Championship 25/26 · 1 Jan 2026

Bristol City 5–0 Portsmouth

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Bristol City favourites at 61%.

Bristol City won and made the better chances: 1.3 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Max O'Leary, 58.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Scott Twine +14.6, Max O'Leary +11.1, Adam Randell +10.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

29 Dec 2025	L 1–2	at Millwall Championship
26 Dec 2025	W 2–1	at West Bromwich Albion Championship
20 Dec 2025	W 2–0	v Middlesbrough Championship
13 Dec 2025	L 0–1	at Coventry City Championship
10 Dec 2025	D 2–2	v Leicester City Championship

29 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Charlton Athletic Championship
26 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
20 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Derby County Championship
13 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
9 Dec 2025	L 0–1	at Swansea City Championship

29 Nov 2025	Portsmouth 0–1 Bristol City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Sinclair Armstrong Forward	34	2	0	0.75	83.2	–
Max O'Leary Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.6	+11.1
Scott Twine Forward	56	1	0	0.10	57.2	+14.6
Adam Randell Midfielder	90	1	0	0.14	49.7	+10.2
Anis Mehmeti Forward	90	1	0	0.20	47.7	+5.1
Ross McCrorie Midfielder	56	0	0	–	42.8	+1.0
Yu Hirakawa Forward	34	0	1	–	41.7	–
Jason Knight Midfielder	78	0	1	–	41.2	+0.2
Cameron Pring Defender	27	0	0	–	40.3	–
George Tanner Defender	90	0	0	–	36.2	−1.9
Robert Atkinson Defender	63	0	0	–	32.8	−16.3
Neto Borges Defender	90	0	0	–	32.1	−7.1
Zak Vyner Defender	90	0	0	–	30.9	−3.0
Leo Pecover Midfielder	12	0	0	–	29.9	–
Sam Bell Forward	34	0	1	–	27.9	–
Emil Riis Jacobsen Forward	56	0	0	0.05	26.5	−13.5

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Luke Le Roux Midfielder	45	–	45.8	+6.8
Conor Chaplin Midfielder	28	0.02	44.9	–
John Swift Midfielder	90	–	42.0	+2.2
Hayden Matthews Defender	28	–	38.2	–
Makenzie Kirk Forward	74	0.26	37.0	−1.1
Andre Dozzell Midfielder	90	–	36.0	−3.9
Zak Swanson Defender	62	–	35.1	−5.6
Harvey Blair Forward	45	–	33.7	+3.6
Adrian Segečić Midfielder	90	–	32.8	−3.2
Ibane Bowat Defender	90	0.15	31.1	−11.9
Jordan Lee Williams Defender	28	–	28.3	–
Conor Shaughnessy Defender	62	–	28.1	−16.3
Regan Poole Defender	90	0.01	27.8	−15.2
Olutayo Singerr Forward	16	–	26.4	–
Nicolas Schmid Goalkeeper	90	–	23.4	−27.9
Terry Devlin Defender	62	–	19.9	−15.6