Portsmouth vs Cardiff

11 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee T Nield

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Colby Bishop 9’
  • Conor Shaughnessy 17’
  • Callum O'Dowda 22’

Match summary

Portsmouth beat Cardiff 2-1. Portsmouth led 2-1 at half-time.

Colby Bishop put Portsmouth ahead in the 9th minute, Conor Shaughnessy made it 2-0 with a header in the 17th minute, and Callum O'Dowda pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 22nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Portsmouth created 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Cardiff's 0.83 from 12.

Match stats

Portsmouth Cardiff
19 Shots 12
8 Shots on Target 6
10 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.72 xG 0.83
1.72 Non-penalty xG 0.83

Key events

Portsmouth Cardiff
Kick-off
Colby Bishop1-0 (Portsmouth)
9’
Conor Shaughnessy2-0 (Portsmouth)
17’
22’
Callum O'Dowda2-1 (Cardiff)
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Portsmouth
  • Connor Ogilvie
  • Callum Lang
Cardiff
  • Dimitris Goutas
  • Yousef Salech

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 1.72 0.83 9’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 1-0 9’ 17’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), 2-0 17’ 22’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), 2-1 22’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 0.83 9’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 1-0 Bishop 9’ 17’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), 2-0 Shaughnessy 17’ 22’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), 2-1 O'Dowda 22’
Portsmouth 1.72 xGCardiff 0.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Portsmouth attacking 
87’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 87’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 43’ Joel Bagan (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 88’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 38’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 87’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 53’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 17’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 70’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 17’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Joel Bagan (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 87’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 43’ Joel Bagan (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 88’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 38’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 87’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 53’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 17’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 70’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 26’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Joel Bagan (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ William Alves (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Zak Swanson Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Conor Shaughnessy Taken off
60′ 1 – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Isaac Hayden Taken off
67′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Matt Ritchie Taken off
67′ – – – – – – –
Callum Lang Taken off
84′ – – 3 0.08 – –
90′ – – 7 0.41 – – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.40 – – –
Terry Devlin Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Hayden Matthews Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
Adil Aouchiche Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 0.57 – – –
Marlon Pack Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
Cohen Bramall Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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

Portsmouth win 45% Avg odds 2.13
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Cardiff win 27% Avg odds 3.53

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

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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.