Portsmouth vs Bristol City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Portsmouth vs Bristol City

Championship · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC · Fratton Park, Portsmouth

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Portsmouth vs Bristol City preview

The Championship fixture between Portsmouth and Bristol City is scheduled for Saturday 17 April 2027 at 14:00 UTC at Fratton Park in Portsmouth. Portsmouth sit 10th on 22 points after 14 matches, while Bristol City sit 15th on 18 points after 13 matches.

Portsmouth have collected 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Bristol City have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Portsmouth have scored 1.7 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Bristol City average 0.8 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 9 times in the records we hold: Portsmouth won 2, 2 games were drawn and Bristol City won 5. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 29 Aug 2026, ended Bristol City 2-1 Portsmouth.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
10Portsmouth146441916+322WDWDW
15Bristol City135351517-218DLLDW

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Head-to-head

9 meetings: Portsmouth 2, draws 2, Bristol City 5.

Team news

Portsmouth expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nicolas Schmid, Regan Poole, Madiodio Dia, Jayden Meghoma, Terry Devlin, Iyad Mohamed, Adrian Segečić, Marko Milovanović

Bristol City expected line-up (3-5-2)

George Tanner, Luke McNally, Lisav Naif Eissat, Jason Knight, Cameron Pring, Rio Cardines, Gibson Yah, Dom Ballard

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