EFL Championship · Matchday 3
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCAshton GateMatchday 3
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Bristol City 39%Draw 34%Portsmouth 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Bristol CityPortsmouth
46Possession54
0.61Expected goals (xG)1.38
9Shots14
3Shots on target1
3Shots off target9
3Blocked shots4
6Shots inside box8
3Shots outside box6
3Corners10
1Offsides0
15Fouls5
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Saves1
321Passes370
237Accurate passes281
74Pass accuracy76
Match events
- 31'Lorent Tolaj (assist Jed Wallace)
- 46'Rocco Shein ← Ebrima Adams
- 49'Rio Cardines
- 56'Jason Knight (assist Rio Cardines)
- 63'Colby Bishop ← Marko Milovanović
- 67'Jason Knight
- 68'Scott Twine → Sam Greenwood
- 68'Jed Wallace → Tomi Horvat
- 69'Benjamin Arthur ← Madiodio Dia
- 74'Yu Hirakawa → Cameron Pring
- 74'Lorent Tolaj → Dominic Ballard
- 74'Marlon Pack ← John Swift
- 77'Robert Dickie
- 85'George Tanner → Noah Eile
- 90'Marko Milovanović · penalty
Bristol City · Portsmouth
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
86.8Williams
177.5↓68'Wallace
166.5Dickie
106.8↓68'Twine
127.5Knight
196.8↓85'Tanner
16.8Tickle
97.8↓74'Tolaj
76.8↓74'Hirakawa
26.8Eissat
217.2Cardines
16.1Schmid
26.3↓69'Arthur
66.3Shaughnessy
76.3↓74'Pack
106.3Segecic
196.3↓46'Shein
226.3Swanson
246.3Devlin
96.3↓63'Bishop
116.3Kamara
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Bristol City
- 8Joe Williams6.8
- 17Jed Wallace7.5
- 16Robert Dickie6.5
- 10Scott Twine6.8
- 12Jason Knight7.5
- 19George Tanner6.8
- 1Sam Tickle6.8
- 9Lorent Tolaj7.8
- 7Yu Hirakawa6.8
- 2Lisav Eissat6.8
- 21Rio Cardines7.2
Portsmouth
- 9Colby Bishop6.3
- 7Marlon Pack6.3
- 6Conor Shaughnessy6.3
- 22Zak Swanson6.3
- 10Adrian Segecic6.3
- 11Abu Kamara6.3
- 24Terry Devlin6.3
- 1Nicolas Schmid6.1
- 19Rocco Shein6.3
- 2Benjamin Arthur6.3
Bristol CityTale of the tapePortsmouth
3-4-3Formation—
10 ptsTable6 pts
+2Goal difference-1
3Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Bristol City 3W0D0W Portsmouth
Goals 8–1
- 2026-08-29Bristol City2–1Portsmouth
- 2026-01-01Bristol City5–0Portsmouth
- 2025-11-29Portsmouth0–1Bristol City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |