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EFL Championship · MW5 Fratton Park, PortsmouthRef: Ben Speedie
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Portsmouth 2-0 Cardiff City result, stats and report

Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Won · xG 1.63
2 – 0
FT
Cardiff City
Lost · xG 1.23
Cardiff City
Match review
Next: Portsmouth v Sheffield Utd · Wed 14 Oct · Cardiff City v Watford · Tue 13 Oct
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Portsmouth vs Cardiff City: what we can confirm

Portsmouth vs Cardiff City has finished in the EFL Championship. Played UK time.

How it played out

Portsmouth won it 2–0

PortsmouthCDF

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

Provider final · 06:05 · archive check in progressFull stats

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📊 Match recap and data context

No AI summary available yet for this fixture.

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Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Daniel Bielica★ MOTM90 min7.7
  2. Conor ShaughnessyPortsmouth1 goal · 90 min7.6
  3. Adrian SegečićPortsmouth1 assist · 90 min7.5
  4. Abu Kamara90 min7.2
  5. Marko Milovanović1 goal · 69 min7.1

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

PortsmouthCardiff CityEFL Championship

The provider forecast gives Cardiff City win the highest 1X2 probability at 42.0%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

Portsmouth
32.7%
Draw
25.4%
CDF
42.0%
Both teams to score · Yes
57.0%
Over 2.5 goals
55.9%

Forecast result checked ·

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

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Match facts · what the record shows

Pre-match facts retained

The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.

Head-to-head evidence

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 2-0is the most common scoreline between Portsmouth and Cardiff City, landing once across 2 league meetings on record.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 1/2recorded league meetings saw both teams score (50%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Portsmouth scored first in 7 of their last 10 league matches (70%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Cardiff City scored first in 3 of their last 10 league matches (30%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Portsmouth have averaged 1.4 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Cardiff City have averaged 1.1 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Yousef Salech has the highest listed average xGOT for Cardiff City at 0.56 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot

Immutable kick-off snapshot · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Portsmouth vs Cardiff City?
    Portsmouth beat CDF 2-0 in the EFL Championship at Fratton Park.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Conor Shaughnessy opened the scoring in the 31st minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Conor Shaughnessy (31'), Marko Milovanović (52').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 4 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    Ben Speedie officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    Portsmouth vs CDF kicked off on Saturday, 5 September 2026 UK time at Fratton Park.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    12 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    No. The published pick was Over 2.5 goals, and it did not land.
  • When do they play next?
    Portsmouth play Sheffield Utd on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 UK time. CDF play Cardiff City on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 UK time.

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