Thursday , 1 October 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Tue 22 Oct 2024 · 18:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 18,534 HT 45' · FT 45'
Regan Poole og 6' 1–0
Callum Robinson 13' 2–0
Calum Chambers 17' Y
Y 23' Jordan Williams
Y 64' Freddie Potts
Andy Rinomhota 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

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

1
2
Cardiff City FC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Portsmouth FC H 2–0 W
19 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC H 5–0 W
06 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
01 Oct Millwall FC H 1–0 W
28 Sep Hull City AFC A 1–4 L
21 Sep Leeds United FC H 0–2 L
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Cardiff City FC A 0–2 L
19 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
05 Oct Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
02 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–6 L
28 Sep Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
21 Sep Burnley FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 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 ball is rolling at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Portsmouth FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Omer Riza will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 6' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Regan Poole makes it 0-1.
  • 11' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 378 games and scored 534 goals.
  • 13' What an equalizer from Callum Robinson!
  • 16' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kusini Yengi is hanging Paddy Lane on the field on 16 minute.
  • 17' Calum Chambers was booked on 17.
  • 22' Dimitrios Goutas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' That is a card for Portsmouth FC. Jordan Williams will be fuming at that decision.
  • 28' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portsmouth FC backline.
  • 31' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Archer is hanging Nicolas Schmid on the field on 31 minute.
  • 36' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Terry Devlin comes on to replace Jordan Williams.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Portsmouth FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 61' Austria international Nicolas Schmid has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' Freddie Potts catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
  • 66' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 66 minute. Alex Robertson leaves to be changed by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 77' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Josh Murphy by Matt Ritchie on 77 minute.
  • 78' Chris Willock is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anwar El Ghazi at the 78 minute mark.
  • 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andy Rinomhota on 79.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elias Sorensen made 391 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' Wilfride Kanga is replacing Callum Robinson for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 90' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Portsmouth FC

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Conor Shaughnessy 2
Colby Bishop 1
Marko Milovanovic 1
Callum Robinson 1
Callum O'Dowda 1

Head to Head

2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC W 2024-10-19 Cardiff City FC 5–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-10-06 Bristol City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2024-09-28 Hull City AFC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-09-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC L 2024-10-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC W 2024-10-05 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2024-10-02 Stoke City FC 6–1 Portsmouth FC L 2024-09-28 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2024-09-21 Burnley FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.89 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC59% Draw24% Portsmouth FC17%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
41%
Cardiff City FC or Portsmouth FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC43% Draw44% Portsmouth FC13%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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