Portsmouth v Derby County: Team news, lineups, supercomputer prediction
Portsmouth will attempt to get back to winning ways and pull away from the Championship relegation zone on Saturday when they host Derby County.
John Mousinho’s men take on Derby County in their latest Championship fixture, and with just five games remaining, there is little room for error.
Portsmouth are only three points above the relegation zone, and Derby are one of the teams that sit below them in the league table.
Pompey were defeated 1-0 against Coventry City during their most recent outing, and with other results going against them from teams nearby in the table, there is a lot of pressure on them moving forward.
Portsmouth v Derby preview
Portsmouth head into this fixture without much momentum after consecutive defeats in the league, which have dragged the team back into the relegation scrap.
The drop is something Mousinho will be desperate to avoid, and picking up three points this weekend would make a massive impact in their quest, given that Derby are also fighting for survival.
Pompey will take confidence from the fact that they are playing at Fratton Park, as they have been a superior team when playing at home.
The Blues have won just twice away from home this season, highlighting the importance of any game at Fratton Park between now and the season’s end.
Portsmouth are unable to move up the league table this weekend, but simply pulling away from the relegation zone is all that Mousinho will be interested in doing.
| Championship table | Games Played | Won | Lost | Points |
| 17. Portsmouth | 41 | 12 | 20 | 45 |
Portsmouth v Derby team news
Mousinho has several long-term injuries to handle as Callum Lang, Hayden Matthews and Ibane Bowat all set to miss the remainder of this season, which has been an ongoing issue.
Alexander Milosevic is going to undergo a scan this week on a calf injury that forced him to miss their midweek game, while Rob Atkinson heads into the game as a doubt.
Predicted lineups
Portsmouth: Schmid; Devlin, Poole, Ogilvie, Bramall; Potts, Dozzell; Ritchie, Aouchiche, Murphy; Bishop
Derby: Widell Zetterstrom; Langas, Phillips, Clarke; Wilson, Thompson, Armstrong, Adams, Forsyth; Yates, Harness
Form
Portsmouth: WLLWLL
Derby: WWWWLD
Portsmouth v Derby betting odds
Portsmouth: 5/4
Derby: 9/4
Draw: 9/4
(All odds according to Bet365 as of 11 April)
Portsmouth vs Derby supercomputer prediction
There is very little to split these two teams in the league table, with both hoping to avoid an immediate return to League One.
However, it is Pompey who are considered the favourites by the Opta supercomputer with a 48 per cent chance of winning, while a Derby win and a draw both have 26 per cent chance