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Durham W vs Portsmouth W Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–02 – 1

Beth Hepple 57′Lucy Watson 90+4′ (pen)10th

11thTia Primmer 49′

BH

Player of the matchBeth HeppleDUR · 1 goal · 90′ · 2 key passes · 2 shots (1 on target) · 2 duels won

6.9
Possession
51%49%
Shots · on target in brackets
9 (5)8 (3)
Corners
41
Table · 13 v 10 pts
10th → 9th11th

WSL 2Matchday 14Maiden Castle Sports ParkRef L. Oliver

Events

DUR 2–1 POR · 0–3 yellow
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Sophie BarkerYellow card
  3. Comfort Erhaborfor Jessica Gray
  4. Lucy Watson2–1Penalty goal
  5. Sarah Robsonfor Lauren Briggs
  6. Evie Milnerfor Izzy Collins
  7. Grace Louinsonfor Mariana Sofia Speckmaier Fernández
  8. Jess Woolleyfor Jemima Dahou
  9. Tia PrimmerYellow card
  10. Lucy Shepherdfor Ava Rowbotham
  11. Georgie Freelandfor Angelina Nixon
  12. Lucy Watsonfor Grace Ede
  13. Leyla Mcfarlandfor Abbey Jones
  14. Beth Hepple1–1Goal · assist Mollie Lambert
  15. Tia Primmer0–1Goal
  16. Half-time 0–0
  17. Izzy CollinsYellow card

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Durham W6.53 avg rating 6.27Portsmouth W
  1. 356.6Catriona Sheppard
  1. 26.7Grace Ayre
  2. 56.6Sarah Wilson
  3. 206.9Michaela Foster
  1. 276.4Abbey Jones↓58′
  2. 46.3Tyler Toland
  3. 36.5Lauren Briggs↓90′
  4. 166.0Grace Ede↓58′
  1. 86.8Mollie LambertA
  1. 76.9Beth HeppleG
  2. 176.1Mariana Sofia Speckmaier Fernández↓76′
  1. 16.5Jessica Gray↓90+12′
  1. 256.2Izzy CollinsYC ↓82′
  2. 56.2Hannah Coan
  3. 155.7Greta Humphries
  4. 26.2Jasmine Bull
  1. 426.3Jemima Dahou↓75′
  2. 86.3Ava Rowbotham↓63′
  1. 186.4Angelina Nixon↓63′
  2. 46.2Sophie BarkerYC
  3. 226.5Tia PrimmerG YC
  1. 116.6Megan Hornby
  1. 6Sarah RobsonMF · ↑90′
  2. 9Lucy WatsonMF · G ↑58′6.7
  3. 25Leyla McfarlandMF · ↑58′6.5
  4. 48Grace LouinsonFW · ↑76′
  5. 10Hannah BlakeMF
  6. 11Abbi GrantFW
  7. 13Anna KingGK
  8. 15Deirdre BradleyMF
  9. 46Lillie CoulsonDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Adam Furness · Jay SadlerG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Georgie FreelandMF · ↑63′6.4
  2. 12Lucy ShepherdFW · ↑63′6.5
  3. 19Jess WoolleyMF · ↑75′
  4. 47Evie MilnerDF · ↑82′6.1
  5. 56Comfort ErhaborGK · ↑90+12′
  6. 28Chloe SheffieldMF
  7. 43Niamh PeacockDF

Top ratings

XI avg 6.53 v 6.27
  1. BHBeth HeppleDUR6.9
  2. Michaela FosterDUR6.9
  3. MLMollie LambertDUR6.8
  4. LWLucy WatsonDUR6.7
  5. GAGrace AyreDUR6.7

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Beth HeppleDUR2 (1)
  2. Tia PrimmerPOR2 (2)
  3. Ava RowbothamPOR2 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Sarah WilsonDUR1

Passes

  1. Lauren BriggsDUR27/39
  2. Mollie LambertDUR26/31
  3. Michaela FosterDUR25/41

Key passes

  1. Beth HeppleDUR2
  2. Megan HornbyPOR2
  3. Mollie LambertDUR1

Duels won

  1. Angelina NixonPOR16/38
  2. Mollie LambertDUR12/21
  3. Michaela FosterDUR10/19

Dribbles

  1. Angelina NixonPOR6/7
  2. Mollie LambertDUR3/3
  3. Megan HornbyPOR2/2

Tackles

  1. Beth HeppleDUR1
  2. Tyler TolandDUR1
  3. Izzy CollinsPOR1

Clearances

  1. Michaela FosterDUR5
  2. Jessica GrayPOR4
  3. Izzy CollinsPOR4

Saves

  1. Jessica GrayPOR3
  2. Catriona SheppardDUR2

What stands out

  • 9thfrom 10th

    Durham W moved from 10th to 9th in the WSL 2 table with this result.10 → 13 points after 13 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 2–1 after the break (2–1 full time).

Team stats

36 figures
Durham Wfull timePortsmouth W
  1. 51%Possession49%
  2. 9Shots8
  3. 5Shots on target3
  4. 1Big chances created0
  5. 4Corners1
  6. 310Passes255
  7. 8Fouls16
  8. 0Yellow cards3
All 36 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 1Accurate crosses5
  3. 80Attacks79
  4. 2Big chances missed0
  5. 14Crosses14
  6. 36Dangerous attacks29
  7. 17Dribble attempts16
  8. 1Hit woodwork1
  9. 2Offsides1
  10. 56%Shot accuracy38%
  11. 1Shots blocked4
  12. 7Shots inside box5
  13. 3Shots off target1
  14. 2Shots outside box3
  15. 10Successful dribbles9
  16. Passing
  17. 29Accurate long passes27
  18. 208Accurate passes153
  19. 48%Long pass accuracy45%
  20. 61Long passes60
  21. 67%Pass accuracy60%
  22. Defence
  23. 6Goal kicks12
  24. 17Interceptions12
  25. 2Saves3
  26. 2Tackles1
  27. Discipline
  28. 2Free kicks4
  29. Other
  30. 1Penalties0
  31. 153Possession lost160
  32. 4Substitutions5
  33. 35Throw-ins39

Head-to-head

3 meetings on record since 2024

3-0-0Durham W W-D-L · goals 11:0

3 DUR0 draws0 POR
Goals per meeting
3.67
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams scored
0%
Won by the host
33%
  1. Portsmouth W0–2Durham WWSL 2
  2. Durham W6–0Portsmouth WWSL 2
  3. Portsmouth W0–3Durham WWSL 2

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Durham Wall competitionsPortsmouth W
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.53Goals per game (both sides)3.53
  3. 93%Over 1.587%
  4. 53%Over 2.560%
  5. 7%Over 3.547%
  6. 73%Both teams scored53%
  7. 7%Clean sheets13%
  8. 20%Failed to score33%
  9. Durham W at home v Portsmouth W away
  10. 8Played7
  11. 1Won1
  12. 4Drawn0
  13. 3Lost6
  14. 9-9Goals (for-against)8-21
  15. 0.88Points per game0.43
  16. 38%Over 2.571%
  17. 13%Clean sheets0%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 8-61st-half goals (for-against)10-16
  20. 6-182nd-half goals (for-against)7-20
  21. 43%Goals after half-time41%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time93%
  23. 3-9-3Half-time W-D-L3-6-6

How we calculate this

Referee

L. Oliver
Cards / match
3.57this match 3 (-0.57)
Yellows / match
3.57this match 3
Reds / match
0.00
Penalties / match
0.1414% of matches

1.71Home 1.71 vs Away 1.86 yellows/match1.86

57%Results in 7 recent matches · draw 14%29%

home winsaway wins
With Durham W
1-1-0 in 2 · 1.5 yellows/game

Analysed latest 7 of 10 career matches.

Matchday 14

WSL 2 · the other 5 games
  1. Sunderland W4–1Bristol City W
  2. Sheffield Utd W1–1Charlton W
  3. Southampton W3–2Crystal Palace W
  4. Birmingham W5–1Nottingham Forest W
  5. Newcastle United W1–1Ipswich Town W
WSL 2 fixtures and results →

Match info

Competition
WSL 2
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 14 of 22
Kick-off
Venue
Maiden Castle Sports Park, Durham
Capacity
3,001 · artificial turf
Referee
L. Oliver
DUR coach
Adam Furness
POR coach
Jay Sadler

Match summary

Durham W beat Portsmouth W 2-1 in the WSL 2, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Durham W (10th) and Portsmouth W (11th) were level on 10 points in the table. Durham W had gone 9 matches without a win before this one. Across 3 previous meetings on record, Durham W won 3 and Portsmouth W won 0, with 0 draws (3.67 goals per game).

Durham W's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Lucy Watson). Goals came from Beth Hepple (57') and Lucy Watson (90') for Durham W and Tia Primmer (49') for Portsmouth W.

Durham W — live results and schedulePortsmouth W — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Table after full time

WSL 2 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Charlton Athletic W129-3-017:6+11301st
2Bristol City W148-2-434:20+14262nd
3Birmingham City W128-1-332:13+19253rd
4Crystal Palace W136-4-325:17+8224th
5Newcastle United W125-4-321:17+4195th
6Nottingham Forest W136-1-619:21-2196th
7Southampton W135-3-526:17+9187th
8Sunderland W134-3-618:23-5158th
9Durham W133-4-615:20-51310th ▲1
10Sheffield Utd W133-3-710:21-11129th ▼1
11Portsmouth W143-1-1016:37-211011th
12Ipswich Town W121-3-810:31-21612th
Durham W
10th → 9th10 → 13 pts
Portsmouth W
11th10 → 10 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Durham W7d restPOR +1d rest8d restPortsmouth W
  1. 3-0W12 Oct
  2. 1-2L16 Oct
  3. 1-2L2 Nov
  4. 1-1D9 Nov
  5. 1-1D16 Nov
  6. 1-1D23 Nov
  7. 1-1D7 Dec
  8. 0-1L14 Dec
  9. 0-3L21 Dec
  10. 0-4L25 Jan

1-4-5goals 9:160.70pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 2-5L12 Oct
  2. 2-1W2 Nov
  3. 3-2W9 Nov
  4. 2-5L16 Nov
  5. 2-0W23 Nov
  6. 1-1D7 Dec
  7. 0-2L14 Dec
  8. 1-2L21 Dec
  9. 0-4L10 Jan
  10. 0-4L24 Jan

3-1-6goals 13:261.00pts/game

  1. ACrystal Palace W0–4
  2. ABirmingham W0–3
  3. HSheffield Utd W0–1
  4. HIpswich Town W1–1
  5. ASunderland W1–1

latest 5

  1. HBirmingham W0–4
  2. ASouthampton W0–4
  3. HNewcastle United W1–2
  4. ABristol City W0–2
  5. HCharlton W1–1
Show older matches
  1. ASouthampton W1–1
  2. HNewcastle United W1–1
  3. ASheffield Utd W1–2
  4. HLiverpool W1–2
  5. HNottingham Forest W3–0

older

  1. HWest Ham W2–0
  2. ABirmingham W2–5
  3. ASunderland W3–2
  4. HCrystal Palace W2–1
  5. HSouthampton W2–5

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

53%Model · draw 22%25%

Projected goals
2.02 – 1.32total 3.34 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
2–1 9.5%1–1 9.5%2–0 7.2%
OutcomeModelHappened
Durham W win53%Yes
Draw22%No
Portsmouth W win25%No
Over 1.5 goals85%Yes
Over 2.5 goals65%Yes
Over 3.5 goals43%No
Both teams to score64%Yes
Durham W clean sheet27%No
Portsmouth W clean sheet13%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

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