Portsmouth 2-0 Cardiff: result and stats, Championship
- C. Shaughnessy31'
- Marezi52'
Portsmouth4-2-3-1

Jon HarleySubstitutions
- 65'J. Meghoma
166.9Z. Swanson
226.6 - 65'R. R. Shein
196.9E. Adams
386.9 - 69'T. Shade
177.2AR. Kavuma McQueen
257.0 - 69'
- 90'M. Pack
76.9
Unused
Substitutions
- 63'D. Turnbull
146.9J. Colwill
276.2 - 64'C. Willock
167.2R. Colwill
106.3 - 83'O. Tanner
116.5C. Ashford
456.5 - 90'K. Bielik
57.0C. Scanlon
236.7
Unused
- H. TyrerG
30 - M. TurnerG
41 - R. KpakioD
44 - R. TankiewiczM
33 - C. RobinsonF
47
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OutK. AndersonMuscle Injury
OutJ. FarrellGroin Injury
OutM. KosznovszkyKnee Injury
OutJ. MurphyInjury
OutC. OgilvieKnee Injury
OutF. UmehHamstring Injury
OutT. WaddinghamAnkle Injury
Away

OutC. ChambersKnee Injury
OutW. FishHernia
OutD. LawlorMuscle Injury

| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 5 | 0 | 0,81 | +0,81 | 11/28 | 7/23 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1,76 | -0,24 | 21/38 | 5/23 |
Possession & Passing
Attack
Box & Quality
Defense & Discipline
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
Second half
xG analytics
Portsmouth
CardiffExpected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.
xG race
32 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
How those chances were made
Momentum
16 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Match replay
91'
2-0
90' Off target Rubin Colwill 0.03 xG · Free kick · Right footShot map
15 v 17Portsmouth shoot right, Cardiff left. Bigger dot = better chance.
Goal mouth
17 on target · 2 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
Average positions
Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.
An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.
Passing network
Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.
Most-connected pair: Meghoma and Shade, 9 passes between them.
Most-connected pair: Osho and Bagan, 27 passes between them.
Tactical battle
51control49

In possession
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
More match stats
Attack
Passing
Duels
Defending
Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 9 and 10 matches.
They score
They concede
Heaviest results
best 2-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)
best 5-1 (H)·worst 0-2 (A)
Match summary
Portsmouth beat Cardiff 2-0 at Fratton Park in the Championship. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: C. Shaughnessy (31'), Marezi (52') for Portsmouth. In their last 7 meetings, Portsmouth have won 3, Cardiff 3, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
→ Double chance: Cardiff or draw
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Who will win?
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Head-to-headLast 10 meetings
- 5 Sept 2026
Portsmouth2 - 0Cardiff
Championship - 11 Feb 2025
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Championship - 22 Oct 2024
Cardiff2 - 0Portsmouth
Championship - 9 Aug 2022
Cardiff0 - 3Portsmouth
League Cup - 8 Aug 2017
Cardiff2 - 1Portsmouth
League Cup - 21 Jan 2012
Cardiff3 - 2Portsmouth
Championship
Show 4 earlier meetingsHide earlier meetings
- 27 Aug 2011
Portsmouth1 - 1Cardiff
Championship - 27 Aug 2011
Portsmouth1 - 1Cardiff
Championship - 16 Apr 2011
Cardiff3 - 0Portsmouth
Championship - 28 Aug 2010
Portsmouth0 - 2Cardiff
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