Portsmouth vs Millwall Prediction & Preview - Championship
Portsmouth won 3-2 at home to Sheffield United on 14 October 2026, 10 days before Millwall arrive at Fratton Park, and of everything in either side's recent football that is the result that reads across to Saturday. Portsmouth v Millwall is a Championship fixture at Fratton Park in Portsmouth, kicking off at 12:30 BST on Saturday 24 October 2026. John Mousinho's side have lost one of their last six. Alex Neil's Millwall have conceded two or more in four of theirs.
- Fixture: Portsmouth v Millwall
- Competition: Championship
- Date: Saturday 24 October 2026
- Kick-off: 12:30 BST
- Venue: Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- Make your call: Portsmouth vs Millwall match page
What time is kick-off for Portsmouth vs Millwall?
Portsmouth v Millwall kicks off at 12:30 BST on Saturday 24 October 2026 at Fratton Park in Portsmouth, in the Championship. It is an early Saturday start rather than the 15:00 slot.
What the Sheffield United result showed
Five goals, and Portsmouth on the right side of them. That matters because Portsmouth games have mostly not looked like that: they have scored two or more in only two of their last six, and only two of those six produced three goals or more in total. The 3-2 was one of them.
It was also their one home win in two at Fratton Park. Portsmouth are not a side that overwhelms anyone, but they got into a shootout and came out of it, and Millwall have been in shootouts repeatedly.
Portsmouth's form going in
Nine points from six, with two wins, three draws and one defeat. Seven scored, six conceded. That is a team that is difficult to beat and rarely comfortable.
The last two back that up. Portsmouth won 1-0 away to Norwich City 7 days before this match, then drew 1-1 away to Wolverhampton 4 days before it. Before the Sheffield United win they lost 0-1 away to Southampton 13 days before Saturday, and earlier they drew 2-2 at home to Blackburn Rovers and 0-0 away to Charlton Athletic, 35 and 42 days before this fixture.
Two clean sheets in six, and two games without scoring. Mousinho's team win tight or they draw.
Millwall concede too much to control a game
Six points from six is the harder number. Millwall have scored eight and conceded 10 across that run, with two or more conceded in four of the six and only one clean sheet. Four of their six games finished with three goals or more in them, and both sides scored in four.
Their last home game was a 2-2 draw with Lincoln City 7 days before Saturday. Eleven days before this match they lost 0-1 at home to Swansea City. The one win came on the road, 1-0 away to Preston North End 14 days before this fixture, and that remains their only win in six. Away from home they have won one of three.
They do score, though. Millwall have failed to score once in six, including 2-2 draws with West Ham United and Middlesbrough and a 1-3 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers, 35, 39 and 42 days before Saturday respectively.
Team news
Portsmouth remain short: Connor Ogilvie, Conor Shaughnessy, Benjamin Arthur, Mark Kosznovszky, John Swift, Luke Brooke-Smith, Franco Umeh and Thomas Waddingham were all listed as unavailable, with Keshi Anderson facing an estimated six to eight weeks with a hamstring problem and Colby Bishop's knee issue, picked up in the warm-up before the Norwich City game, leaving his availability uncertain, according to Last Word on Sports. Millwall lost goalkeeper Filip Marschall to ankle ligament damage against Lincoln City, with Alex Neil saying "he's done his ligaments. He's not going to be available anytime soon, which is disappointing" and adding that the club need "to go and get a surgical opinion on it to see the damage"; Max Crocombe is in line for an extended run, with Lukas Jensen also sidelined, as reported by The72.
Portsmouth vs Millwall prediction
Our prediction is a 2-1 Portsmouth win over Millwall in the Championship at Fratton Park on Saturday 24 October 2026. Portsmouth have taken nine points from their last six to Millwall's six, and the defensive records split them further: two games conceding two or more for Portsmouth, four for Millwall. Millwall will get a goal, because they have failed to score only once in six, but a side that has conceded 10 in that run is unlikely to keep a clean sheet against a Portsmouth team that just took three off Sheffield United at this ground.
Our prediction: Portsmouth 2-1 Millwall
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