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

Sat 5th Sep, 15:00 BST, Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Saturday afternoon sees John Mousinho’s Portsmouth and Brian Barry-Murphy’s Cardiff City go up against one another in a Championship clash at the Fratton Park. We've got bespoke stats for the biggest betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Portsmouth
32%
--
Draw
25%
--
Cardiff
42%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Cardiff 1-0
10%
--
Cardiff 2-1
9%
--
Portsmouth 1-0
8%
--
Portsmouth 2-1
8%
--
Cardiff 2-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Portsmouth 2-0
5%
--
Cardiff 3-1
4%
--
Cardiff 3-0
4%
--
Portsmouth 3-1
3%
--
Cardiff 3-2
3%
--
Portsmouth 3-2
2%
--
Portsmouth 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
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Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
68%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
50%
--
Away DNB
60%
--
Portsmouth win to nil
16%
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Cardiff win to nil
22%
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Portsmouth
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Millwall220056 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Dec 26
Mar 20
2
West Brom220036 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Apr 24
Dec 8
3
Charlton220026 
Feb 13
Sep 12
Sep 19
Feb 20
4
Wolves211024 
Apr 6
Sep 9
Jan 23
Oct 31
5
QPR211024 
l
 
1-3F
Mar 6
Apr 21
Sep 2
6
Blackburn211014 
Sep 19
Feb 20
Feb 27
Oct 10
7
Watford211014 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Oct 13
Feb 16
8
Swansea211014 
Nov 3
Jan 27
Mar 13
Nov 29
9
Bolton211014 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Feb 13
Sep 12
10
Portsmouth210103 
-
-
Apr 10
Sep 5
11
M'Boro210103 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Jan 16
Oct 17
12
Cardiff202002 
Sep 5
Apr 10
-
-
13
Birmingham202002 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Oct 24
Dec 29
14
Wrexham202002 
Mar 13
Nov 28
d
 
1-1A
Mar 6
15
Sheff Utd202002 
Oct 14
Feb 16
Aug 29
Apr 17
16
Derby2011-11 
Sep 1
Apr 20
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
17
West Ham2011-11 
Nov 24
May 1
Nov 4
Jan 27
18
Burnley2011-21 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Nov 7
Jan 30
19
Bristol C2011-21 
Apr 17
Aug 29
Apr 3
Dec 19
20
Preston2002-30 
Apr 24
Dec 9
Nov 24
May 1
21
Stoke2002-30 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Sep 8
Apr 6
22
Lincoln2002-30 
Mar 3
w
 
1-3F
Dec 5
Mar 16
23
Norwich2002-40 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Feb 6
Nov 21
24
Southampton21011-1 
Feb 28
Oct 11
Dec 12
Jan 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Portsmouth 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth1 - 3QPR
Portsmouth1 - 1Birmingham
Portsmouth1 - 0Leicester
Portsmouth2 - 0Ipswich
Portsmouth2 - 2Oxford Utd
Portsmouth0 - 1Derby
Portsmouth1 - 2Swansea
Portsmouth0 - 1Hull
Portsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
Portsmouth3 - 0West Brom
Portsmouth1 - 1Southampton
Portsmouth2 - 1Charlton
Portsmouth1 - 1QPR
Portsmouth2 - 1Blackburn
Portsmouth0 - 1Bristol C
Portsmouth3 - 1Millwall
Portsmouth0 - 0Wrexham
Portsmouth0 - 1Stoke
Portsmouth1 - 2Coventry
Portsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
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
Cardiff 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derby2 - 2Cardiff
Mansfield5 - 4Cardiff
Reading1 - 3Cardiff
Huddersfield1 - 1Cardiff
Peterborough1 - 1Cardiff
Exeter0 - 4Cardiff
Barnsley1 - 1Cardiff
Doncaster0 - 4Cardiff
Plymouth5 - 2Cardiff
Rotherham0 - 3Cardiff
Burton2 - 2Cardiff
Bradford1 - 2Cardiff
L Orient1 - 1Cardiff
Wycombe1 - 1Cardiff
Lincoln2 - 1Cardiff
Stevenage0 - 1Cardiff
Northampton1 - 3Cardiff
Blackpool3 - 1Cardiff
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff2 - 2Derby
HCardiff1 - 1Wrexham
ACardiff4 - 5Mansfield
HCardiff5 - 1Northampton
HCardiff1 - 0Port Vale
ACardiff3 - 1Reading
ACardiff1 - 1Huddersfield
HCardiff2 - 0Bolton
ACardiff1 - 1Peterborough
HCardiff0 - 0Blackpool
HCardiff0 - 2Wycombe
ACardiff4 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 1Barnsley
HCardiff0 - 2Lincoln
ACardiff4 - 0Doncaster
ACardiff2 - 5Plymouth
HCardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 1Luton
ACardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff2 - 2Burton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Portsmouth since 2010
Portsmouth
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
3
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
POR
1
D
1
CAR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Portsmouth2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Cardiff
League games at Cardiff since 2011
Cardiff
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
8
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
CAR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff2 - 0
Cardiff3 - 2
Cardiff3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Cardiff City have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 8 consecutive Championship games. Their PG of 1.5 against Portsmouth on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Portsmouth 10th Cardiff 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Portsmouth will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Portsmouth have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
+38
Cardiff have scored 38% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
2.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Portsmouth
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
17%
better
POR
CAR
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Games scored2
2
Failed to score0
0
Scored first2
1
Goals scored4
3
Avg. goals scored2
1.5
Avg. shots per game12
10
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
15
Avg. XG for2.3
1
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
3%
better
POR
CAR
view stats
Games conceded2
2
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded4
3
Avg. goals conceded2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
15
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
10
Conversion rate against18%
10%
Avg. XG against2.1
1.7
KickOff rating
+3%

Portsmouth v Cardiff Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
N SchmidT DevlinE AdamsR Shein
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Schmid GLK2
-
Z Swanson DEF2
-
B. Arthur DEF2
-
T Devlin DEF21
-
C Shaughnessy DEF2
-
R Shein MID2
1
-
E Adams MID211
-
R. Kavuma-McQueen FWD21
-
A Kamara FWD21
-
L. Brooke-Smith FWD2
-
M Milovanovic FWD2
-
A Segecic FWD21
-
J Murphy FWD2
-
C Bishop FWD2
-
R Poole DEF1
-
J Knight DEF1
-
O Bailey MID1
-
M Pack MID1
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Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
N TrottR ColwillR. KpakioA Robertson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK2
-
P Ng DEF2
-
J Bagan DEF2
-
R. Kpakio DEF21
-
C. Scanlon DEF2
-
J Moylan MID2
-
J Colwill MID2
-
A Robertson MID2
1
-
R Colwill MID211
1
-
O Tanner FWD2
-
I Davies FWD2
-
C. Ashford FWD21
-
C Willock FWD2
-
Y Salech FWD21
-
G Osho DEF1
-
D Turnbull MID1
-
C Robinson FWD1
-