Portsmouth vs Queens Park Rangers preview
2026/2027 Championship, England
Fratton Park
Sat, 15 Aug - 2:00 PM
Round 1 ·
Regular Season
STANDINGS
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Promotion
Promotion Playoffs
Relegation
Data last checked: Aug 13
CONTEXT
Portsmouth welcome Queens Park Rangers to Fratton Park for a Championship regular season fixture in the 2026/2027 campaign. The hosts occupy fourth place in the domestic standings while the visitors sit seventeenth. Portsmouth carry a modest power advantage measured at 2.9 points with respective scores of 73.33 and 70.43. Both sides lack recorded form data from recent outings and efficiency metrics remain unavailable. Set piece information carries low confidence and relies on proxy calculations. The positional gap suggests Portsmouth will look to control proceedings at home while Queens Park Rangers seek to exploit any openings on the counter. This encounter highlights contrasting league positions within the division.
TL;DR
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Structural: Portsmouth sit fourth in the Championship while Queens Park Rangers occupy seventeenth place.
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Form: Both teams enter the match with a form score of zero and no recent outing data.
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Squad: Portsmouth are designated the stronger side with a power score of 73.33 against 70.43.
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Efficiency: Efficiency metrics are unavailable for either Portsmouth or Queens Park Rangers.
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Transition: Transition metrics are not provided in the available data for this fixture.
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Set pieces: Set piece data carries low confidence and uses proxy values for both teams.
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xVariable: Portsmouth hold a power advantage of 2.9 points over Queens Park Rangers.
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Market: Projection split: Portsmouth 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Queens Park Rangers 0% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)
Quality vs Volume
Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11
Open Play vs Set Play
Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%
Expected Points
| Team | xPts |
|---|---|
| Home | 1.8 |
| Away | 1.2 |
ℹ️
Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25
vs Team A
Feb 1
vs Team B
Feb 8
vs Team C
J. Mousinho
VS
J. Stéphan
1.38
Avg Points / Game
(Last 100 Matches)
1
2.17 i
Last 6 Opponents
Birmingham City
Rank: 77
D
Stoke City
Rank: 70
W
Coventry City
Rank: 83
L
Leicester City
Rank: 72
W
Ipswich Town
Rank: 81
W
Middlesbrough
Rank: 78
W
Avg Points / Game
(Last 6 Matches)
0.33 i
Last 6 Opponents
Ipswich Town
Rank: 81
L
Derby County
Rank: 75
L
Swansea City
Rank: 74
L
Millwall
Rank: 79
L
Bristol City
Rank: 73
D
Preston North End
Rank: 71
D
2
Head to Head
(Wins - Draws - Losses)
2 - 1 - 1
1
No sidelined player data available.
Team Power Ranking
iWhat is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
73.33
70.43
0 (Weakest)
100 (Strongest)
Metric
Portsmouth
Queens Park Rangers
Power Score
73.33
70.43
League Position
4
17
Global Rank
206
282
Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted
Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.
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vs
Portsmouth
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Opponent-weighted form score
Queens Park Rangers
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Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts)
Draw (1 pt)
Loss (0 pts)
Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers
Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons
Summary of 4 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.
Portsmouth
PTM
Home
4
matches
Queens Park Rangers
QPR
Away
Match Record
2
Wins
1
1
Draws
1
1
Losses
2
Goals
6
Goals Scored
9
9
Goals Conceded
6
-3
Goal Difference
+3
Expected Goals
1.49
xG
1.43
1.43
xGA
1.49
Data last updated: 2026-08-13T00:12:13+00:00
STARTING XI - EXPECTED
Match Formation
4-2-3-1
Match Formation
4-2-3-1
1 N. Schmid
24 T. Devlin
5 R. Poole
6 C. Shaughnessy
22 Z. Swanson
16 L. Le Roux
19 R. Shein
10 A. Segečić
38 E. Adams
28 L. Brooke-Smith
9 C. Bishop
1 P. Charles
12 B. Kemper
5 R. Edwards
3 J. Dunne
27 A. Mbengue
20 H. Vale
24 N. Hautorp Madsen
16 R. Burrell
10 I. Chair
11 P. Smyth
22 R. Kone
General Information
Date & Time
Aug 15, 2026, 02:00 PM
Competition
2026/2027 Championship, England · Round 1 · Regular Season
Stadium
Fratton Park
Capacity
20688
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair
Referees
Will Finnie
Nigel Lugg
Michael Webb
Craig Hicks
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Kickoff: Sat, 22 Aug - 2:00 PM
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Expected Lineup
Referee :
Will Finnie
Manager ▼
J. Mousinho
Coach
Starting XI ▼
1
Nicolas Schmid
Goalkeeper
6.64 9
Colby Bishop
Centre Forward
6.7 19
Rocco Shein
Defensive Midfield
6.63 5
Regan Poole
Right Back
6.83 6
Conor Shaughnessy
Left Back
6.87 10
Adrian Segečić
Right Wing
6.82 16
Luke Le Roux
Defensive Midfield
6.61 22
Zak Swanson
Left Back
6.89 24
Terry Devlin
Right Back
6.95 38
Ebou Adams
Attacking Midfield
7.04 28
Luke Brooke-Smith
Left Wing
Substitutes ▼
34
Harvey Blair
6.47 8
John Swift
6.76 32
Eoin Kenny
4
Josh Knight
6.62 20
Thomas Waddingham
6.47 14
Hayden Matthews
6.59 27
Odin Bailey
6.22 31
Daniel Bielica
7.17 55
Madiodio Dia
6.84
Referee :
Will Finnie
Manager ▼
J. Stéphan
Coach
Starting XI ▼
1
Pierce Charles
Goalkeeper
6.98 22
Richard Kone
Centre Forward
6.83 5
Ronnie Edwards
Left Back
6.89 11
Paul Smyth
Right Wing
6.81 12
Boy Kemper
Left Back
7.12 3
Jimmy Dunne
Right Back
6.9 16
Rumarn Burrell
Left Wing
6.8 27
Amadou Mbengue
Right Back
6.62 20
Harvey Vale
Defensive Midfield
6.94 24
Nicolas Madsen
Defensive Midfield
7.1 10
Ilias Chair
Attacking Midfield
7.1 Substitutes ▼
15
Alfie Lloyd
6.94 6
Jake Clarke-Salter
6.59 13
Calum Ward
7.05 2
Kealey Adamson
6.44 21
Kieran Morgan
6.56 40
Jonathan Varane
6.77 14
Koki Saito
6.59 17
Kwame Poku
6.45 CONCLUSION
Portsmouth will aim to leverage their superior league standing and slight power edge when facing Queens Park Rangers at Fratton Park. The home side's fourth-place position offers a platform to dictate tempo against a seventeenth-placed opponent. Limited recent form information leaves room for both teams to shape the contest through current preparations. Queens Park Rangers must find ways to disrupt Portsmouth's structure and create opportunities despite the positional deficit. Overall the match presents a test of home resilience against away organisation in the Championship. Observers can expect emphasis on midfield control and defensive organisation as the primary themes.
