Monday , 12 October 2026

Bristol City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Bristol City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Lorent Tolaj 31' 1–0
Jason Knight 56' 2–0
2–1 90+5' Marko Milovanovic pen
Rio Cardines 49' Y
Jason Knight 67' Y
Rob Dickie 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

5
1
Bristol City FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-29 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC 2026-01-01 Bristol City FC 5–0 Portsmouth FC 2025-11-29 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2024-12-29 Bristol City FC 3–0 Portsmouth FC 2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
22 Aug Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
15 Aug Millwall FC H 0–2 L
02 May Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
25 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Southampton FC A 2–2 D
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
22 Aug Lincoln City FC A 3–1 W
15 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–3 L
02 May Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
25 Apr Stoke City FC A 3–1 W
21 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–5 L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Portsmouth FC
#8 Position #19
13 Points 8
8 Played 7
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
11 Scored 9
12 Conceded 10
-1 GD -1
1.63 PPG 1.14
50% Win % 29%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portsmouth FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 3 G
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Portsmouth FC
Marko Milovanovic 2 G
Ebou Adams 1 G 1 A
Adrian Segecic 1 G
Terry Devlin 1 G
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bristol City FC to score. At the same time, Portsmouth FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Bristol City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jason Knight scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' 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 Harvey Blair suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Portsmouth FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Zak Swanson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 31' What a moment for Lorent Tolaj! That strike on 31 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 36' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portsmouth FC backline.
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Rocco Shein by Ebou Adams on 46 minute.
  • 49' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a card on 49.
  • 54' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Sam Tickle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Jason Knight does the damage! The net is bulging and Bristol City FC surge ahead!
  • 60' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen departs to be replaced by Harvey Blair.
  • 63' Marko Milovanovic gets the nod from Portsmouth FC. He replaces Colby Bishop and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Jason Knight catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Sam Greenwood comes on to replace Scott Twine.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Benjamin Arthur is replaced by Madiodio Dia.
  • 74' Yu Hirakawa makes way for Cameron Pring at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Portsmouth FC — John Swift on, Marlon Pack off on 75 minutes.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Rob Dickie gets a card.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Rob Dickie.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' Noah Eile gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces George Tanner and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bristol City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anis Mehmeti 2
Josh Murphy 1
Callum Lang 1
Colby Bishop 1
Rob Dickie 1
Jason Knight 1
Lorent Tolaj 1
Marko Milovanovic 1

Head to Head

2026-08-29 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC 2026-01-01 Bristol City FC 5–0 Portsmouth FC 2025-11-29 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2024-12-29 Bristol City FC 3–0 Portsmouth FC 2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2026-08-29 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-08-15 Bristol City FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-05-02 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2026-04-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2026-04-21 Southampton FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-08-29 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2026-08-22 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC W 2026-08-15 Portsmouth FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-05-02 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.76 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC51% Draw24% Portsmouth FC25%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
49%
Bristol City FC or Portsmouth FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC35% Draw44% Portsmouth FC21%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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