Bristol CityBristol City vs Portsmouth — Championship
2-1
PortsmouthAshton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Going into the match, Bristol City had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Portsmouth had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.6. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Bristol City 3 wins, Portsmouth 1 win. Bristol City are 4th in the Championship on 10 points; Portsmouth are 14th on 6.
Match report
Home form going in: Bristol City
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (D W L D L). 1.3 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Birmingham · 22 Aug 2026
- W 2-0 vs Stoke · 2 May 2026
- L 2-1 at Birmingham · 25 Apr 2026
- D 2-2 at Southampton · 21 Apr 2026
- L 2-4 vs Norwich · 18 Apr 2026
- D 0-0 at QPR · 11 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Portsmouth
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W D W L W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-3 at Lincoln · 22 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 vs Birmingham · 2 May 2026
- W 1-3 at Stoke · 25 Apr 2026
- L 5-1 at Coventry · 21 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Leicester · 18 Apr 2026
- W 2-0 vs Ipswich · 14 Apr 2026
Head-to-head: Bristol City vs Portsmouth
- Bristol City 5-0 Portsmouth · 1 Jan 2026 · Championship
- Portsmouth 0-1 Bristol City · 29 Nov 2025 · Championship
- Bristol City 3-0 Portsmouth · 29 Dec 2024 · Championship
- Portsmouth 3-0 Bristol City · 7 Dec 2024 · Championship
How it unfolded
- 31' Normal Goal — L. Tolaj (Bristol City)
- 56' Normal Goal — J. Knight (Bristol City)
- 90' Penalty — Marezi (Portsmouth)
Match statistics
| Bristol City | Metric | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 46 | Ball possession | 54 |
| 0.61 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.37 |
| 9 | Total shots | 14 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 9 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 6 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 10 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 314 | Total passes | 362 |
| 235 | Accurate passes | 279 |
| 75 | Pass accuracy | 77 |
| 9 | Key passes | 8 |
| 103 | Duels | 113 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | QPR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | West Brom | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Charlton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Millwall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Norwich | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Derby | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Bolton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 | Cardiff | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Preston | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |