Bristol City vs Portsmouth

29 August 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee James Bell

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Lorent Tolaj 31’
  • Jason Knight 56’
  • Marko Milovanović 90+5’ (pen)

Match summary

Bristol City saw off Portsmouth 2-1. Bristol City led 1-0 at half-time.

Lorent Tolaj put Bristol City ahead in the 31st minute, Jason Knight made it 2-0 with a header in the 56th minute, and Marko Milovanović pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Portsmouth can feel hard done by, creating 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Bristol City's 0.61 from 9.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
9 Shots 14
3 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 10
80 Attacks 88
28 Dangerous attacks 40
314 Passes 362
74.8% Pass accuracy 77.1%
10 Tackles 12
15 Fouls 6
3 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Bristol City Portsmouth
Kick-off
8’
Corner
Rob DickieShot on target
12’
Corner
12’
15’
Corner
16’
Corner
16’
Corner
30’
Corner
Lorent TolajRight foot shot1-0 (Bristol City)
31’
Corner
45+2’
Half-time1-0
46’
Ebou AdamsRocco Robert Shein
Second half underway
Rio CardinesFoul
49’
Corner
55’
Jason KnightHeader2-0 (Bristol City)
56’
61’
Corner
63’
Marko MilovanovićColby Bishop
63’
Harvey BlairRyan Kavuma-McQueen
Jason KnightFoul
67’
Tomi HorvatJed Wallace
68’
Sam GreenwoodScott Twine
68’
69’
Madiodio DiaBenjamin Arthur
71’
Corner
74’
John SwiftMarlon Pack
Dominic BallardLorent Tolaj
74’
Cameron PringYu Hirakawa
74’
Rob DickieFoul
77’
80’
Corner
Noah EileGeorge Tanner
85’
87’
Corner
90’
Corner
90+5’
Marko MilovanovićPenalty2-1 (Portsmouth)
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 1.37 31’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), 1-0 31’ 56’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), 2-0 56’ 90+5’ Marko Milovanović (Portsmouth), 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 1.37 31’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), 1-0 Tolaj 31’ 56’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), 2-0 Knight 56’ 90+5’ Marko Milovanović (Portsmouth), 2-1 Milovanović 90+5’
Bristol City 0.61 xGPortsmouth 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Portsmouth attacking Bristol City attacking 
90+5’ Marko Milovanović (Portsmouth), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 12’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 88’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 31’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 56’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 80’ Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Rio Cardines (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Abu Kamara (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Sam Greenwood (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Ebou Adams (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Marko Milovanović (Portsmouth), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 12’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 88’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 31’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 56’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 80’ Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Abu Kamara (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Rio Cardines (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Sam Greenwood (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Ebou Adams (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Tickle
Cardines
Dickie
Eissat
Tanner 85’
Knight
Williams
Twine 68’
Hirakawa 74’
Wallace 68’
Tolaj 74’
Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schmid
Arthur 69’
Shaughnessy
Swanson
Devlin
Shein 46’
Pack 74’
Kamara
Segečić
Kavuma-McQueen 63’
Bishop 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Sam Tickle
97′ 0 1 30 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
George Tanner Taken off
85′ – 1 2 2 2 30 1 – – –
Rob Dickie
97′ 1 – 1 7 5 52 1 – –
Lisav Naif Eissat
97′ – 1 1 4 4 32 3 – – –
Cameron Pring Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – 1 – 2 1 – – –
Noah Eile Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – 1 1 1 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Rio Cardines
97′ – 1 28 3 – 1 1 1 1 –
Jason Knight
97′ 1 – 40 – – 2 1 4 3 –
Joe Williams
97′ – – 47 – – 1 1 3 – – –
Jed Wallace Taken off
68′ – 1 16 1 – 3 1 3 – – –
Scott Twine Taken off
68′ – – 13 2 – 1 3 4 – 3 –
Yu Hirakawa Taken off
74′ – – 10 – – – – 1 1 1 –
Sam Greenwood Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 – – – – 1 1 1 –
Tomi Horvat Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 2 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Lorent Tolaj Taken off
74′ 1 – 2 1 0.16 – – 2 – 16 –
Dominic Ballard Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 44% Avg odds 2.14
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Portsmouth win 29% Avg odds 3.25

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bristol City DLWLD
Portsmouth LWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bristol City 5-0 Portsmouth, 01 Jan 26 Next meeting: Portsmouth vs Bristol City, 17 Apr 27 (upcoming)  All Bristol City vs Portsmouth meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.