Portsmouth vs Coventry prediction, betting tips and odds: Sky Blues set for Fratton Park frustration
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Where to watch Portsmouth vs Coventry
You can watch Portsmouth vs Coventry in the Championship at 12.30pm on Saturday, December 21st, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
Match prediction & best bet
Portsmouth or draw double chance
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Portsmouth vs Coventry odds
Portsmouth 14-5
Coventry 17-20
Draw 11-4
Odds correct at time of publishing
Portsmouth vs Coventry predictions
Relegation-threatened Portsmouth were hammered 4-0 at Derby last Friday but they have been showing a more competitive edge at Fratton Park and can stand up to Coventry in their final home match of 2024.
Consolidating in the Championship was always going to be a challenge for Portsmouth, who are playing in the second tier for the first time since the 2011-12 campaign. But they went to Derby on a four-game unbeaten run which included home victories over Preston and Bristol City, and they will look at the Coventry clash as another decent opportunity to add to their tally.
Portsmouth are a point inside the relegation zone and only seven points worse off than Coventry, who have played two games more.
It is a tight division and, while Coventry's ambition is to push towards the playoffs, they know that a drop in performance could see them battling the drop.
The Sky Blues have made a reasonable start under Frank Lampard, taking seven points from four games, although they were beaten 2-0 at West Brom on their last road trip and had to come from behind in last Saturday's 2-1 triumph at home to basement boys Hull.
However, Lampard appears to have lifted the squad and his influence has been especially positive for attacker Ephron Mason-Clark, who has gone from being a regular substitute to scoring three goals in four matches.
Coventry can probably look forward to a more positive 2025 but they are far from the finished article and are worth opposing in this clash.
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Key stat
Portsmouth have lost only one of their last six home matches.
Portsmouth vs Coventry team news
Portsmouth
Regan Poole was on the bench for last Friday's 4-0 loss at Derby and could be considered but Kusini Yengi, Mark O'Mahony, Conor Shaughnessy, Jordan Williams, Ibane Bowat and Jacob Farrell remain on the injured list.
Coventry
Haji Wright and Ben Wilson are unavailable for the visitors.
Probable teams
Portsmouth (4-2-3-1): Schmid; Devlin, Pack, McIntyre, Ogilvie; Potts, Dozzell; Ritchie, Lang, Murphy; Bishop.
Subs: Sorensen, Kamara, Lane, Moxon, Saydee, Poole, Swanson.
Coventry (4-2-3-1): Collins; Van Ewijk, Thomas, Binks, Dasilva; Torp, Sheaf; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Bassette.
Subs: Bidwell, Eccles, Thomas-Asante, Simms, Allen, Kitching, Latibeaudiere.
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