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Bristol City v Portsmouth : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Ashton Gate, Bristol

The Championship is the focus for both Bristol City and Portsmouth on Saturday afternoon, as bosses Michael Skubala and John Mousinho battle it out at the Ashton Gate. In this preview you'll find the best odds for seventeen different betting markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history later on in the preview.

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Bristol City's next match is v Southampton at 15:00 on Saturday 12th September
Portsmouth's next match is v Charlton at 15:00 on Saturday 12th September
The last English Championship meeting between Bristol C and Portsmouth was on Saturday 29th August 2026
English Championship
August 29th 2026
Bristol C 2
1 Portsmouth
 
L. Tolaj 31'90' M. Milovanović
J. Knight 56'
 
BCY
POR
Shots On
3
1
Shots Off
3
9
Corners
3
10
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
15
6
Yellow/red cards
3/0
 
Bristol CPortsmouth
 
S. Tickle
L. Eissat
J. Williams
S. Twine (S. Greenwood 68')
Y. Hirakawa (C. Pring 74')
L. Tolajfootball icon (D. Ballard 74')
R. Dickie
J. Knightfootball icon
G. Tanner (N. Eile 85')
R. Cardines
J. Wallace (T. Horvat 68')
N. Schmid
(M. Dia 69') B. Arthur
C. Shaughnessy
(J. Swift 74') M. Pack
(E. Adams 46') R. Shein
(M. Milovanović 63') C. Bishop
A. Segečić
A. Kamara
Z. Swanson
T. Devlin
(H. Blair 63') R. Kavuma-McQueen

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Bristol C and Portsmouth will score a minimum of 2 between them during the standard 90 mins. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 75%. The bookies have it at 1.30.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bristol C are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bristol C
45%
23/20-
Draw
26%
5/2-
Portsmouth
30%
11/5-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Bristol C 1-0
10%
15/2-
Bristol C 2-1
9%
8/1-
Portsmouth 1-0
8%
10/1-
Bristol C 2-0
8%
10/1-
Portsmouth 2-1
7%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1-
Portsmouth 2-0
5%
16/1-
Bristol C 3-1
5%
16/1-
Bristol C 3-0
4%
20/1-
Portsmouth 3-1
3%
25/1-
Bristol C 3-2
3%
25/1-
Portsmouth 3-2
2%
28/1-
Portsmouth 3-0
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
10/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
10/11-
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/5-
Away 1st Goal
45%
6/5-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/6-
BTTS - No
46%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
5/1-
Home/draw
70%
4/11-
Away/draw
55%
4/6-
Home/away
74%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
11/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
5/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/8-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1-
Home DNB
62%
4/7-
Away DNB
48%
5/4-
Bristol C win to nil
24%
3/1-
Portsmouth win to nil
16%
5/1-
Bristol C / Bristol C
24%
5/2-
Bristol C / Portsmouth
3%
28/1-
Bristol C / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Bristol C
15%
9/2-
Draw / Portsmouth
11%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
17%
9/2-
Portsmouth / Bristol C
3%
22/1-
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
15%
4/1-
Portsmouth / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
Portsmouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea5320611 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Nov 3
Jan 27
2
M'Boro5311310 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Apr 3
Dec 19
3
QPR5311310 
Mar 20
Dec 26
l
 
1-3F
Mar 6
4
Bristol C5311210 
-
-
Apr 17
l
 
2-1A
5
West Brom5311210 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Dec 5
Mar 16
6
Charlton5311-110 
Feb 27
Oct 10
Feb 13
Sep 12
7
Millwall530229 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 6
Oct 24
Dec 29
8
West Ham522148 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Nov 24
May 1
9
Wolves421137 
Nov 4
Jan 27
Apr 6
Oct 20
10
Wrexham513126 
Nov 24
May 1
Mar 13
Nov 28
11
Birmingham413016 
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
Dec 12
Jan 1
12
Norwich520306 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Jan 16
Oct 17
13
Stoke5203-16 
Dec 29
Oct 24
Nov 7
Jan 30
14
Portsmouth5203-16 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 17
-
-
15
Sheff Utd5131-16 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Oct 14
Feb 16
16
Blackburn5122-15 
Oct 13
Feb 16
Sep 19
Feb 20
17
Lincoln5122-25 
Sep 15
Apr 6
Mar 3
w
 
1-3F
18
Watford5122-25 
Sep 18
Feb 20
Dec 26
Mar 20
19
Southampton522154 
Feb 13
Sep 12
Feb 28
Oct 11
20
Derby5113-54 
Apr 24
Dec 9
l
 
0-2A
Apr 20
21
Bolton5113-54 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Feb 6
Nov 21
22
Cardiff5032-33 
Dec 19
Apr 3
w
 
2-0F
Apr 10
23
Preston5104-53 
Apr 21
w
 
1-3F
Apr 24
Dec 9
24
Burnley5023-62 
Apr 10
w
 
1-2A
Jan 23
Oct 31
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bristol C 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C0 - 2Millwall
Bristol C2 - 0Stoke
Bristol C2 - 4Norwich
Bristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
Bristol C0 - 1West Brom
Bristol C0 - 2Coventry
Bristol C1 - 2Watford
Bristol C2 - 2Wrexham
Bristol C0 - 5Derby
Bristol C2 - 0Sheff Wed
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Bristol C0 - 1Millwall
Bristol C3 - 0Swansea
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Birmingham
Bristol C3 - 1Southampton
Bristol C1 - 2QPR
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABristol C2 - 2Birmingham
HBristol C0 - 2Millwall
HBristol C2 - 0Stoke
ABristol C1 - 2Birmingham
ABristol C2 - 2Southampton
HBristol C2 - 4Norwich
ABristol C0 - 0QPR
HBristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
ABristol C2 - 1Charlton
HBristol C0 - 1West Brom
ABristol C1 - 1M'Boro
ABristol C0 - 2Leicester
HBristol C0 - 2Coventry
HBristol C1 - 2Watford
ABristol C2 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C0 - 1Swansea
HBristol C2 - 2Wrexham
ABristol C3 - 2Hull
HBristol C0 - 5Derby
HBristol C2 - 0Sheff Wed
Portsmouth 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln1 - 3Portsmouth
Stoke1 - 3Portsmouth
Coventry5 - 1Portsmouth
M'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
Norwich1 - 1Portsmouth
QPR6 - 1Portsmouth
Blackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
Wrexham2 - 1Portsmouth
Millwall1 - 3Portsmouth
Charlton1 - 3Portsmouth
Preston1 - 0Portsmouth
Watford1 - 1Portsmouth
Sheff Wed0 - 1Portsmouth
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Derby1 - 1Portsmouth
Swansea1 - 0Portsmouth
Sheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
Hull3 - 2Portsmouth
Birmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
Leicester1 - 1Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APortsmouth3 - 1Lincoln
HPortsmouth1 - 3QPR
HPortsmouth1 - 1Birmingham
APortsmouth3 - 1Stoke
APortsmouth1 - 5Coventry
HPortsmouth1 - 0Leicester
HPortsmouth2 - 0Ipswich
APortsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
HPortsmouth2 - 2Oxford Utd
APortsmouth1 - 1Norwich
APortsmouth1 - 6QPR
HPortsmouth0 - 1Derby
HPortsmouth1 - 2Swansea
APortsmouth1 - 1Blackburn
HPortsmouth0 - 1Hull
APortsmouth1 - 2Wrexham
APortsmouth3 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth3 - 1Charlton
HPortsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
APortsmouth0 - 1Preston
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Bristol C have beaten Portsmouth in 3 consecutive league meetings
3
Bristol C have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Portsmouth
League games at Bristol C since 1998
Bristol C
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
12
3
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
BCY
3
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Bristol C5 - 0
Bristol C3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol C2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Portsmouth since 1999
Portsmouth
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
6
3
Games: Scored
2 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
3 / 5
BCY
2
D
1
POR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
0 - 1Bristol C
Portsmouth3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth3 - 1
0 - 1Bristol C
Goal Statistics

Bristol City's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Portsmouth have conceded in each of their last 5 Championship outings. A PG of 1.5 for M. Skubala's side suggests that run should continue.

Bristol C 4th Portsmouth 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Bristol C will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Portsmouth will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Bristol C’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+14
Portsmouth have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
Portsmouth
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
BCY
POR
49%
better
view stats
Games scored1
2
Failed to score1
0
Scored first1
2
Goals scored2
4
Avg. goals scored1
2
Avg. shots per game10
12
Avg. shots per goal10
6
Conversion rate for11
17
Avg. XG for1.1
1.8
KickOff rating
+49%
Defence rating
BCY
POR
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded2
2
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first1
0
Goals conceded4
4
Avg. goals conceded2
2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against21%
18%
Avg. XG against2.5
2.3
KickOff rating
+17%

Bristol C v Portsmouth Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4232
S TickleS TwineR. CardinesR Dickie
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK4
-
G Tanner DEF3
-
R Dickie DEF4
2
-
L. Eissat DEF41
-
R. Cardines DEF43
1
-
J Knight MID41
2
-
J Williams MID4
-
J Wallace MID41
-
S Twine MID32
-
Y Hirakawa MID4
-
L Tolaj FWD411
-
Subs
B Collins GLK
-
C Pring DEF2
-
R Atkinson DEF2
-
N Eile DEF2
-
A Randell MID2
1
1
T Horvat MID2
-
S Greenwood MID4
-
G. Yah MID2
-
D Ballard FWD42
-
Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4111
T DevlinT DevlinA KamaraT Devlin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Schmid GLK3
-
T Devlin DEF41
1
-
B. Arthur DEF4
-
C Shaughnessy DEF3
-
Z Swanson DEF4
-
M Pack MID3
-
R Shein MID4
1
-
A Kamara MID41
-
A Segecic MID41
-
R. Kavuma-McQueen MID41
-
C Bishop FWD4
-
Subs
D Bielica GLK1
-
R Poole DEF1
-
M. Dia DEF2
-
J Swift MID1
-
O Bailey MID2
-
E Adams MID411
-
L. Brooke-Smith FWD3
-
M Milovanovic FWD41
-
H Blair FWD1
-