Portsmouth vs Bristol City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Portsmouth played against Bristol City in Championship (England). The game was played on November 29, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Portsmouth has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Bristol City has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Portsmouth scores 0.88 goals per game and allows 1.41. Bristol City scores 1.47 and allows 1.18. Games in this league average 2.57 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 47% of Portsmouth's games and 53% of Bristol City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 47% and 47%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Bristol City has the higher season xG average, 1.43 to 1.32 per game. Portsmouth takes 12.1 shots per game, while Bristol City takes 13.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Portsmouth leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.47 goals per game after halftime. Bristol City leads at halftime in 47% and scores 0.53 after halftime.

When the teams score

Portsmouth's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Bristol City, it is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.57 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

50Possession (%)50
PortsmouthBristol City
13Shots15
PortsmouthBristol City
2Shots on target5
PortsmouthBristol City
1.28xG1.55
PortsmouthBristol City
4Corners4
PortsmouthBristol City
43Dangerous attacks35
PortsmouthBristol City
11Fouls12
PortsmouthBristol City
3Cards0
PortsmouthBristol City

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

PortsmouthBristol City
0.88Goals scored / game1.47
PortsmouthBristol City
1.41Goals allowed / game1.18
PortsmouthBristol City
49%Average possession45%
PortsmouthBristol City
3.59Shots on target / game3.65
PortsmouthBristol City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.06Shots per game13.65
PortsmouthBristol City
3.59Shots on target3.65
PortsmouthBristol City
7.3%Shot conversion10.8%
PortsmouthBristol City
49%Possession45%
PortsmouthBristol City
1.32xG for1.43
PortsmouthBristol City
1.44xG against1.46
PortsmouthBristol City

Shooting quality

Portsmouth: BalancedBristol City: Balanced
PortsmouthBristol City
Accuracy (shots on target)30%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.40

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Portsmouth
LDLWL
Season result split
24% W29% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-8
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Bristol City
LLDWL
Season result split
41% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-5
1.53 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DWLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Bristol City is 67% better for: goals scored per game.

0.88 goals / game - Portsmouth · 1.47 goals / game - Bristol City

Bristol City is 19% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.41 goals / game - Portsmouth · 1.18 goals / game - Bristol City

Portsmouth scoring profile: strong

Portsmouth scores in 65% of games (11 of 17 meczów), while Bristol City keeps a clean sheet in 35% (6 of 17 meczów).

Bristol City scoring profile: very strong

Bristol City scores in 76% of games (13 of 17 meczów), while Portsmouth keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 meczów).

15Goals scored (season)25
PortsmouthBristol City
24Goals conceded (season)20
PortsmouthBristol City
2.29Average goals per game2.65
PortsmouthBristol City
5Goals scored (last 5)5
PortsmouthBristol City
11Goals conceded (last 5)9
PortsmouthBristol City

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal76%
PortsmouthBristol City
18%2 goals29%
PortsmouthBristol City
6%3 goals29%
PortsmouthBristol City
0%4 goals12%
PortsmouthBristol City

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal65%
PortsmouthBristol City
47%2 goals29%
PortsmouthBristol City
18%3 goals12%
PortsmouthBristol City
6%4 goals6%
PortsmouthBristol City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time24%
PortsmouthBristol City
0%BTTS in both halves6%
PortsmouthBristol City
12%Scored in both halves24%
PortsmouthBristol City

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
PortsmouthBristol City
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
PortsmouthBristol City
40%BTTS - last 540%
PortsmouthBristol City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
PortsmouthBristol City
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
PortsmouthBristol City
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time24%
PortsmouthBristol City

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
PortsmouthBristol City
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
PortsmouthBristol City
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
PortsmouthBristol City

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bristol City is 53% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.12 pts / game - Portsmouth · 1.71 pts / game - Bristol City

Portsmouth - half-time state
29% leading24% draw47% trailing
Bristol City - half-time state
47% leading29% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.12Points per game (1st half)1.71
PortsmouthBristol City
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.94
PortsmouthBristol City
0.71Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
PortsmouthBristol City
1.12Average goals (1st half)1.59
PortsmouthBristol City
47%Clean sheet before half-time53%
PortsmouthBristol City
65%No goal before half-time41%
PortsmouthBristol City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per game (2nd half)1.18
PortsmouthBristol City
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
PortsmouthBristol City
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
PortsmouthBristol City
1.18Average goals (2nd half)1.06
PortsmouthBristol City
53%Clean sheet after half-time59%
PortsmouthBristol City
59%No goal after half-time59%
PortsmouthBristol City

Portsmouth - second-half results

29% W35% D35% L
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding83%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 24%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Bristol City - second-half results

24% W47% D29% L
29
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding87%

Leads at halftime in 47% of games and wins 41%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Portsmouth - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.81.4
Average goals per game1.41.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Bristol City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.00
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game1.20.6
Average goals per game1.81.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Portsmouth
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
2
4
16-30
3
3
31-45
3
6
46-60
0
4
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Bristol City
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
5
5
16-30
8
2
31-45
4
2
46-60
2
3
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.47
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Portsmouth

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Bristol City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.73
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

PortsmouthLigaBristol City
Average goals per game 2.292.57 2.65
Both teams scored 47%56% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%50% 47%
Clean sheets 29%25% 35%
Goal before half-time 82%74% 82%
Goal after half-time 71%75% 65%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / game
1.23
Away goals / game
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defensive advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PortsmouthYellow cardAndre Dozzell
  2. PortsmouthYellow cardRegan Leslie Poole
  3. PortsmouthYellow cardJosh Murphy
  4. PortsmouthSubstitutionOn: Márk KosznovszkyOff: Andre Dozzell
  5. Bristol CitySubstitutionOn: Sinclair ArmstrongOff: Emil Ris Jakobsen
  6. PortsmouthSubstitutionOn: Mackenzie KirkOff: Callum Lang
  7. PortsmouthSubstitutionOn: Conor ChaplinOff: Zachary Swanson
  8. Bristol CitySubstitutionOn: Yu HirakawaOff: Scott Twine

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Samuel AllisonMatches officiated: 18
3.22Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins6%Draws50%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Portsmouth vs Bristol City?

The Championship match finished Portsmouth 0:1 Bristol City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Portsmouth vs Bristol City?

Portsmouth score 0.88 goals per game on average and Bristol City 1.47. The Championship average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Portsmouth's matches and 53% of Bristol City's.

What form are Portsmouth and Bristol City in?

Over the last 5 games Portsmouth have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Bristol City 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Portsmouth vs Bristol City?

The statistical background for Portsmouth vs Bristol City — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.