Coventry's playoff bid has lost considerable momentum in recent weeks, with their last four matches producing one win and three defeats.

After falling to a 2-0 away defeat against Derby County, the Sky Blues returned to winning ways with a commanding 3-0 victory over Sunderland at the CBS Arena.

However, they have failed to build upon that positive result, having gone on to lose 3-1 away to promotion-chasing Sheffield United, before losing to another top-two hopeful in Saturday's home meeting with Burnley.

Haji Wright netted a fifth-minute opener against the Clarets, only for Jaidon Anthony to score a brace to condemn Frank Lampard's side to their first home defeat since February 5, causing Coventry to drop out of the playoffs and down to seventh spot in the standings, leaving them one point adrift of Bristol City and Middlesbrough with six games left to play.

The Sky Blues can still take confidence from the fact that they have won four of their previous five home games, however, they may be concerned that they have failed to win any of their last eight league matches that have been played on a Wednesday (D3, L5).

Coventry have recorded a 1-0 victory in their most recent home game against Portsmouth in February 2020, although that represents their only win in the last seven head-to-head league meetings.

Portsmouth moved 10 points clear of the drop zone after they claimed a notable 1-0 win over promotion hopefuls Leeds on March 9, but they have seen their gap reduced to four points following three defeats in four games.

Pompey lost 2-1 in back-to-back games against Plymouth Argyle and Preston North End, before they boosted their survival hopes with a narrow 1-0 home win against Blackburn Rovers.

However, Pompey were unable to take anything from Saturday's away meeting with Millwall despite Andre Dozzell scoring an 80th-minute equaliser to cancel out Mihailo Ivanovic's opener.

Ivanovic went on to score his second goal of the game in the 87th minute to condemn John Mousinho's side to a 2-1 defeat, representing their 10th loss in the last 11 Championship away matches (W1).

In fact, the South coast side have the joint second-worst defensive record in the division, having taken just 10 points from their 20 Championship road trips and conceded a league high of 45 away goals.

Not only are Pompey searching for their third away league win of the season, but they are also looking to complete just their second league double over Coventry after cruising to a 4-1 win in December's home game, where Callum Lang netted all four goals.

Coventry City possible starting lineup:

Collins; Van Ewijk, Thomas, Kitching, Dasilva; Grimes, Torp; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Wright

Portsmouth possible starting lineup:

Schmid; Williams, Poole, Ogilvie, Bramall; Potts, Dozzell; Ritchie, Aouchiche, Murphy; Bishop