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Cardiff vs Portsmouth has a mixed Championship balance, with home wins in both directions and League Cup results kept secondary. Portsmouth won 2-0 at home on 5 September 2026 and 2-1 on 11 February 2025, while Cardiff won 2-0 at home on 22 October 2024. The league scores point in different directions, making the next meeting a test of balance rather than a settled hierarchy.
Past matches, Cardiff vs Portsmouth
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Portsmouth
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22D
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38M
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27M
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9F
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25F
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32M
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37M
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5D
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1G
Cardiff Substitutes
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M
33
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G
41
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G
30
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F
45
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M
27
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M
10
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D
44
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F
47
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D
23
Match events
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9'Krystian Bielik Yellow Card
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31'⚽Conor Shaughnessy Normal Goal (Asst: Tyrese Shade)
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52'⚽Marko Milovanović Normal Goal (Asst: Adrian Segecic)
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60'Ollie·Tanner Yellow Card
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63'Joel Colwill David Turnbull
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64'Rubin Colwill Christopher Willock
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65'Ebou Adams Rocco Robert Shein
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65'Zak Swanson Jayden Meghoma
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69'Colby·Bishop Marko Milovanović
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69'Ryan Kavuma-McQueen Tyrese Shade
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83'C. Ashford Ollie·Tanner
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86'Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson Yellow Card
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90' +1Calum Scanlon Krystian Bielik
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90' +2Yousef Salech Yellow Card
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90' +4Iyad Mohamed Marlon Pack
Stats for this game
Matchup Cardiff VS Portsmouth
Championship results run both ways
Portsmouth’s 2-0 home win on 5 September 2026 and 2-1 result at home on 11 February 2025 give them the stronger league direction through those home wins. Cardiff answered with a 2-0 home win on 22 October 2024, while the clubs also met in a 3-2 Cardiff result on 21 January 2012. These scores show a mixed Championship profile, with neither side’s direction sufficient to define every meeting. The margins preserve uncertainty.
The League Cup is secondary
Cardiff beat Portsmouth 2-1 in the League Cup on 8 August 2017 after extra time, while Portsmouth won 3-0 in the same competition on 9 August 2022. The AET result is a useful counterpoint but carries less weight than the league results when describing this matchup. A future Championship encounter will ask whether Cardiff can restore its home response, or Portsmouth can extend the clearer line shown by its league wins.