Bristol City vs Portsmouth match stats & report

5–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 25 · Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol · Ref James Bell, England

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Bristol City beat Portsmouth 5–0 in the Championship on 1 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.51–0.42. Bristol City had 62% of the ball.

Bristol City vs Portsmouth match statistics

Bristol CityPortsmouth

62% Ball possession 38%
1.51 Expected goals (xG) 0.42
14 Total shots 5
7 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 3
1 Corners 1
6 Fouls 14
3 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 1
644 Passes 384
87% Pass accuracy 77%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

11' Goal A. Randell Bristol City
22' Yellow card Luke Le Roux Portsmouth
24' Goal A. Mehmeti (assist J. Knight) Bristol City
50' Goal S. Twine Bristol City
59' Goal Sinclair Armstrong (assist S. Bell) Bristol City
90' Goal Sinclair Armstrong (assist Y. Hirakawa) Bristol City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Bristol City

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Gerhard Struber

1 M. O’Leary

5 R. Atkinson 14 Z. Vyner 19 G. Tanner

21 Neto Borges 4 A. Randell 12 J. Knight 2 R. McCrorie

11 A. Mehmeti 10 S. Twine

18 E. Riis

Bench J. Lumley , R. Dickie , C. Pring , H. Roberts , J. Meerholz , Y. Hirakawa , S. Bell , L. Pecover , Sinclair Armstrong

Portsmouth

Confirmed 3-4-3 John Mousinho

1 N. Schmid

17 I. Bowat 6 C. Shaughnessy 5 R. Poole

22 Z. Swanson 21 A. Dozzell 16 Luke Le Roux 24 T. Devlin

10 A. Segecic 25 M. Kirk 8 J. Swift

Bench J. Bursik , J. Williams , H. Matthews , J. Farrell , F. Umeh , Yang Min-hyeok , C. Chaplin , H. Blair , O. Singerr

Form guide

Bristol City at home

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Portsmouth away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

38% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Bristol City vs Portsmouth head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Nov 25	Portsmouth v Bristol City	0–1
29 Dec 24	Bristol City v Portsmouth	3–0
7 Dec 24	Portsmouth v Bristol City	3–0
29 Jul 23	Portsmouth v Bristol City	0–1
12 Jul 22	Bristol City v Portsmouth	0–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Bristol City vs Portsmouth head-to-head record