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EFL Championship · Ashton Gate Stadium

Bristol City v Portsmouth: how it went

Bristol City crestBristol City8th of 24 · 13 ptsDLWLD
2 - 1
Portsmouth crestPortsmouth19th of 24 · 8 ptsLWDLW
Full time

How it turned out

We projected about 2.6 goals and the game finished with 3. Both teams scored. We made Under 3.5 goals 72%, and it landed.

What we said beforehand

We expect about 1.5 goals from Bristol City and 1.1 from Portsmouth, so Bristol City come out ahead by a nose. Put together, that is around 2.6 goals in the game, which is an ordinary sort of total.

Our pick: Under 3.5 goals. This has the look of a cagey, low-scoring game — around 2.6 goals in total (xG 1.5-1.1), keeping it under more often than not (about 74%). Clear chances should be at a premium.

We put the chance of that landing at about 72 out of 100. The price on offer is 1.30, which works out at about 77 out of 100. The price is shorter than our own read, so there is less in this than it might look.

What the numbers say
✓Bristol City have won one of their last five.
✓Portsmouth have won two of their last five.
✓Three of the last four meetings had three goals or more.
✓Both teams scored in no of the last four meetings.

Recent meetings

1 Jan 2026Bristol City 5 - 0 Portsmouth
29 Nov 2025Portsmouth 0 - 1 Bristol City
29 Dec 2024Bristol City 3 - 0 Portsmouth
7 Dec 2024Portsmouth 3 - 0 Bristol City
Bristol City have won three of the last four meetings.

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