Portsmouth vs Cardiff match stats & report

2–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 5 · Fratton Park, Portsmouth · Ref Benjamin Speedie, England

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Portsmouth beat Cardiff 2–0 in the Championship on 5 September 2026. Expected goals finished 2.07–1.37. Cardiff had 64% of the ball.

Portsmouth vs Cardiff match statistics

PortsmouthCardiff

36% Ball possession 64%
2.07 Expected goals (xG) 1.37
15 Total shots 16
5 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside the box 13
5 Corners 7
15 Fouls 12
5 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 4
252 Passes 475
63% Pass accuracy 82%
5 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

9' Yellow card K. Bielik Cardiff
31' Goal C. Shaughnessy (assist T. Shade) Portsmouth
52' Goal Marezi (assist A. Segecic) Portsmouth
60' Yellow card O. Tanner Cardiff
86' Yellow card A. Robertson Cardiff
90+2' Yellow card Y. Salech Cardiff

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Portsmouth

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 John Mousinho

31 D. Bielica

16 J. Meghoma 6 C. Shaughnessy 2 B. Arthur 24 T. Devlin

19 R. Shein 7 M. Pack

17 T. Shade 10 A. Segecic 11 A. Kamara

29 Marezi

Bench N. Schmid , R. Poole , Z. Swanson , E. Adams , O. Bailey , I. Mohamed , R. Kavuma McQueen , C. Bishop , E. Kenny

Cardiff

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Brian Barry-Murphy

1 N. Trott

3 J. Bagan 4 G. Osho 5 K. Bielik 38 P. Ng

14 D. Turnbull 18 A. Robertson

16 C. Willock 8 J. Moylan 11 O. Tanner

9 Y. Salech

Bench H. Tyrer , M. Turner , C. Scanlon , R. Kpakio , R. Colwill , Cian Ashford , J. Colwill , R. Tankiewicz , C. Robinson

Out and doubtful

C. Chambers Cardiff Out — Knee Injury
W. Fish Cardiff Out — Hernia
J. Murphy Portsmouth Out — Injury
D. Lawlor Cardiff Out — Muscle Injury
C. Ogilvie Portsmouth Out — Knee Injury
F. Umeh Portsmouth Out — Hamstring Injury
J. Farrell Portsmouth Out — Groin Injury
K. Anderson Portsmouth Out — Muscle Injury
M. Kosznovszky Portsmouth Out — Knee Injury
T. Waddingham Portsmouth Out — Ankle Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Portsmouth at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cardiff away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Portsmouth vs Cardiff head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Feb 25	Portsmouth v Cardiff	2–1
22 Oct 24	Cardiff v Portsmouth	2–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Portsmouth vs Cardiff head-to-head record