PortsmouthPortsmouth vs Cardiff — Championship
2-0
CardiffFratton Park, Portsmouth
Going into the match, Portsmouth had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Cardiff had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 2.6. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Portsmouth 1 win, Cardiff 1 win. Portsmouth are 13th in the Championship on 14 points; Cardiff are 19th on 11.
Match report
Home form going in: Portsmouth
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L L W L D). 1.4 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs Derby · 1 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at Bristol City · 29 Aug 2026
- W 1-3 at Lincoln · 22 Aug 2026
- L 1-3 vs QPR · 15 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 vs Birmingham · 2 May 2026
- W 1-3 at Stoke · 25 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (L D D D L). 2.6 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at QPR · 2 Sept 2026
- D 2-2 vs Sheffield Utd · 29 Aug 2026
- D 2-2 at Derby · 22 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 vs Wrexham · 17 Aug 2026
- L 5-4 at Mansfield · 2 May 2026
- L 5-4 at Mansfield Town · 2 May 2026
Head-to-head: Portsmouth vs Cardiff
- Portsmouth 2-1 Cardiff · 11 Feb 2025 · Championship
- Cardiff 2-0 Portsmouth · 22 Oct 2024 · Championship
How it unfolded
- 31' Normal Goal — Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth)
- 52' Normal Goal — Marko Milovanović (Portsmouth)
Match statistics
| Portsmouth | Metric | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 36 | Ball possession | 64 |
| 15 | Total shots | 16 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 13 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 252 | Total passes | 475 |
| 160 | Accurate passes | 389 |
| 11 | Key passes | 11 |
| 81 | Duels | 81 |
| 40 | Duels won | 41 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |