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 ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Portsmouth unbeaten in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 11 October, 0:1 against Southampton.

Player in form

August Priske Flyger: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG2.79

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.8).

Last time

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

Attack

Birmingham City score 2.6 goals per match

Portsmouth1.4 Birmingham City2.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Portsmouth score 1.4.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Terry Devlin

Portsmouth · defender

4goals 0assists 6.97avg rating

Last match, Swansea City: 2 goals, rating 8.8.

Liam Millar

Birmingham City · midfielder

4goals 3assists 7.17avg rating

Last match, Millwall: rating 6.5.

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

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

Portsmouth

at home · 10

6W2D2L1.7scored per match1.2conceded per match

Birmingham City

away · 10

5W3D2L1.2scored per match0.8conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

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

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

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Expected lineups

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

Official around 15:00, Sat 12 Dec

NSSchmid TDDevlin RPPoole MDDia JMMeghoma EAAdams IMMohamed ASSegečić OBBailey TSShade MMMilovanović RAAllsop ELLaird PNNeumann CKKlarer ACCochrane TIIwata JSSolís PRRoberts JSStansfield LMMillar MBBird

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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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