Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

Head-to-Head

5
1
Bristol City FC 6 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

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% 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' The wait is over. Portsmouth FC get us underway at Ashton Gate Stadium.
  • 5' Bristol City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Bristol City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 19' Goal! Famara Diedhiou scores his 46 goal in 391 matches.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' Over 29 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rasmus Nicolaisen.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' The 34-year-old Michael Jacobs has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' What an equalizer from Callum Johnson!
  • 46' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Whatmough is hanging Rasmus Nicolaisen on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Zak Vyner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Jordy Hiwula is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portsmouth FC tonight.
  • 65' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 65 minute. John Marquis leaves to be changed by Ellis Harrison.
  • 66' Nahki Wells has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hakeeb Adelakun on 66 minute.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Lee Brown argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 77' Adam Nagy makes way for Han-Noah Massengo at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
  • 81' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Tyreeq Bakinson departs to be replaced by Zak Vyner.
  • 82' Portsmouth FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 83' GOAL! Chris Martin scores on 83.
  • 86' The Portsmouth FC bench stirs into life. Michael Jacobs is withdrawn and Jordy Hiwula gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Lorent Tolaj 1
Marko Milovanovic 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.