Portsmouth vs CardiffPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Portsmouth are 15th with 3 points from 3 matches, one win and two defeats, 5 goals scored and 6 conceded. At Fratton Park they have played once, losing 1-3, while away they have one win and one defeat with 4 goals scored and 3 conceded. Their recent outings include a 1-2 at Bristol City, a 3-1 at Lincoln, a 1-3 home loss to QPR, a 1-3 at West Ham and a 0-0 at SV Darmstadt 98. Cardiff are 13th on the same 3 points, but with a run made entirely of draws: three games, three stalemates, 5 goals scored and 5 conceded. Two came at home and one on the road. Their recent record features a 2-2 with Sheffield Utd, a 1-2 home defeat to Norwich, a 2-2 at Derby, a 1-1 with Wrexham and a 3-2 over Swindon Town. The head-to-head is balanced: a 2-1 for Portsmouth in February 2025, a 2-0 for Cardiff in October 2024, then a 3-0 away win for Portsmouth in 2022 and two Cardiff victories in 2017 and 2012. The Championship runs at an average of 3.03 goals per game. 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.