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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.
Past head to head stats
Cardiff VS Portsmouth
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 7 games
Cardiff VS Portsmouth
Head-to-Head History
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