Championship 26/27 · 29 Aug 2026

Bristol City 2–1 Portsmouth

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Bristol City favourites at 48%.

Bristol City won although Portsmouth made the better chances (1.4 xG to 0.6): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Conor Shaughnessy, 48.3 in 97′.

Well below it: Rio Cardines −12.8, Lisav Naif Eissat −10.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Aug 2026	D 2–2	at Birmingham City Championship
15 Aug 2026	L 0–2	v Millwall Championship
6 Aug 2026	L 0–1	v Walsall EFL Cup
2 May 2026	W 2–0	v Stoke City Championship
25 Apr 2026	L 1–2	at Birmingham City Championship

22 Aug 2026	W 3–1	at Lincoln City Championship
15 Aug 2026	L 1–3	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
8 Aug 2026	L 1–3	at West Ham United EFL Cup
2 May 2026	D 1–1	v Birmingham City Championship
25 Apr 2026	W 3–1	at Stoke City Championship

1 Jan 2026	Bristol City 5–0 Portsmouth Championship
29 Nov 2025	Portsmouth 0–1 Bristol City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Rob Dickie Defender	97	0	0	0.20	47.5	+1.6
Lorent Tolaj Forward	74	1	0	0.16	45.7	+0.2
Sam Tickle Goalkeeper	97	0	0	–	45.6	−7.3
Noah Eile Defender	12	0	0	–	44.1	–
Jason Knight Midfielder	97	1	0	0.16	42.6	+5.4
Lisav Naif Eissat Defender	97	0	0	–	41.0	−10.7
Scott Twine Forward	68	0	0	0.03	40.4	+2.2
Rio Cardines Forward	97	0	1	0.04	38.8	−12.8
Dominic Ballard Forward	23	0	0	–	38.3	–
Joe Williams Midfielder	97	0	0	–	36.1	–
Yu Hirakawa Forward	74	0	0	–	34.8	−6.5
Jed Wallace Midfielder	68	0	1	–	33.4	−0.9
Sam Greenwood Midfielder	29	0	0	0.03	31.2	–
George Tanner Defender	85	0	0	–	30.1	−3.4
Tomi Horvat Midfielder	29	0	0	–	29.0	–
Cameron Pring Defender	23	0	0	–	24.5	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Marko Milovanović Forward	34	1	0.79	64.3	–
Conor Shaughnessy Defender	97	0	0.16	48.3	+6.4
Ebou Adams Midfielder	52	0	0.03	43.5	+2.1
Madiodio Dia Defender	28	0	0.09	42.9	–
Rocco Robert Shein Midfielder	45	0	–	42.1	−4.8
Harvey Blair Forward	34	0	–	40.6	–
Nicolas Schmid Goalkeeper	97	0	–	40.4	−6.3
Benjamin Arthur Defender	69	0	–	40.3	−6.5
Adrian Segečić Midfielder	97	0	0.13	40.3	−1.6
Marlon Pack Midfielder	74	0	–	39.5	+3.1
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen Forward	63	0	0.12	36.6	–
Colby Bishop Forward	63	0	–	36.5	−2.9
Abu Kamara Midfielder	97	0	0.04	34.6	−6.1
Terry Devlin Defender	97	0	0.02	30.3	−7.4
Zak Swanson Defender	97	0	–	28.9	−6.0
John Swift Midfielder	23	0	–	28.5	–