- Portsmouth have won one of their last five across all competitions (D2, L2).
- Derby County have won none of their away fixtures in the Championship 2026/2027, scoring one goal.
- Pompey are without a win in their last three home meetings with the Rams.
Pompey and Derby County clash
Pompey sit 11th in the table with three points from two games, while Derby are 17th after picking up just one point from their first two fixtures.
The Pompey have won only one of their last five matches across all competitions (D2, L2), but their most recent results have been a 3-1 EFL Cup defeat away to West Ham, a 3-1 home reverse to QPR in the Championship and a 3-1 away win over Lincoln City in the Championship.
Derby's danger man is Clark
Derby's last three matches have seen them lose 2-1 at home to Lincoln City in the EFL Cup, then go down 2-1 to Charlton and draw 2-2 with Cardiff in their two Championship outings. The match odds have it about right here, with Portsmouth coming in at 8/5, Derby 33/20 and the draw 23/10.
The hosts are yet to win at Fratton Park in the Championship 2026/2027, having lost their sole home fixture and conceded three goals. Derby are also looking for their first away win in the new campaign after one goal and no joy on the road.
Backing BTTS, at around 19/25, seems a safe alternative to the match result markets here as the hosts look to maintain the momentum from their 3-1 win over Lincoln City and the visitors arrive in poor touch, having won none of their five matches so far (D2, L3).
Rams are a counter-attacking team
John Eustace has set Derby up in a much more pragmatic manner and the East Midlands club will sit compact, defend deep and spring fast counters or direct balls forward.
Pompey have been wide in their approach with John Mousinho instilling a system that is heavily reliant on full-backs and wingers coming in and out of the action, switches of play and plenty of crossing.
This should be a real clash of territory and transition with Portsmouth wanting the ball wide and Derby trying to steal it and spring a counter. So, we are likely to see a tight but live affair, but one in which Derby's counterpunch ability should keep this on a knife-edge for much of the game.
Adrian Segecic has been Pompey's sharpest finisher so far with one goal in two Championship matches, but Derby's Bobby Clark can offer his team both punch and creativity with one goal and one assist in two games in the second tier.
Portsmouth have not won any of their last threemeetings with Derby County and the head-to-head record also favours the visitors, who won the last meeting 1-0 away in the Championship 2025/2026, with two wins and three draws from the last five.
