Championship (England) WON 2–0
Sat, Sep 5 · 16:00 · Fratton Park
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Portsmouth vs Cardiff — Championship
Tipster's pick Over 1.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.22 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate80%
This price needs82%
Expert analysis

Portsmouth Cardiff Likely to Produce Goals

Portsmouth have allowed 2.2 goals per game on average this season while Cardiff sit at 1.8 conceded. Cardiff’s away scoring stands at 1.5 per match and they have avoided failing to score in recent outings. Head-to-head meetings show over 2.5 goals in four of the last six encounters between these sides. Portsmouth’s form of LWLL has included several matches where both teams found the net. Cardiff’s DDDL sequence features consistent scoring at both ends despite limited clean sheets. Injuries to defensive options on each team could open space for attacking play. The pattern of goals from both sides points toward a match that clears the 1.5 line.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 72.6% win rate
Result
2–0 WON

Our pick “Over 1.5 Goals” at odds 1.22 won — final score 2–0.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Krystian Bielik 9'
  3. Conor Shaughnessy assist Tyrese Shade 31'
  4. Second half
  5. Marko Milovanović assist Adrian Segecic 52'
  6. Ollie·Tanner 60'
  7. Joel Colwill ↓ David Turnbull 63'
  8. Rubin Colwill ↓ Christopher Willock 64'
  9. Zak Swanson ↓ Jayden Meghoma 65'
  10. Ebou Adams ↓ Rocco Robert Shein 65'
  11. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen ↓ Tyrese Shade 69'
  12. Colby·Bishop ↓ Marko Milovanović 69'
  13. C. Ashford ↓ Ollie·Tanner 83'
  14. Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson 86'
  15. Calum Scanlon ↓ Krystian Bielik 90+1'
  16. Yousef Salech 90+2'
  17. Iyad Mohamed ↓ Marlon Pack 90+4'
This season
Portsmouth Cardiff
Over 2.5 goals 25% 0%
Clean sheet 0% 0%
Failed to score 25% 0%
Scored per game 1.3 1.5
Conceded per game 2.0 1.8
Scored home / away 0.5 / 2.0 1.5 / 1.5

Across 4 and 4 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
18 SOU Southampton 4 2 1 1 3
19 CAR Cardiff 4 0 3 1 3
20 NOR Norwich 4 1 0 3 3
21 POR Portsmouth 4 1 0 3 3
22 STO Stoke City 4 1 0 3 3
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Portsmouth LLWLL
L @ West Ham 1–3 Aug 8
L vs QPR 1–3 Aug 15
W @ Lincoln 3–1 Aug 22
L @ Bristol City 1–2 Aug 29
L vs Derby 0–2 Sep 1
Cardiff DDLDL
D vs Wrexham 1–1 Aug 17
D @ Derby 2–2 Aug 22
L vs Norwich 1–2 Aug 25
D vs Sheffield Utd 2–2 Aug 29
L @ QPR 1–2 Sep 2
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Portsmouth
Scored 1.2 avg
1 1 3 1 0
Conceded 2.2 avg
3 3 1 2 2
Cardiff
Scored 1.4 avg
1 2 1 2 1
Conceded 1.8 avg
1 2 2 2 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Portsmouth
1 Draws
3 Cardiff
Feb 2025 Portsmouth 2–1 Cardiff Portsmouth
Oct 2024 Cardiff 2–0 Portsmouth Cardiff
Aug 2022 Cardiff 0–3 Portsmouth Portsmouth
Aug 2017 Cardiff 2–1 Portsmouth Cardiff
Jan 2012 Cardiff 3–2 Portsmouth Cardiff

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 6 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Portsmouth 4-2-3-1
  • 31 D. Bielica G
  • 24 T. Devlin D
  • 2 Benjamin Arthur D
  • 6 C. Shaughnessy D
  • 16 L. Le Roux D
  • 7 M. Pack M
  • 19 R. Shein M
  • 11 A. Kamara M
  • 10 A. Segecic M
  • 17 T. Shade M
  • 29 M. Milovanović F
Bench Z. Swanson, E. Adams, O. Bailey, C. Bishop, R. Kavuma McQueen, E. Kenny, I. Mohamed, R. Poole, N. Schmid

John Mousinho

Cardiff 4-2-3-1
  • 1 N. Trott G
  • 38 P. Ng D
  • 5 K. Bielik D
  • 4 G. Osho D
  • 3 J. Bagan D
  • 18 A. Robertson M
  • 14 D. Turnbull M
  • 11 O. Tanner M
  • 16 C. Willock M
  • 8 J. Moylan M
  • 9 Y. Salech F
Bench Cian Ashford, J. Colwill, H. Tyrer, M. Turner, R. Colwill, R. Kpakio, C. Robinson, C. Scanlon, R. Tankiewicz

B. Barry-Murphy

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Portsmouth
  • OUT K. Anderson Muscle Injury
  • OUT M. Kosznovszky Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Murphy Injury
  • OUT C. Ogilvie Knee Injury
  • OUT F. Umeh Hamstring Injury
  • OUT T. Waddingham Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT J. Farrell Groin Injury
  • OUT K. Anderson Muscle Injury
  • OUT M. Kosznovszky Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Murphy Injury
  • OUT C. Ogilvie Knee Injury
  • OUT F. Umeh Hamstring Injury
  • OUT T. Waddingham Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT J. Farrell Groin Injury
Cardiff
  • OUT C. Chambers Knee Injury
  • OUT W. Fish Hernia
  • OUT D. Lawlor Muscle Injury
  • OUT C. Chambers Knee Injury
  • OUT W. Fish Hernia
  • OUT D. Lawlor Muscle Injury