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Bristol City v Portsmouth : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 29th Dec, 15:00 BST, Ashton Gate, Bristol

Portsmouth, led by manager John Mousinho, visit Liam Manning and his Bristol City side at the Ashton Gate on Sunday afternoon in the Championship. All of the key stats for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and the best odds across seventeen major markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our tip on this match, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Bristol C and Portsmouth's current form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bristol C are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bristol C
57%
1.67
3%
1.73
Draw
24%
3.753.75
11%
Portsmouth
19%
4.75
6%
4.80
14%
Bristol C 1-0
12%
7.00
13%
6.50
7%
Draw 1-1
11%
7.50
7%
6.50
7%
Bristol C 2-0
11%
8.00
6%
7.50
6%
Bristol C 2-1
10%
8.507.50
Draw 0-0
7%
11.00
8%
9.00
18%
Portsmouth 1-0
6%
13.0011.00
Bristol C 3-0
6%
13.0011.00
Bristol C 3-1
6%
13.0012.00
9%
Portsmouth 2-1
5%
15.0013.00
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
17.00
13%
13.00
Portsmouth 2-0
3%
23.0019.00
12%
Bristol C 4-0
3%
26.00
10%
21.00
11%
Bristol C 3-2
3%
26.00
13%
19.00
Bristol C 4-1
2%
26.0021.00
11%
Portsmouth 3-1
2%
41.00
21%
29.00
26%
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
1.91
6%
1.91
9%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
1.91
5%
1.83
9%
Home 1st Goal
55%
1.44
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
40%
3.00
9%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
11.00
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
49%
1.83
6%
1.85
6%
BTTS - No
51%
1.83
9%
1.85
5%
BTTS - Home Win
24%
3.60
3%
3.60
6%
BTTS - Draw
16%
5.00
5%
4.80
4%
BTTS - Away Win
9%
9.00
13%
8.00
14%
Home/draw
81%
1.181.18
3%
Away/draw
43%
2.15
5%
2.05
2%
Home/away
76%
1.251.25
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1.30
4%
1.30
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
3.50
13%
3.30
12%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
3.40
13%
3.20
11%
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1.33
5%
1.30
7%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6.50
18%
6.00
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1.11
3%
1.11
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
13.00
18%
12.00
20%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1.04
1%
1.02
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.05
1%
1.05
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
11.00
8%
9.00
18%
Home DNB
74%
1.29
1%
1.29
1%
Away DNB
36%
3.50
3%
3.40
10%
Bristol C win to nil
34%
2.75
15%
-
Portsmouth win to nil
10%
9.00
13%
-
Bristol C / Bristol C
30%
2.62
5%
2.62
Bristol C / Portsmouth
3%
34.0029.00
12%
Bristol C / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Bristol C
18%
4.50
5%
4.33
4%
Draw / Portsmouth
8%
10.00
5%
9.00
6%
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50
8%
5.00
13%
Portsmouth / Bristol C
4%
21.0019.00
12%
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
11%
8.00
7%
7.00
8%
Portsmouth / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 5 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Bristol C have outscored their opponents by 27 goals to 26 goals.

Home League Performance

Bristol C have played 11 games at home winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 15 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Portsmouth are in 21st position in the Championship on 20 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 26 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 7 and won 4. Portsmouth have conceded 33 goals, scored 25, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
Portsmouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds2314632848 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
Mar 8
d
 
3-3A
2
Sheff Utd2315531948 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 12
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
3
Burnley2313822147 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
4
Sunderland2312831644 
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3A
Jan 5
5
Blackburn221156738 
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
Mar 29
Jan 15
6
Watford221147337 
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
7
M'Boro2310671036 
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
Jan 18
d
 
2-2F
8
West Brom238114935 
Apr 8
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-3A
Jan 25
9
Sheff Wed23968-233 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 22
l
 
1-2F
Apr 26
10
Swansea23869330 
Feb 9
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
d
 
2-2F
11
Bristol C Home23797-130 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
Dec 29
12
Norwich23788429 
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
13
Millwall22778228 
w
 
4-3F
Mar 1
Jan 28
Apr 5
14
Derby237610027 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
Apr 12
l
 
4-0A
15
Coventry237610-227 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 18
w
 
4-1A
Apr 9
16
Preston235117-626 
May 3
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-1F
Mar 15
17
QPR235108-825 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
Feb 22
w
 
1-2A
18
Luton237412-1425 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
19
Stoke235711-922 
Feb 12
d
 
2-2A
Jan 22
l
 
6-1A
20
Oxford Utd225611-1521 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 1
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
21
Portsmouth Away21489-1120 
Dec 29
l
 
3-0A
-
-
22
Hull234712-1119 
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
May 3
d
 
1-1A
23
Cardiff224612-1618 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
Feb 11
l
 
2-0A
24
Plymouth224612-2718 
w
 
4-0F
Jan 1
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Portsmouth have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
Bristol C 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C1 - 0Luton
Bristol C1 - 1QPR
Bristol C4 - 0Plymouth
Bristol C0 - 1Burnley
Bristol C1 - 2Sheff Utd
Bristol C0 - 0Leeds
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Bristol C0 - 0Sheff Wed
Bristol C2 - 1Oxford Utd
Bristol C1 - 1Coventry
Bristol C4 - 3Millwall
Bristol C2 - 0Rotherham
Bristol C1 - 1Huddersfield
Bristol C5 - 0Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Leicester
Bristol C1 - 0Swansea
Bristol C0 - 1Cardiff
Bristol C0 - 1QPR
Bristol C3 - 1Southampton
Bristol C0 - 1Leeds
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C1 - 0Luton
ABristol C0 - 2West Brom
HBristol C1 - 1QPR
ABristol C1 - 1Sunderland
ABristol C0 - 3Portsmouth
HBristol C4 - 0Plymouth
ABristol C0 - 1Watford
HBristol C0 - 1Burnley
ABristol C2 - 0Norwich
HBristol C1 - 2Sheff Utd
ABristol C3 - 1Preston
HBristol C0 - 0Leeds
ABristol C2 - 2Stoke
ABristol C2 - 0M'Boro
HBristol C1 - 1Cardiff
HBristol C0 - 0Sheff Wed
ABristol C1 - 1Swansea
HBristol C2 - 1Oxford Utd
ABristol C0 - 3Blackburn
ABristol C0 - 3Derby
Portsmouth 21ST
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford2 - 1Portsmouth
Derby4 - 0Portsmouth
Swansea2 - 2Portsmouth
Plymouth1 - 0Portsmouth
Hull1 - 1Portsmouth
Cardiff2 - 0Portsmouth
QPR1 - 2Portsmouth
Stoke6 - 1Portsmouth
Burnley2 - 1Portsmouth
M'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
Leeds3 - 3Portsmouth
Lincoln0 - 2Portsmouth
Bolton1 - 1Portsmouth
Wycombe1 - 3Portsmouth
Peterborough0 - 1Portsmouth
Blackpool0 - 0Portsmouth
Charlton0 - 0Portsmouth
Carlisle0 - 1Portsmouth
Oxford Utd2 - 2Portsmouth
Port Vale0 - 1Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APortsmouth1 - 2Watford
HPortsmouth4 - 1Coventry
APortsmouth0 - 4Derby
HPortsmouth0 - 0Norwich
HPortsmouth3 - 0Bristol C
APortsmouth2 - 2Swansea
HPortsmouth3 - 1Preston
APortsmouth0 - 1Plymouth
APortsmouth1 - 1Hull
HPortsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
APortsmouth0 - 2Cardiff
APortsmouth2 - 1QPR
HPortsmouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
APortsmouth1 - 6Stoke
HPortsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
APortsmouth1 - 2Burnley
HPortsmouth0 - 3West Brom
HPortsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
APortsmouth2 - 2M'Boro
HPortsmouth0 - 0Luton
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Portsmouth have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Bristol C
League games at Bristol C since 1998
Bristol C
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
4
3
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
BCY
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol C2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Portsmouth since 1999
Portsmouth
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
2 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
2 / 4
BCY
1
D
1
POR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Portsmouth3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth3 - 1
0 - 1Bristol C
Goal Statistics
Bristol C 11th Portsmouth 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Bristol C will score 1 or more goals
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Portsmouth scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Bristol C’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Portsmouth’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
Portsmouth
1.7
0.9
Attack rating
2%
better
BCY
POR
view stats
Games scored15
14
Failed to score8
7
Scored first11
8
Goals scored27
26
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
17
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
13%
better
BCY
POR
view stats
Games conceded17
17
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded28
37
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
18%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+13%

Bristol C v Portsmouth Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23655
M O'LearyA MehmetiJ KnightL McNally
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M O'Leary GLK23
-
Z Vyner DEF23
1
-
J Knight MID2315
4
-
M Bird MID2314
-
A Mehmeti FWD2261
3
-
Y Hirakawa FWD2021
-
C Pring DEF19
4
-
L McNally DEF182
5
-
N Wells FWD1851
3
-
S Armstrong FWD183
1
-
G. Earthy MID16
1
-
G Tanner DEF141
1
-
S Twine MID1441
3
-
R Dickie DEF13
3
1
F Mayulu FWD132
-
J Williams MID122
5
-
M Sykes MID121
5
-
M McGuane MID11
-
H Roberts DEF101
1
-
S Bell FWD7
-
R McCrorie DEF6
2
-
K Naismith DEF6
-
H Cornick FWD1
-
Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20946
C OgilvieC Lang J MurphyC Lang 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ogilvie DEF202
2
-
M Pack MID191
5
-
P Lane FWD171
2
-
J Murphy FWD1744
3
-
C Lang  FWD1792
6
-
C Saydee FWD172
2
-
R Poole DEF16
2
-
F Potts MID1611
3
-
M Ritchie MID161
2
-
A Dozzell MID15
5
-
T Devlin MID13
-
N Schmid GLK12
1
-
Z Swanson DEF121
2
-
J Williams DEF12
4
-
T Mcintyre DEF12
3
-
S Silvera FWD10
-
K Yengi FWD9
2
-
M O’Mahony FWD92
-
E Sørensen FWD91
-
W Norris GLK8
2
-
O Moxon MID8
3
-
H Blair FWD8
3
-
C Bishop FWD722
-
R Towler DEF6
2
-
A Kamara MID5
1
-
J Archer GLK2
-
C Shaughnessy DEF2
1
-
J. Farrell DEF1
-
B Stevenson MID1
-