Norwich City vs Portsmouth prediction | 17 Oct 2026 | xGtoday

17 October 2026
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28%
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Norwich City
Ranking: #217 overall, #29 in England

67.1 → 65.5 (-1.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 09 Sep Birmingham (H) 68.0 -0.6
4-3 12 Sep Boro (A) 68.0 0.0
3-4 20 Sep Bolton (H) 67.2 -0.8
2-1 10 Oct Swansea City (A) 66.3 -0.9
0-1 14 Oct Southampton (H) 65.5 -0.8
Portsmouth
Ranking: #230 overall, #31 in England

64.8 → 65.0 (+0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 05 Sep Cardiff City (H) 64.6 +0.2
0-0 12 Sep Charlton (A) 64.3 -0.3
2-2 19 Sep Blackburn (H) 64.8 +0.5
1-0 11 Oct Southampton (A) 65.0 +0.2
3-2 14 Oct Sheff Utd (H) 65.0 0.0

Norwich City vs Portsmouth: by the numbers

Norwich City sit 13 places above Portsmouth in our European rankings, and 2 places above them in England.

Portsmouth arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.2 rating points over their last 10 matches against Norwich City's -1.6.

Last time these teams played, on 3 April 2026, Norwich City lost 0.2 rating points.

Norwich City first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 75.6 on 17 August 2019.

The highest Portsmouth have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #195, first reached on 3 April 2026.