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Bristol City vs Portsmouth: result, lineups and stats

Bristol City 14 · 15 points
2 - 1
Portsmouth 12 · 18 points
  • 31' Lorent Tolaj
  • 56' Jason Knight
  • 90' Marko Milovanović (pen)

Lineups Bristol City vs Portsmouth

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 · Roy Hodgson
1 Tickle
21 Cardines
2 Eissat
16 Dickie
19 Tanner
8 Williams
12 Knight
7 Hirakawa
10 Twine
17 Wallace
9 Tolaj
  • 68' Sam Greenwood Scott Twine
  • 68' Tomi Horvat Jed Wallace
  • 74' Cameron Pring Yu Hirakawa
  • 74' Dom Ballard Lorent Tolaj
  • 85' Noah Eile George Tanner

Lineup for Bristol City: Tickle, Cardines, Eissat, Dickie, Tanner, Williams, Knight, Hirakawa, Twine, Wallace, Tolaj

Bench
  • 40 B. Collins
  • 38 N. Eile 85'
  • 3 C. Pring 74'
  • 5 R. Atkinson
  • 20 S. Greenwood 68'
  • 14 T. Horvat 68'
  • 4 A. Randell
  • 27 G. Yah
  • 23 D. Ballard 74'
Absentees Bristol City

Eile (injured), Adebayo, Tolaj, Dickie (doubtful)

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 · John Mousinho
1 Schmid
22 Swanson
6 Shaughnessy
2 Arthur
24 Devlin
7 Pack
19 Shein
25 Kavuma-McQueen
10 Segečić
11 Kamara
9 Bishop
  • 46' Ebou Adams Rocco Shein
  • 63' Harvey Blair Ryan Kavuma-McQueen
  • 63' Marezi Colby Bishop
  • 69' Madiodio Dia Benjamin Arthur
  • 74' John Swift Marlon Pack

Lineup for Portsmouth: Schmid, Swanson, Shaughnessy, Arthur, Devlin, Pack, Shein, Kavuma-McQueen, Segečić, Kamara, Bishop

Bench
  • 31 D. Bielica
  • 5 R. Poole
  • 55 M. Dia 69'
  • 8 J. Swift 74'
  • 38 E. Adams 46'
  • 27 O. Bailey
  • 28 L. Brooke-Smith
  • 34 H. Blair 63'
  • 29 Marezi 63'
Absentees Portsmouth

Arthur, Bishop, Ogilvie, Swift, Anderson, Brooke-Smith, Kosznovszky (injured), Shaughnessy, Murphy (doubtful)

Stats Bristol City vs Portsmouth

Bristol City Match Portsmouth
  • 0.61 xG 1.37
  • 46% Possession 54%
  • 9 Shots 14
  • 3 Shots on target 1
  • 3 Shots off target 9
  • 3 Corners 10
  • 15 Fouls 6
  • 1 Offsides 0
  • 3 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Bristol City

  1. Rio Cardines 0 goals 6 assists
  2. Dom Ballard 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Scott Twine 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Lorent Tolaj 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Jason Knight 1 goals 0 assists

Portsmouth

  1. Marko Milovanović 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Adrian Segečić 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Ebou Adams 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Zak Swanson 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Terry Devlin 2 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Bristol City

Player Starts Min. Form
Jason Knight 5/5 420 mixed
Dom Ballard 5/5 419 solid
George Tanner 5/5 390 mixed
Rio Cardines 4/5 375 mixed
Sam Tickle 4/4 360 poor
Rob Atkinson 4/4 360 mixed
Cameron Pring 3/5 315 poor
Luke McNally 3/3 270 solid

Portsmouth

Player Starts Min. Form
Nicolas Schmid 5/5 450 mixed
Regan Poole 5/5 450 solid
Madiodio Dia 5/5 450 strong
Abu Kamara 5/5 413 mixed
Adrian Segečić 4/5 382 solid
Marlon Pack 4/5 351 poor
Jayden Meghoma 4/4 335 solid
Zak Swanson 4/4 326 mixed

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
0.68 1.70
  • Predicted goals3.0
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners9.0

Team comparison

BRC home Per match POR away
1.00 Points 1.33
0.50 Goals for 1.00
1.00 Goals against 0.83
1.37 xG for 1.24
1.25 xG against 1.20
6.2 Corners 4.2
WLWLL Home and away form LDLWD

Bristol City vs Portsmouth: head-to-head record

10 previous meetings
6 Bristol City 2 draws 2 Portsmouth
  • Goals per match2.30
  • Both teams scored30%
  • Over 2.5 goals60%
  • Jan 2026 Bristol City 5 - 0 Portsmouth
  • Nov 2025 Portsmouth 0 - 1 Bristol City
  • Dec 2024 Bristol City 3 - 0 Portsmouth
  • Dec 2024 Portsmouth 3 - 0 Bristol City
  • Jul 2023 Portsmouth 0 - 1 Bristol City
  • Jan 2021 Bristol City 2 - 1 Portsmouth
  • Mar 2012 Portsmouth 0 - 0 Bristol City
  • Aug 2011 Bristol City 0 - 0 Portsmouth
  • Mar 2011 Bristol City 2 - 1 Portsmouth
  • Sep 2010 Portsmouth 3 - 1 Bristol City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Bristol City vs Portsmouth?

The referee for Bristol City vs Portsmouth was James Bell.

Who is unavailable for Bristol City against Portsmouth?

Bristol City are without Elijah Adebayo (not registered), Lorent Tolaj (health problems), Rob Dickie (knee injury) and Noah Eile (illness).

Who is unavailable for Portsmouth against Bristol City?

Portsmouth are without Conor Shaughnessy (injury), Josh Murphy (groin injury), Benjamin Arthur (back injury), Colby Bishop (knee injury), Connor Ogilvie (knee injury) and John Swift (knee injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

What formation do Bristol City play?

Bristol City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Skubala.

What formation do Portsmouth play?

Portsmouth have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under John Mousinho.

How did the last meeting between Bristol City and Portsmouth finish?

On 1 January 2026, Bristol City vs Portsmouth finished 5-0.

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