GolVolt — Portsmouth vs Birmingham City: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 2 May: Portsmouth – Birmingham City 1:1

Player in form

Liam Millar: 4 goals in 5 league matches

Goals4

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Streak

Portsmouth unbeaten in 4 matches

WWDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 11 October, 0:1 against Southampton.

Table

2 points apart in the table

11.Portsmouth18 pts 7.Birmingham City20 pts

Portsmouth: place 11, 18 pts · Birmingham City: place 7, 20 pts.

Streak

Portsmouth have scored in 4 matches in a row

WWDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 7 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Adrian Segečić

Portsmouth · midfielder

2goals 2assists 6.99avg rating

Last match, Millwall: rating 6.3.

Liam Millar

Birmingham City · midfielder

4goals 3assists 7.35avg rating

Last match, Cardiff City: rating 6.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Portsmouth at home and Birmingham City away, as in this match.

Portsmouth

at home · 10

5W3D2L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match

Birmingham City

away · 10

4W3D3L1.0scored per match0.9conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 2 May 2026 · Championship Portsmouth 1:1 Birmingham City Segečić 8' · Priske 19'

0wins

1 draw3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Portsmouth (4-2-3-1, last: Millwall) · Birmingham City (4-2-3-1, last: Cardiff City).

Official around 15:00, Sat 12 Dec

NSSchmid TDDevlin RPPoole MDDia ZSSwanson MPPack IMMohamed AKKamara ASSegečić RMKavuma-McQueen MMMilovanović JBBeadle ACCochrane CKKlarer PNNeumann BSOsayi-Samuel JSSolís TIIwata LMMillar JSStansfield CVVicente LVVázquez

PortsmouthBirmingham City

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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