Bristol City vs PortsmouthPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Bristol City are nineteenth with 1 point from two games, one draw and one defeat, scoring 2 and conceding 4. At home they lost 0-2 in their only match played, while away they drew 2-2. In their last five outings they arrive off a 2-2 away draw at Birmingham, after a 0-2 defeat to Millwall, a 0-1 home loss to Walsall and two draws, 1-1 at Exeter and 0-0 at Plymouth. Portsmouth are tenth with 3 points, one win and one defeat, scoring 4 and conceding 4. At home they lost 1-3, away they won 3-1. In their last five, Portsmouth arrive off a 3-1 away win at Lincoln, after a 1-3 defeat to QPR, another 1-3 loss away at West Ham and two goalless draws, 0-0 with SV Darmstadt 98 and 1-1 at Farnborough. In recent head-to-head meetings Bristol City have had the upper hand: the most recent meeting, on 1 January 2026, finished with a heavy 5-0 win at Bristol City's home, while in November 2025 Bristol City also won away, 1-0. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.