Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bristol City FC vs Portsmouth FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2020-21
Bristol City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sun 10 Jan 2021 · 13:30 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Adam Nagy 5' Y
Y 32' Rasmus Nicolaisen
Y 71' Lee Brown
Y 82' Tom Naylor

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Portsmouth FC — FA Cup at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Ollie Williams
  • Referee Anthony Coggins

Head-to-Head

4
1
Bristol City FC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-10 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
18 Dec Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
15 Dec Millwall FC H 0–2 L
12 Dec Rotherham United FC A 0–2 L
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
18 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–0 W
15 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 0–0 D
12 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 2–0 W
05 Dec Peterborough United FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Blackpool FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ashton Gate Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Controversy at the stadium! Adam Nagy argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 19' What composure from Famara Diedhiou! The Senegal international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' Portsmouth FC is showing some good football. However, Portsmouth FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Rasmus Nicolaisen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Callum Johnson gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Portsmouth FC make a change. Rasmus Nicolaisen trudges off to be replaced by Jack Whatmough on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for John Marquis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace John Marquis by Ellis Harrison on 65 minute.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Nahki Wells on, Hakeeb Adelakun off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' That is a Yellow card for Portsmouth FC. Lee Brown will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' Hakeeb Adelakun is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
  • 77' Han-Noah Massengo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Nagy on 77 minute.
  • 81' Bristol City FC make a change. Tyreeq Bakinson trudges off to be replaced by Zak Vyner on 81 minutes.
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for Portsmouth FC. Tom Naylor will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' What composure from Chris Martin! The Scotland international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Jordy Hiwula. He replaces Michael Jacobs on 86 minute.
  • 2-1 the final result. Portsmouth FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenny Jackett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anis Mehmeti 2
Colby Bishop 1
Rob Dickie 1
Famara Diedhiou 1
Chris Martin 1
Callum Johnson 1
Josh Murphy 1
Callum Lang 1

Head to Head

2021-01-10 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC

Bristol City FC Form

2021-01-10 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2020-12-29 Luton Town FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2020-12-26 Bristol City FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2020-12-15 Bristol City FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2020-12-12 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2021-01-10 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2020-12-18 Hull City AFC 0–2 Portsmouth FC W 2020-12-15 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Fleetwood Town FC D 2020-12-12 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC W 2020-12-05 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC W 2020-12-01 Blackpool FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Portsmouth FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC44% Draw28% Portsmouth FC28%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
56%
Bristol City FC or Portsmouth FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC30% Draw48% Portsmouth FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.