Match summary
Cardiff saw off Portsmouth 2-0. Cardiff led 2-0 at half-time.
Poole's own goal put Cardiff ahead in the 6th minute and Callum Robinson made it 2-0 from a corner in the 13th minute.
The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 2.72 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Portsmouth's 0.77 from 8.
Before kick-off
Cardiff win
52%
Avg odds 1.82
Draw
26%
Avg odds 3.69
Portsmouth win
22%
Avg odds 4.29
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.