Bristol City vs Portsmouth result and stats
Win probability: home 48%, draw 26%, away 25%
Match report
GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbersBristol City beat Portsmouth 2–1 at home in the Championship on Saturday 29 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Bristol City 48%, the draw 26% and Portsmouth 25%, so a home win had a 48% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.
On expected goals it finished Bristol City 0.61, Portsmouth 1.37, so Portsmouth created the better chances. Bristol City had 9 shots (3 on target) to Portsmouth's 14 (1 on target).
GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC
Match stats
BCPO
0.61Expected goals1.37
9Shots14
3On target1
3Corners10
15Fouls6
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Referee: J Bell
Recent form
Bristol City
D @ Birmingham2–2 · 22 Aug
L v Millwall0–2 · 15 Aug
W v Stoke2–0 · 2 May
L @ Birmingham1–2 · 25 Apr
D @ Southampton2–2 · 21 Apr
Portsmouth
W @ Lincoln3–1 · 22 Aug
L v QPR1–3 · 15 Aug
D v Birmingham1–1 · 2 May
W @ Stoke3–1 · 25 Apr
L @ Coventry1–5 · 21 Apr
Head to head
In 4 league meetings since 2024, Bristol City won 3, Portsmouth won 1 and 0 were drawn; the most recent, on 1 Jan 2026, finished Bristol City 5–0 Portsmouth, a win for Bristol City.
Bristol City 5–0 Portsmouth1 Jan 2026
Portsmouth 0–1 Bristol City29 Nov 2025
Bristol City 3–0 Portsmouth29 Dec 2024
Portsmouth 3–0 Bristol City7 Dec 2024
Season averages per game
BCPO
1.00Goals1.33
1.25Conceded1.25
1.30xG1.31
1.34xG against1.14
13.5Shots14.6
4.0On target3.9
5.5Corners5.9
1.33Yellow cards1.50
17%Clean sheets25%
50%Both score58%
42%3+ goals50%