West Ham vs Portsmouth Betting Tips & Live Stream - Hammers Win Backed in the EFL Cup
West Ham are expected to start their 2026/27 EFL Cup campaign strongly with a convincing home win over Portsmouth. Analysts predict a high-scoring match, suggesting bets on a West Ham win combined with over 2.5 goals, and an additional stake on over 3.5 total goals. The Hammers' superior squad quality positions them as clear favorites against their lower-league opposition. Bettors are advised to back home side dominance and plenty of attacking action.
- West Ham ended last season in good home form
- Portsmouth won just 1 of their 6 pre-season games
- A Hammers home win is tipped in the EFL Cup
West Ham vs Portsmouth Preview
West Ham have plenty of quality in their squad and can put goals past a leaky Portsmouth side. There’s value on a Hammers win and goals in the EFL Cup.
- West Ham vs Portsmouth Preview
- Key Stats - Hammers Good at Home
- H2H - West Ham Dominate Recent Meetings
- West Ham Looking to Improve in 2026/27
- Portsmouth Are an Inconsistent Side
- Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Key Stats - Hammers Good at Home
- West Ham have won 3 of their last 4 home games.
- West Ham have seen over 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 home matches.
- West Ham have won their last 2 home games against Portsmouth.
H2H - West Ham Dominate Recent Meetings
West Ham and Portsmouth have won 26 matches each and drawn 13 in 65 meetings.
West Ham Looking to Improve in 2026/27
West Ham were relegated from the Premier League last season and finished 18th. The London side gained six of their nine wins at home in 2025/26.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s team ended last season with a commanding 3-0 home win against Leeds and had 2.61 XG.
The Hammers went unbeaten in five pre-season games, drawing three and winning once. Their only win was a 5-0 triumph against Stevenage away.
West Ham held German side Magdeburg to a 1-1 draw on Saturday in their final pre-season clash. Max Kilman found the net on 21 minutes and the Hammers shipped a 90th-minute equaliser.
Portsmouth Are an Inconsistent Side
Portsmouth struggled for momentum all of last season and won just 14 of their 46 Championship games.
Pompey carried that inconsistency into pre-season and failed to win any of their last five friendlies.
The Championship outfit lost 2-0 at non-league Aldershot and 3-1 at Wycombe before a 1-1 stalemate against sixth-tier Farnborough.
John Mousinho’s side extended their winless streak with a 0-0 away draw at Darmstadt.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Mads Hermansen;El Hadji Malick Diouf, Max Kilman, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Keiber Lamadrid, Mohamadou Kante; Jarrod Bowen, Pablo, Maxwel Cornet; Taty Castellanos
Midfielder Tomas Soucek has missed pre-season with an ankle injury and is unlikely to feature against Portsmouth.
West Ham have kept key players during the transfer window ahead of 2026/27. Attacker Jarrod Bowen and striker Taty Castellanos remain at the club.
Portsmouth (4-2-3-1): Will Norris; Zak Swanson, Conor Shaughnessy, Regan Poole, Terry Devlin; Luke Le Roux, Andre Dozzell; Matt Ritchie, Christian Saydee, Luke Brooke-Smith; Colby Bishop
Attackers Marko Milovanovic and Harvey Blair are doubtful due to injury.
Midfielder Marlon Pack and Mark Kosznovszky and defensive pair Jacob Farrell and Connor Ogilvie are ruled out.
Forwards Josh Murphy, Keshi Anderson, Franco Umeh, Tayo Singerr and goalkeeper Josef Bursik are also injured.
Verdict
West Ham have enough class in their ranks to comfortably defeat Portsmouth in the EFL Cup. The Hammers can secure a high-scoring home victory to start their 2026/27 campaign.
West Ham & Over 2.5
Full Time Result & Total Goals
@21/20 - 3 Units
Bet £10 Get £30
with bonus code NEWBONUS
Available to new customers only. Make a qualifying deposit of £5 or more and claim the offer within 30 days of registering your account to qualify for 300% of that amount in Bet Credits, up to a maximum of £30 in Bet Credits. Once released, your Bet Credits will be held in your account balance and are non-withdrawable. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Registration required. Time limits and T&Cs apply. The bonus code NEWBONUS can be used during registration but does not change the offer amount in any way. #ad
Over 3.5 Goals
Total Goals
@11/8 - 1 Unit
Bet £10 Get £10
Promo Code: NEWBONUS
New customers only. Bet £10+ to receive £10 in Free Bets. 7-day free bet expiry. Stake not returned. Promotional Terms Apply. 18+. GambleAware.org
Related
Top Betting Sites
Betting offers
Upcoming Events
08 May 2026
- WNBA 2026 -
- Basketball
09 July 2026
- VCT 2026 China Stage 2 -
- Esports
15 July 2026
Load More
West Ham v Portsmouth
Today's Acca Tips
-
Soccer tips
-
Horse Racing tips
-
Tennis tips
