Cardiff City v Portsmouth

Cardiff City v Portsmouth: everything you need to know

Cardiff City meet Portsmouth at Cardiff City Stadium, Sunday 12:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Cardiff City 16, Portsmouth 22, 13 drawn from 51 meetings.

16–22

head to head

Nothing between them: Cardiff City 16, Portsmouth 22, 13 drawn from 51 meetings.

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Portsmouth by 5 goals in 1963-64 (5–0).

0.6 v 0.3

goals a match

Key match-up: Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) gets a goal every 1.6 matches, Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) one every 3.5 matches.

0.3 v 0.1

assists a match

Key match-up: Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) gets an assist every 3.5 matches, Ryan Kavuma-Mcqueen (Portsmouth) one every 7 matches.

assists in 2026-27

Jack Moylan has 3 assists in 14 matches for Cardiff City in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Ollie Tanner has 4 assists in 14 matches for Cardiff City in 2026-27.

3/7

at Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City have won 3 of their last 7 at Cardiff City Stadium.

goals in 2026-27

Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) has 9 goals in 14 matches in 2026-27, one every 1.6 matches.

Head to head

16Cardiff City

13Draws

22Portsmouth

51 meetings since 1927 · average score Cardiff City 1.1, Portsmouth 1.4

6 Sept 26Portsmouth2–0Fratton Park

12 Feb 25Portsmouth2–1Fratton Park

23 Oct 24Cardiff City2–0Cardiff City Stadium

24 Mar 85Draw0–0Football League Second Division

7 Oct 84Portsmouth2–1Football League Second Division

22 Jan 84Draw1–1Football League Second Division

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Cardiff City v West Ham United, Thu, 5 Nov · Portsmouth v Stoke City, Sat, 7 Nov).

Cardiff City v Portsmouth: everything you need to know

Cardiff City meet Portsmouth at Cardiff City Stadium, Sunday 12:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Cardiff City 16, Portsmouth 22, 13 drawn from 51 meetings.

The big picture

Cardiff City come in 14th on the ladder with 18 points; Portsmouth are 11th on 22. Portsmouth are the side higher up the table.

Cardiff City are 3–5–6 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.6 against.

Portsmouth are 6–5–4 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.2 against.

Form

Cardiff City have won two of their last five and most recently drew with West Ham United 3–3.

Portsmouth have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Stoke City 1–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 51 times on our records since 1927: Cardiff City 16, Portsmouth 22, 13 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Portsmouth won 2–0 at Fratton Park.

Biggest margin between these two: Portsmouth by 5 goals in 1963-64 (5–0).

Players to watch

For Cardiff City, watch Jack Moylan (9 goals, 3 assists in 2026-27) and Yousef Salech (3 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Portsmouth, watch Terry Devlin (4 goals in 2026-27) and Marko Milovanovic (3 goals in 2026-27).

At Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City have won 3 of their last 7 at Cardiff City Stadium.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Portsmouth have the edge.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.

Cardiff City v Portsmouth: everything you need to know

Cardiff City meet Portsmouth at Cardiff City Stadium, Sunday 12:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Cardiff City 16, Portsmouth 22, 13 drawn from 51 meetings.