Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Portsmouth FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Fratton Park 20,415 HT 45' · FT 45'
Colby Bishop 20' 1–0
Josh Murphy 62' 2–0
Callum Lang 71' 3–0
Y 8' Rob Dickie
Y 12' Cameron Pring
Andre Dozzell 41' Y
Callum Lang 83' Y
Paddy Lane 86' Y
Y 90' Sinclair Armstrong

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Fratton Park.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Rob Hyde (England)
  • Assistant 2

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
5
Portsmouth FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2021-01-10 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
30 Nov Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
09 Nov Preston North End FC H 3–1 W
05 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–1 L
02 Nov Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
25 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–2 L
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Portsmouth FC A 0–3 L
30 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 4–0 W
26 Nov Watford FC A 0–1 L
23 Nov Burnley FC H 0–1 L
09 Nov Norwich City FC A 2–0 W
05 Nov Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portsmouth FC to score. At the same time, Bristol City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Sinclair Armstrong, a Ireland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Rob Dickie.
  • 12' Cameron Pring picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 17' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Colby Bishop gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Rob Dickie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 369 appearances.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portsmouth FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Andre Dozzell is booked for Portsmouth FC — card on 41.
  • 46' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 51' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — George Earthy on, Marcus McGuane off on 60 minutes.
  • 62' What a moment for Josh Murphy! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 67' Owen Moxon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Dozzell at the 67 minute mark.
  • 71' A goal from the England international Callum Lang! He fires home on 71 to make it 3-0!
  • 76' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portsmouth FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 78' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Colby Bishop departs to be replaced by Zak Swanson.
  • 80' Bristol City FC make a change. Anis Mehmeti trudges off to be replaced by Sam Bell on 80 minutes.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a card for Callum Lang.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a card for Paddy Lane.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Josh Murphy is replaced by Elias Sorensen on 88 minute.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Sinclair Armstrong on 90 minutes earns him a card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
  • Another three points for Portsmouth FC.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

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

2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2021-01-10 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth FC Form

2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-11-30 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Portsmouth FC D 2024-11-09 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Preston North End FC W 2024-11-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 2024-11-02 Hull City AFC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2024-10-25 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-11-30 Bristol City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-11-23 Bristol City FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2024-11-09 Norwich City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2024-11-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC55% Draw25% Bristol City FC20%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Bristol City FC
45%
Portsmouth FC or Bristol City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC39% Draw44% Bristol City FC17%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 2
3.1%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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