Portsmouth desperately need points on Saturday, Nov 7 at 1:30 PM in the Championship. With the team sitting in the bottom three, this is quickly becoming a must-win situation.

Portsmouth come into this fixture out of form (1W 2L recently). Stoke City, meanwhile, arrive in red-hot form (4W from last 5) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Portsmouth and Stoke City have split their 10 meetings almost evenly (4W–1D–5W). Their last encounter ended in Stoke City won 1–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Stoke City's quality should tell even on the road. Portsmouth will push, but the visitors have too much class. Stoke City to win.