Portsmouth vs Birmingham City prediction | 12 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


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
Birmingham City
Ranking: #147 overall, #24 in England

66.9 → 69.2 (+2.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 09 Sep Norwich City (A) 67.2 +0.6
1-2 12 Sep Derby (A) 68.3 +1.1
2-2 19 Sep Boro (H) 67.8 -0.5
0-1 10 Oct West Brom (A) 68.8 +1.0
4-0 13 Oct Preston (H) 69.2 +0.4

Portsmouth vs Birmingham City: by the numbers

There are 83 places between these two in our European rankings, with Birmingham City the higher, and 7 places between them in England.

Birmingham City arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.3 rating points over their last 10 matches against Portsmouth's +0.2.

Last time these teams played, on 2 May 2026, Birmingham City gained 0.9 rating points.

Portsmouth first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 66.7 on 3 April 2026.

The highest Birmingham City have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #127, first reached on 22 December 2018.