Portsmouth vs Cardiff prediction 11.02.2025 | Championship

• Competition: Championship
• Date: Tuesday, 11th February, 2025
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
• Venue: Fratton Park (Portsmouth)

After seven seasons in League One, Portsmouth secured promotion last year and is in survival mode this season. For now, they are keeping themselves above the danger zone as they are in 20th place with 30 points from 31 matches. Still, the relegation zone is only two points away, and considering that "Pompey" won just one point in the last four games, they have every reason to be worried. The upcoming period is really important for them as they will meet four teams from the lower half of the league's table.

Cardiff's results in the Championship constantly declined since they got relegated from the Premier League in the 2018/19 season. And this season, they spent most of their time in the relegation zone. However, from the end of December to the end of January, they managed to string eight games without a loss before finally losing against Leeds. Right now, they are in 19th place - three points away from 22nd-placed Derby and the relegation zone, but with one game played less. Additionally, in the last game, Cardiff managed to qualify for the FA Cup 1/8 Finals after beating Stoke after penalties, which will surely give them a nice boost of morale.

Portsmouth vs Cardiff pick: Cardiff to win or draw

Portsmouth are in bad form, winning one point in the last four games. During that stretch, they only scored two goals - 0.5 per game. That is well below their season's average of 1.19 goals per game.

On the other hand, Cardiff lost just once in the last ten games in all competitions. Yes, that loss was really loud as they lost 7:0 vs Leeds. Still, we can give them a pass on that because it was only one game. In the other games, they did really well and, objectivelly, outplayed most of their opponents.

In the first h2h game this season, Cardiff won 2:0. Moreover, Portsmouth won just once in the last seen h2h games - 14%. Considering the trend in the previous h2h games and the difference in form, we believe that Cardiff will at least win one point against Portsmouth.