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Bristol City vs Portsmouth: result, line-ups and stats

Bristol City 13 · 10 points
  • 31' Lorent Tolaj
  • 56' Jason Knight
2 - 1
Portsmouth 18 · 7 points
  • 90' Marezi (pen)

Line-ups 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

Line-up 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

De Keersmaecker, McNally (injured)

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

Line-up 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

Ogilvie, Umeh-Chibueze, Murphy, Anderson, Brooke-Smith, Kosznovszky, Waddingham (injured)

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 Defender 0 goals 5 assists
  2. Lorent Tolaj Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Scott Twine Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Dom Ballard Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Jason Knight Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Portsmouth

  1. Marko Milovanović Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Adrian Segečić Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Ebou Adams Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Terry Devlin Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Conor Shaughnessy Defender 1 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
Sam Tickle 5/5 450 poor
Lisav Naif Eissat 5/5 450 solid
Jason Knight 5/5 450 solid
Rio Cardines 5/5 438 strong
Rob Dickie 5/5 436 strong
Lorent Tolaj 5/5 397 solid
Scott Twine 5/5 396 mixed
Yu Hirakawa 4/5 311 mixed

Portsmouth

Player Starts Min. Form
Adrian Segečić 5/5 450 strong
Abu Kamara 5/5 446 solid
Terry Devlin 5/5 445 solid
Benjamin Arthur 5/5 429 solid
Marlon Pack 5/5 411 solid
Conor Shaughnessy 4/4 360 strong
Zak Swanson 3/5 306 mixed
Colby Bishop 3/5 288 mixed

Stats

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

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
0.67 Goals for 1.33
1.33 Goals against 1.00
1.14 xG for 1.34
1.51 xG against 1.27
7.3 Corners 6.0
LWL Home and away form WLD

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 J. Bell.

Who is unavailable for Bristol City against Portsmouth?

Bristol City are without Brian De Keersmaecker (shoulder injury) and Luke McNally (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for Portsmouth against Bristol City?

Portsmouth are without Connor Ogilvie (knee injury), Franco Umeh-Chibueze (hamstring injury), Josh Murphy (injury), Keshi Anderson (muscle injury), Luke Brooke-Smith (ankle injury) and Márk Kosznovszky (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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