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Portsmouth vs Sunderland – Head to head record, results & stats

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Portsmouth

L W L L L
22
meetings
68 goals total
Last: 05 Jan 2025
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Sunderland

W L W W W
11
Portsmouth wins
4
Draws
7
Sunderland wins
50% 18% 32%
39
Goals scored
29

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Match averages

3.09
Avg goals / game
59%
Both to score
50%
Over 2.5 goals
4 / 6
Clean sheets (Portsmouth / Sunderland)

Biggest wins

All meetings (22)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
05 Jan 2025 Sunderland 1 - 0 Portsmouth L English Football League C…
31 Aug 2024 Portsmouth 1 - 3 Sunderland L English Football League C…
22 Jan 2022 Sunderland 1 - 0 Portsmouth L English Football League O…
02 Oct 2021 Portsmouth 4 - 0 Sunderland W English Football League O…
09 Mar 2021 Portsmouth 0 - 2 Sunderland L English Football League O…
24 Oct 2020 Sunderland 1 - 3 Portsmouth W English Football League O…
01 Feb 2020 Portsmouth 2 - 0 Sunderland W English Football League O…
17 Aug 2019 Sunderland 2 - 1 Portsmouth L English Football League O…
16 May 2019 Portsmouth 0 - 0 Sunderland D English Football League O…
11 May 2019 Sunderland 1 - 0 Portsmouth L English Football League O…
27 Apr 2019 Sunderland 1 - 1 Portsmouth D English Football League O…
31 Mar 2019 Portsmouth 8 - 7 Sunderland W English Football League T…
22 Dec 2018 Portsmouth 3 - 1 Sunderland W English Football League O…
09 Feb 2010 Portsmouth 1 - 1 Sunderland D English Premier League
23 Jan 2010 Portsmouth 2 - 1 Sunderland W FA Cup
12 Dec 2009 Sunderland 1 - 1 Portsmouth D English Premier League
18 May 2009 Portsmouth 3 - 1 Sunderland W English Premier League
08 Nov 2008 Sunderland 1 - 2 Portsmouth W English Premier League
23 Feb 2008 Portsmouth 1 - 0 Sunderland W English Premier League
13 Jan 2008 Sunderland 2 - 0 Portsmouth L English Premier League
22 Apr 2006 Portsmouth 2 - 1 Sunderland W English Premier League
29 Oct 2005 Sunderland 1 - 4 Portsmouth W English Premier League

By venue

At Portsmouth 8W 2D 2L
At Sunderland 5W 2D 3L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Portsmo… D Sunderl…
2025 0 0 1
2024 0 0 1
2022 0 0 1
2021 1 0 1
2020 2 0 0
2019 1 2 2
2018 1 0 0
2010 1 1 0
2009 1 1 0
2008 2 0 1
2006 1 0 0
2005 1 0 0
First meeting
29 Oct 2005

About this head-to-head

Portsmouth and Sunderland have met 22 times on record. Portsmouth lead with 11 wins, Sunderland have won 7 times and the two clubs have drawn 4 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 29 October 2005.

This page is the permanent head-to-head hub for Portsmouth vs Sunderland. Every future meeting between these two clubs will be added to this page automatically, so bookmark it for the latest results, biggest wins, venue records and competition breakdown. Visit the team pages for full squads, standings and upcoming fixtures: Portsmouth and Sunderland.

Across their recorded meetings, Portsmouth have found the net 39 times against Sunderland, while Sunderland have scored 29 times in reply — a combined 68 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 05 January 2025, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 2005. Follow every upcoming Portsmouth versus Sunderland clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.