Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Portsmouth FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 11 Feb 2025 · 19:45 UTC Fratton Park 20,251 HT 45' · FT 45'
Colby Bishop 9' 1–0
Conor Shaughnessy 17' 2–0
2–1 22' Callum O'Dowda
Callum Lang 75' Y
Y 76' Dimitrios Goutas
Connor Ogilvie 90' Y
Y 90' Yousef Salech

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Portsmouth FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W
08 Feb Sheffield United FC A 1–2 L
01 Feb Burnley FC H 0–0 D
28 Jan Millwall FC H 0–1 L
25 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–5 L
22 Jan Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L
08 Feb Stoke City FC A 4–2 W
01 Feb Leeds United FC A 0–7 L
25 Jan Derby County FC H 2–1 W
21 Jan Millwall FC A 2–2 D
18 Jan Swansea City AFC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Portsmouth FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matt Ritchie, as he is very good at scoring at Fratton Park with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 9' GOAL! Colby Bishop scores on 9. Assisted by Josh Murphy
  • 14' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' What a strike from Conor Shaughnessy! The score is 2-0.
  • 22' Goal! Callum O'Dowda scores his 15 goal in 387 matches.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Callum Robinson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Terry Devlin is replacing Zak Swanson for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' The whistle greets Joel Bagan as he departs to be replaced by Will Alves.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Conor Shaughnessy is replaced by Hayden Matthews.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Marlon Pack. He replaces Isaac Hayden on 67 minute.
  • 68' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Matt Ritchie by Adil Aouchiche on 68 minute.
  • 73' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Sivert Mannsverk departs to be replaced by Yousef Salech.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Callum Lang.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a card for Dimitrios Goutas.
  • 81' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Joel Bagan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Andy Rinomhota is replaced by Perry Ng on 83 minute.
  • 84' Cohen Bramall has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Lang on 84 minute.
  • 89' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • 90' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portsmouth FC players.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Colby Bishop 1
Callum Robinson 1
Callum O'Dowda 1
Conor Shaughnessy 1

Head to Head

2025-02-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC

Portsmouth FC Form

2025-02-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-08 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2025-02-01 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2025-01-28 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2025-01-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC L 2025-01-22 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-02-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-02-08 Stoke City FC 2–4 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-01 Leeds United FC 7–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-01-25 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2025-01-21 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-01-18 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Cardiff City FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC45% Draw27% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
55%
Portsmouth FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC32% Draw46% Cardiff City FC22%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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