Portsmouth vs Bristol City: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Portsmouth vs Bristol City: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

November 29, 2025 | Fratton Park | Championship | 12:30 GMT

Portsmouth and Bristol City face off in this Championship clash, with Bristol looking to keep up their playoff-pushing form and Portsmouth hoping for a win to begin edging away from the looming relegation zone.

Key Betting Tips: Bristol win @ 2.40

Portsmouth vs Bristol City Predicted Lineups

Portsmouth Predicted Lineup: Schmid, Devlin, Knight, Poole, Swanson, Dozzell, Kosznovszky, Bianchini, Segecic, Murphy, Bishop

Bristol City Predicted Lineup: Vitek, Tanner, Dickie, Vyner, McCrorie, Twine, Randell, Mehmeti, Borges, Jakobsen, Armstrong

Portsmouth vs Bristol City Current Form and Standings

Portsmouth currently sit down in 20th and just two points outside the relegation zone; their recent form has been shaky, and they will be hoping for a win here to stabilise that poor run of results.

Bristol City currently sit one point outside the coveted playoff positions on 26 points. Their form of late also hasn't been ideal, and a win here would go a long way in providing them with confidence moving forward.

Portsmouth vs Bristol City Head-to-Head Timeline

29.12.24 Bristol 3-0 Portsmouth

07.12.24 Portsmouth 3-0 Bristol

29.07.23 Portsmouth 0-1 Bristol

12.07.22 Bristol 0-0 Portsmouth

20.07.21 Bristol 3-3 Portsmouth

Portsmouth Last 5 Matches

Birmingham 4-0 Portsmouth

Portsmouth 0-0 Wrexham

Hull 3-2 Portsmouth

Portsmouth 3-1 Millwall

Sheff Utd 3-0 Portsmouth

Bristol City Last 5 Matches

Stoke 5-1 Bristol

Bristol 0-1 Blackburn

Watford 1-1 Bristol

Bristol 3-0 Swansea

Wrexham 2-0 Bristol

Portsmouth vs Bristol City Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses 200 data points to generate these predictions with a 31.00% confidence in a Bristol City win. This model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability and tactical matchups.

Portsmouth vs Bristol City Betting Tips

Football Park's Best Bet: Bristol win @ 2.40 – Our team of in-house tipsters has predicted a Bristol win. Both teams' recent form and results justify this prediction.

Key Players to Watch: Portsmouth vs Bristol City

Anis Mehmeti (Bristol): Mehmeti is coming into this game off a dry spell in terms of goals despite his positive start to the season. He has five goals and six assists, with three of those assists coming in the same game against Swansea.

Josh Murphy (Portsmouth): Murphy has been a creative force for Portsmouth this season and has four assists for his teammates so far; he will be looking to add to that tally here.

Portsmouth vs Bristol City Match Facts

• Broadcast Details: Sky Sports +
• Referee: Samuel Allison
• Stadium Information: Fratton Park is home to Portsmouth and has a capacity of 20,899.