Leeds United travel south to face Portsmouth looking for an 18th Championship outing without defeat and to extend their lead at the top of the table.
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Our 3 Predictions For Portsmouth v Leeds United:
- 1st Prediction For Portsmouth v Leeds United: Match Result Leeds United – 4/11
- 2nd Prediction For Portsmouth v Leeds United: Over 2.5 Goals – 8/11
- 3rd Prediction For Portsmouth v Leeds United: Both Teams To Score Yes – 19/20
1st Prediction For Portsmouth v Leeds United: Match Result Leeds United – 4/11
Leeds United are on an incredible run and are undefeated in 17 league matches, winning five of the last six. Away from home, Daniel Farke’s men have lost just twice and have collected 31 points from 17 matches. Portsmouth, whilst in decent form themselves,, have collected just six points against the current top six this season.
2nd Prediction For Portsmouth v Leeds United: Over 2.5 Goals – 8/11
Portsmouth average 1.2 goals per games and concede 1.6 goals with their opponents scoring over two per games and only allowing 0.6 goals against. Three of Pompey’s last five games have produced three or more goals with the same being said for United.
3rd Prediction For Portsmouth v Leeds United: Both Teams To Score – 19/20
Portsmouth average 1.2 goals per home game this season while Leeds average over 2 goals per match on the road. Pompey have scored in four of their last five matches in the Championship and the last three matches involving Leeds have seen both teams finding the net.
Best Odds For Portsmouth v Leeds United:
| Bookmaker | Portsmouth | Draw | Leeds United |
| MyriadPlay | 6/1 | 7/2 | 9/25 |
| Gentleman Jim | 13/2 | 15/4 | 4/11 |
| Betarno | 6/1 | 7/2 | 38/100 |
Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head:
Pompey are performing admirably on their return to the Championship and are currently in 17th place with 39 points from their 35 games. They are averaging 1.2 goals per game but are without their ten goal top scorer Callum Lang for the rest of the season. His absence means the goalscoring pressures are on the shoulders of Josh Murphy and Colby Bishop who have six and five goals respectively. Murphy leads the assist charts with nine and is followed by Freddie Potts with four. Portsmouth concede over a goal and a half per game and have only kept seven clean sheets.
Leeds United are looking to pull further away from third placed Burnley as they look to cement their place in the automatic promotion places. They head into this game on a long unbeaten run in league football and have lost just three Championship fixtures in 35 outings.
Last time out, Leeds dropped two points against playoff hopefuls west Bromwich Albion at Elland Road after a Junior Firpo goal was cancelled out by Darnell Furlong. Five league wins on the bounce preceded that, the most recent being an impressive 3-1 away win at title rivals Sheffield United. An Illian Meslier own goal gave the Blades a 14th minute lead and Farke’s men had to bide their time before getting back on level terms on and go on to win the game. Junior Firpo equalised with 18 minutes left on the clock before Ao Tanaka scored in the 89th minute and Joel Piroe put the result beyond doubt a minute later.
At the start of February, Leeds demolished Cardiff City 7-0 at Elland Road. First half goals from Brenden Aaronson and Manor Solomon had give United a 2-0 lead at the break before Daniel James, a Joel Piroe brace, Wilfred Gnonto and Mateo Joseph put the gloss on the scoreline in the second 45.
The Yorkshire giants top the Championship table having amassed 76 points from 35 games and losing just three times throughout the entire campaign. Leeds have scored 72 goals at an average of 2.1 per match with top scorer Joel Piroe netting 15 times and Daniel James behind him on 10. James leads the list of goal creators with nine while Junior Firpo has assisted eight times. Defensively, they have kept 20 clean sheets and conceded just 0.6 goals per game.
In the last five meetings, it has been almost impossible to split these two sides with four draws and a solitary Leeds United win. The reverse fixture on the opening day of the season saw a six goal thriller at Elland Road as Portsmouth looked to have grabbed a surprise victory over the promotion favourites thanks to a 92nd minute Callum Lang penalty only to be denied by Brenden Aaronson three minutes later.
Before that 3-3 draw in Yorkshire, it had been over 12 years since the pair had faced off in competitive action. That meeting was a goalless draw at Fratton Park in the Championship and followed another tight game at Elland Road towards the end of 2011 when a Danny Pugh strike was enough to secure all three points for Leeds United. Over the last five games between the two there have been 17 goals scored with nine for Leeds and eight for Pompey.
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Where can I watch the game, either on TV or in person?Where To Watch Burnley v Luton Town:
- Location: Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- Date: 9th March, 2025
- TV Channel: Sky Sports Football
Probable Lineups For Portsmouth v Leeds United:
What sort of lineups can we expect from both sides for this Championship clash?
Portsmouth Lineup:
- Lineup: N. Schmid, Z. Swanson, M. Pack, R. Poole, C. Ogilvie, I. Hayden, A. Dozzell, M. Ritchie, A. Aouchiche, J. Murphy, C. Bishop
- Suspended/injury: C. Lang, C. Shaughnessy, H. Matthews, I. Bowat, J. Farrell, J. Williams, P. Lane, R. Atkinson
- Coach: John Mousinho
Leeds United Lineup:
- Lineup: I. Meslier, J. Bogle, J. Rodon, P. Struijk, J. Firpo, A. Tanaka, J. Rothwell, M. Solomon, B. Aaronson, D. James, J. Piroe
- Suspended/injured: E. Ampadu, M. Joseph, M. Wober, P. Bamford
- Coach: Daniel Farke
