Bristol City vs Portsmouth
Ref: James Bell, EnglandAshton Gate Stadium, Bristol · 27,000 cap
Match recap
Bristol City beat Portsmouth 5–0 in their Championship fixture. Randell, Mehmeti, Twine, Armstrong, and Armstrong scored for Bristol City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.51 for Bristol City versus 0.42 for Portsmouth. Bristol City sit 12th in the Championship table while Portsmouth are 18th.
First Half
⚽
Randell
22'
Le Roux
Yellow Card
⚽
Mehmeti
Assist: Knight
Second Half
46'
⇄
Le Roux
⚽
Twine
⇄
Twine
⇄
Riis
⇄
McCrorie
⚽
Armstrong
Assist: Bell
62'
⇄
Swanson
62'
⇄
Shaughnessy
62'
⇄
Devlin
⇄
Atkinson
74'
⇄
Kirk
⇄
Knight
⚽
Armstrong
Assist: Hirakawa
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bristol CityPortsmouth
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51VS0.42
Attack5 · 0 won
14
Shots
5
7
Shots on target
2
8
Shots in the box
3
6
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
2
1
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
644
Total passes
384
563
Accurate passes
295
87%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
6
Fouls
14
0
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
1
-1.72
Goals prevented
-1.72
Bristol City
3-4-2-1
Portsmouth
3-4-3Bristol City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 4A. RandellM
- 5R. AtkinsonD
- 10S. TwineF
- 11A. MehmetiF
- 12J. KnightM
- 14Z. VynerD
- 18E. RiisF
- 19G. TannerD
- 21Neto BorgesM
Substitutes
- 3C. PringD
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 13J. LumleyG
- 16R. DickieD
- 20S. BellF
- 24H. RobertsD
- 29Leo PecoverM
- 30S. ArmstrongF
Portsmouth
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1N. SchmidG
- 5R. PooleD
- 6C. ShaughnessyD
- 8J. SwiftF
- 10A. SegecicF
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 17I. BowatD
- 21A. DozzellM
- 22Z. SwansonM
- 24T. DevlinM
- 25M. KirkF
Substitutes
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 14H. MatthewsD
- 15F. UmehF
- 19J. FarrellD
- 26J. BursikG
- 29H. BlairF
- 36C. ChaplinF
- 46Olutayo SingerrF
- 47Yang Min-HyeokF
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Scott Twine | F | 56 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Anis Mehmeti | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 |
| George Tanner | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Knight(C) | M | 78 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Neto Borges | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Zak Vyner | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Atkinson | D | 63 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCrorie | M | 56 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robert Dickie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jed Meerholz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Lumley | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haydon Roberts | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 34 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Sam Bell | F | 34 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Cameron Pring | D | 27 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 34 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Leo Pecover | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swift | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Makenzie Kirk | F | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Terry Devlin | M | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Zak Swanson | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Adrian Segecic | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Conor Shaughnessy | D | 62 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Poole(C) | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolas Schmid | G | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibane Bowat | D | 90 | 4.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Josef Bursik | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franco Umeh | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Farrell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yang Min-hyeok | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayden Matthews | D | 28 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Chaplin | F | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Olutayo Singerr | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Blair | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/7 |
| Jordan Williams | D | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |