Portsmouth vs Cardiff CityLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2026/2027

Portsmouth

Shaughnessy31'

Milovanović52'

-FT

Sep 05, 2026

Fratton Park

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Daniel Bielica

Portsmouth

7.7

90'+4Substitution

Iyad Mohamed· In

Marlon Pack · Out

Portsmouth

90'+2Yellow Card

Yousef Salech

Cardiff City

90'+1Substitution

Calum Scanlon· In

Krystian Bielik· Out

Cardiff City

86'Yellow Card

Alex Robertson

Cardiff City

83'Substitution

Cian Ashford· In

Ollie Tanner· Out

Cardiff City

69'Substitution

Colby Bishop· In

Marko Milovanović· Out

Portsmouth

69'Substitution

Ryan Kavuma-McQueen· In

Tyrese Shade· Out

Portsmouth

65'Substitution

Ebou Adams· In

Rocco Shein· Out

Portsmouth

65'Substitution

Zak Swanson · In

Jayden Meghoma· Out

Portsmouth

64'Substitution

Rubin Colwill· In

Chris Willock· Out

Cardiff City

63'Substitution

Joel Colwill· In

David Turnbull· Out

Cardiff City

60'Yellow Card

Ollie Tanner

Cardiff City

Goal!

2-0

Marko Milovanović

52'·Portsmouth

⚽

Goal!

1-0

Conor Shaughnessy

31'·Portsmouth

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9'Yellow Card

Krystian Bielik

Cardiff City

Statistics of the Game

Portsmouth

Cardiff City

36%Ball Possession64%

15Shots Total17

5Shots On Target5

5Corners7

5Fouls7

0Yellow Cards4

2Offsides0

5Saves3

253Passes466

7Shots Off Target8

74Attacks101

44Dangerous Attacks65

12Shots Inside Box13

3Shots Outside Box4

2Goals0

12Free Kicks15

3Shots Blocked4

5Substitutions4

1Hit Woodwork0

15Tackles9

160Accurate Passes381

19Total Crosses21

6Accurate Crosses2

9Interceptions6

40Duels Won38

3Big Chances Created1

2Big Chances Missed1

Portsmouth

Manager: John Mousinho

Starting XI

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.6

6.7

6.6

6.7

7.2

7.5

7.0

7.1

Substitutes

6.7

6.4

6.9

7.0

Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy

Starting XI

6.5

6.4

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.8

6.9

6.4

6.7

7.0

6.5

Substitutes

6.6

6.4

6.5

6.7

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Daniel Bielica GK	7.7	90'	0	0	-	27(41%)	-	-
Conor Shaughnessy DF	7.6	90'	1	0	1/1	19(63%)	2	5/5
Adrian Segečić MF	7.5	90'	0	1	0/1	15(73%)	-	0/4
Abu Kamara MF	7.2	90'	0	0	1/3	23(61%)	-	4/8
Marko Milovanović FW	7.1	69'	1	0	1/4	8(75%)	-	5/13
Tyrese Shade MF	7.0	69'	0	1	1/2	18(72%)	-	2/4
Ebou Adams MF	7.0	25'	0	0	0/1	8(75%)	1	2/5
Terry Devlin DF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/1	24(58%)	4	6/8
Benjamin Arthur DF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/1	20(70%)	1	2/6
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen FW	6.9	21'	0	0	1/1	2(100%)	-	3/4
Colby Bishop FW	6.7	21'	0	0	-	6(67%)	2	3/3
Rocco Shein MF	6.7	65'	0	0	-	32(66%)	3	3/4
Jayden Meghoma DF	6.7	65'	0	0	-	17(65%)	2	3/3
Marlon Pack MF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	23(61%)	-	2/8
Zak Swanson DF	6.4	25'	0	0	-	9(67%)	-	0/1
Iyad Mohamed MF	-	1'	0	0	-	2(50%)	-	0/1

Portsmouth vs Cardiff City — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Portsmouth	15	L2	0	2	0	5	3/15	6-11
Cardiff City	15	L1	0	5	9	12	3/15	7-9

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Portsmouth — last 5 games

L1-3 @ West Ham United2026-08-08
L1-3 vs Queens Park Rangers2026-08-15
W3-1 @ Lincoln City2026-08-22
L1-2 @ Bristol City2026-08-29
L0-2 vs Derby County2026-09-01

Cardiff City — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Wrexham2026-08-17
D2-2 @ Derby County2026-08-22
L1-2 vs Norwich City2026-08-25
D2-2 vs Sheffield United2026-08-29
L1-2 @ Queens Park Rangers2026-09-02

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 8
Period covered: 2010-08-28 – 2025-02-11
Portsmouth wins: 2
Draws: 1
Cardiff City wins: 5
Avg goals per meeting: 2.88
Over 2.5 goals: 63%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 63%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 0D 3L (Portsmouth view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.2 vs 2.88

Aggregated from 8 finished meetings (2010-08-28 – 2025-02-11) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 8)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-02-11	Portsmouth	2-1	Cardiff City
2024-10-22	Cardiff City	2-0	Portsmouth
2022-08-09	Cardiff City	0-3	Portsmouth
2017-08-08	Cardiff City	2-1	Portsmouth
2012-01-21	Cardiff City	3-2	Portsmouth

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Portsmouth	14	5	6	-1	LWLLW	12	+2
Cardiff City	22	5	3	-3	DDDLL	22	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 3 ptsPortsmouth 6 · Cardiff City 3
Positions: #14 vs #22
Goals per game: 1.4/1.6 vs 1.2/1.8scored/conceded per game · league average 1.43

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-09-05

Previous Meetings

Last 8 matches

Won 25%

(2/8)

Draw 13%

(1/8)

Won 63%

(5/8)

Goals

9-14

Total matches

Recent matches (5/8)

Championship•Feb 11, 2025

Portsmouth

2-1

Cardiff City

Championship•Oct 22, 2024

Cardiff City

2-0

Portsmouth

Carabao Cup•Aug 9, 2022

Cardiff City

0-3

Portsmouth

Carabao Cup•Aug 8, 2017

Cardiff City

2-1

Portsmouth

Championship•Jan 21, 2012

Cardiff City

3-2

Portsmouth

Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Portsmouth wins

Draws

Cardiff City wins

Goals Scored

9 - 14

Feb 11, 2025 • Championship

Portsmouth

2-1

Cardiff City

Oct 22, 2024 • Championship

Cardiff City

2-0

Portsmouth

Aug 9, 2022 • Carabao Cup

Cardiff City

0-3

Portsmouth

Matchday 5 — Championship

Match Report

The table read 14th (Portsmouth, 6 pts) against 22nd (Cardiff City, 3 pts), 3 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Portsmouth 1.4 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Cardiff City 1.2 and 1.8, with the league averaging 1.43.

Cardiff City were winless in 5, having scored in 9 consecutive games.

GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 2 for Portsmouth, 5 for Cardiff City and 1 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.

Fratton Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,688. On the scoreboard, Portsmouth led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.

Goal scorers

Portsmouth: Conor Shaughnessy (31'), Marko Milovanović (52')

Key stats

Possession: Portsmouth 36% · Cardiff City 64% · Total shots: 15-17 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 5-7

More details:

Portsmouth — live results and schedule Cardiff City — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Portsmouth vs Cardiff City?

Portsmouth 2-0 Cardiff City. Championship (England) match played on 5 Sept 2026.

What league is Portsmouth vs Cardiff City in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match was played at Fratton Park. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Portsmouth and Cardiff City?

In 8 meetings between 2010 and 2025: Portsmouth has 2 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses against Cardiff City.

Where was Portsmouth vs Cardiff City played?

The match was played at Fratton Park.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Portsmouth vs Cardiff City — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/8)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 5 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions