Derby
90+2' Yellow card O. Fraulo Derby

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Portsmouth

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 John Mousinho

1 N. Schmid

22 Z. Swanson 3 C. Ogilvie 5 R. Poole 24 T. Devlin

38 E. Adams 7 M. Pack

47 G. Caballero 36 C. Chaplin 27 M. Alli

40 J. Brown

Bench J. Bursik , J. Swift , C. Bishop , Luke Le Roux , A. Segecic , M. Kirk , C. Shaughnessy , J. Williams , M. Dia

Derby

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 John Eustace

12 R. O'Donnell

2 D. Murkin 5 M. Clarke 28 D. Sanderson 23 J. Ward

42 B. Clark 27 L. Travis

10 R. Brewster 19 S. Szmodics 25 B. Brereton

7 P. Agyemang

Bench J. Thompson , C. Morris , J. Banel , R. Canoville , C. Forsyth , O. Fraulo , D. Ozoh , C. Allen , I. Gordon

Form guide

Portsmouth at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Derby away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.2 per game
Shots on target: 4.2 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Portsmouth vs Derby head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Dec 25	Derby v Portsmouth	1–1
12 Apr 25	Portsmouth v Derby	2–2
13 Dec 24	Derby v Portsmouth	4–0
2 Apr 24	Portsmouth v Derby	2–2
16 Sep 23	Derby v Portsmouth	1–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Portsmouth vs Derby head-to-head record