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Matchday 5 · · Fratton Park

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

Portsmouth 18 · 7 points
  • 31' Conor Shaughnessy
  • 52' Marezi
2 - 0
Cardiff City 21 · 4 points

Line-ups Portsmouth vs Cardiff City

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 · John Mousinho
31 Bielica
16 Meghoma
6 Shaughnessy
2 Arthur
24 Devlin
19 Shein
7 Pack
17 Shade
10 Segečić
11 Kamara
29 Marezi
  • 65' Zak Swanson Jayden Meghoma
  • 65' Ebou Adams Rocco Shein
  • 69' Ryan Kavuma-McQueen Tyrese Shade
  • 69' Colby Bishop Marezi
  • 90+4' Iyad Mohamed Marlon Pack

Line-up for Portsmouth: Bielica, Meghoma, Shaughnessy, Arthur, Devlin, Shein, Pack, Shade, Segečić, Kamara, Marezi

Bench
  • 1 N. Schmid
  • 5 R. Poole
  • 22 Z. Swanson 65'
  • 38 E. Adams 65'
  • 27 O. Bailey
  • 37 I. Mohamed 94'
  • 25 R. Kavuma McQueen 69'
  • 9 C. Bishop 69'
  • 32 E. Kenny
Absentees Portsmouth

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

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1 · Brian Barry-Murphy
1 Trott
3 Bagan
4 Osho
5 Bielik
38 Ng
14 Turnbull
18 Robertson
16 Willock
8 Moylan
11 Tanner
9 Salech
  • 63' Joel Colwill David Turnbull
  • 64' Rubin Colwill Chris Willock
  • 83' Cian Ashford Ollie Tanner
  • 90+1' Calum Scanlon Krystian Bielik

Line-up for Cardiff City: Trott, Bagan, Osho, Bielik, Ng, Turnbull, Robertson, Willock, Moylan, Tanner, Salech

Bench
  • 30 H. Tyrer
  • 41 M. Turner
  • 23 C. Scanlon 91'
  • 44 R. Kpakio
  • 10 R. Colwill 64'
  • 45 C. Ashford 83'
  • 27 J. Colwill 64'
  • 33 R. Tankiewicz
  • 47 C. Robinson
Absentees Cardiff City

Chambers, Lawlor, Davies, Colwill, Fish (injured)

Players to watch

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

All stats

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

Cardiff City

  1. Cian Ashford Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Rubin Colwill Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Perry Ng Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Yousef Salech Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Jack Moylan Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

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

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

Cardiff City

Player Starts Min. Form
Nathan Trott 5/5 450 solid
Perry Ng 5/5 450 strong
Gabriel Osho 5/5 450 strong
Joel Bagan 5/5 449 strong
Alex Robertson 5/5 448 strong
Jack Moylan 5/5 435 mixed
Yousef Salech 5/5 430 poor
Ollie Tanner 5/5 424 solid

Stats

Portsmouth Match Cardiff City
  • 2.07 xG 1.37
  • 36% Possession 64%
  • 15 Shots 16
  • 5 Shots on target 5
  • 7 Shots off target 7
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 15 Fouls 12
  • 5 Offsides 2
  • 0 Yellow cards 4
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.98 1.55
  • Predicted goals3.3
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners14.0

Team comparison

POR home Per match CAR away
1.00 Points 0.25
1.00 Goals for 0.75
1.67 Goals against 1.75
1.86 xG for 1.79
1.49 xG against 1.55
7.3 Corners 7.0
LLW Home and away form DLLL

Portsmouth vs Cardiff City: head-to-head record

8 previous meetings
2 Portsmouth 1 draws 5 Cardiff City
  • Goals per match2.88
  • Both teams scored50%
  • Over 2.5 goals63%
  • Feb 2025 Portsmouth 2 - 1 Cardiff City
  • Oct 2024 Cardiff City 2 - 0 Portsmouth
  • Aug 2022 Cardiff City 0 - 3 Portsmouth
  • Aug 2017 Cardiff City 2 - 1 Portsmouth
  • Jan 2012 Cardiff City 3 - 2 Portsmouth
  • Aug 2011 Portsmouth 1 - 1 Cardiff City
  • Apr 2011 Cardiff City 3 - 0 Portsmouth
  • Aug 2010 Portsmouth 0 - 2 Cardiff City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Portsmouth vs Cardiff City?

Portsmouth vs Cardiff City was refereed by B. Speedie.

Who is unavailable for Portsmouth against Cardiff 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.

Who is unavailable for Cardiff City against Portsmouth?

Cardiff City are without Calum Chambers (knee injury), Dylan Lawlor (muscle injury), Isaak Davies (injury), Rubin Colwill (health problems) and Will Fish (hernia).

What formation do Portsmouth play?

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

What formation do Cardiff City play?

Cardiff City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Barry-Murphy.

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

On 11 February 2025, Portsmouth vs Cardiff City finished 2-1.

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