Bristol City vs Portsmouth

5 - 0
🕒 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Ashton Gate Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Bristol City 12 · Portsmouth 18
Referee Stats
11 matches · 0.18 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.18
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 64%
Draws 27%
Away wins 9%
How the match was won
  • Bristol City outshot their opponent (14-5).
  • Bristol City controlled possession (62%).
  • Bristol City had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bristol City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

33 / 31
Avg: 1.43 / 1.35

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Portsmouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-7-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 41
Avg: 1.04 / 1.78

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.09
1.43
GF
1.04
1.35
GA
1.78
48%
O2.5
48%
39%
BTTS
61%
17%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Bristol City rank12th
Portsmouth rank18th
Bristol City points62
Portsmouth points55
Bristol City: #12 · 62 pts · GD +0
22 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Portsmouth: #18 · 55 pts · GD -15
29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bristol City last 5 home

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals5-7
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Portsmouth last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals7-13
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bristol City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 13%

Portsmouth trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Bristol City score at home70%
Bristol City clean sheet at home35%
Portsmouth score away74%
Portsmouth clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Bristol City score first17%
Bristol City win after scoring first75%
Portsmouth score first26%
Portsmouth win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol City 25% · Portsmouth 20%
Avg first goal minute: Bristol City 22.5' · Portsmouth 57.7'

Vs league average

Bristol City score at home1.43 vs 1.40
Bristol City concede at home1.35 vs 1.20
Portsmouth score away1.04 vs 1.20
Portsmouth concede away1.78 vs 1.40
Bristol City score 2% above league average, while Portsmouth score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Bristol City are 12% above league average at home, and Portsmouth are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals3.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.575%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Bristol City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1

Portsmouth goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 4
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
2
Total Shots
14
5
Shots off Goal
5
2
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
8
3
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
1
1
Fouls
6
14
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
644
384
Passes Accurate
563
295
Passes %
87%
77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Bristol City vs Portsmouth Head-to-Head History by Season