Eng. Championship
2026-04-03 - Norwich City vs Portsmouth
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : England: Championship
Venue: Carrow Road
Friday 3rd April 2026, 1500hrs (GMT)
Following a 1-0 defeat away from home at Southampton, Norwich City returned to winning ways in the Championship last weekend as The Canaries registered a welcome 1-0 win on the road at Charlton Athletic in the nation’s capital which lifted the hosts up into 10th place in the table.
The wider picture shows Norwich City have been handed just two defeats within their previous nine league matches which places Philipp Clement’s side in a decent position ahead of this upcoming tussle with strugglers Portsmouth on Good Friday.
The earlier loss came in the shape of a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to Birmingham City which came as something of a surprise given The Blues’ poor record on the road while Norwich possess an inconsistent looking home record which stands at 8-1-10 23/23.
Portsmouth occupy one place and just one point above the relegation zone ahead of this upcoming trip to Carrow Road and the south coast visitors head into this upcoming encounter having failed to win any of their last six matches overall in the Championship.
Five defeats and a draw does not look ideal preparation for this trip to Norfolk but only two of these five losses have been incurred on their travels with defeats at the hands of Wrexham and QPR respectively, the latter being in a particularly heavy 6-1 thrashing at Loftus Road.
Pompey hold an away record of 4-6-9 18/34 which includes wins on the road at Charlton Athletic and most impressive of all, a 3-1 win at The Den against Millwall, so John Mousinho’s side should not be ruled out here.
The Betting Verdict
Portsmouth have lost just once in their last four meetings with Norwich City.
The Pick :
Norwich City 1-1 Portsmouth
