Wolves
- Wolves have the stronger home record, with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from four at Molineux.
- Wolves have conceded only 6 goals in four home Championship 2026/2027 fixtures.
- Wolves will be on their last legs after back-to-back losses, a 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough was followed up by a 3-1 home defeat to Bolton in the Championship 2026/2027 last weekend, but they should have too much for Pompey.
- César Peixoto took charge of Wolves in June 2026 and he's trying to construct a possession-based team that can press ferociously in certain windows and get forward quickly.
Pompey
- Pompey have an equally mixed set of results across their most recent three games - 0-0 at Charlton, 2-2 at home to Blackburn and 1-0 defeat to Southampton.
- So, although they have eight points from eight games, John Mousinho has kept them relatively organised since taking over as head coach in January 2023.
- Pompey don't concede too many, they are structured and they like to press in a patient 4-2-3-1 system that can hurt teams when they do get the ball wide.
Key Players
Fer Lopez has scored four Championship 2026/2027 goals in seven appearances for Wolves, making him their most reliable threat in the attacking third, while Marko Milovanovic has registered twice in five in the same competition for Portsmouth.
Betting Insights
Pompey have won one, drawn one and lost two away from home in the Championship 2026/2027, scoring 1.00 goals and conceding 1.00 per game, and we're taking Wolves to win with fewer than 3.5 goals because that's the best fit for the numbers.
Prediction
The 9th-placed Wolves are a solid bet to take the points from the 20th-placed Pompey at Molineux Stadium on Tuesday, but there are some factors that will make this a close matchup.