Portsmouth vs Bristol City Prediction: Robins to prevail

Portsmouth remain bottom of the Championship table but they are unbeaten in their last two matches. They will be hoping to keep this run going when they welcome Bristol City to Fratton Park on Saturday (15:00).

The Robins head here off the back of a 4-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle, which ended a two-game losing streak. Read on for my Portsmouth vs Bristol City prediction, including the latest team news and match odds.

Portsmouth vs Bristol City Odds

Portsmouth are 21/10 to claim just their third win of the campaign, which gives them a theoretical chance of 32.3%. Bristol City are 6/5 to collect the three points in what would be their fourth win on the road, giving them an implied probability of 45.5%. The draw is available at 9/4 (30.8%).

Both teams to score has been a winner in four of Pompey's seven home games so far this term, and it is 8/11 to strike on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals has landed in four of the Robins' nine matches away from home, and this is valued at 10/11 for the weekend.

Anis Mehmeti has scored six times for Bristol City in the Championship this term, and he is 3/1 to strike anytime at Fratton Park. His teammate Nahki Wells has five for himself, and he is the 2/1 favourite to find the back of the net in this contest.

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Team News

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho remains without the services of defenders Jordan Williams, Ibane Bowat and Conor Shaughnessy due to injury. This means that Regan Poole is likely to be joined in the centre of defence by traditional midfielder Marlon Pack for the third successive game.

Connor Ogilvie, who scored an own goal in the draw with Swansea City last week, should continue at left-back, while Terry Devlin looks set to have the same duties on the right side of the back line once again.

Forward Kusini Yengi remains a doubt to feature following a knee issue he picked up on international duty with Australia last month. Wingers Josh Murphy and Matt Ritchie provided Pompey's goals against the Swans and both should continue on the flanks for this one.

Colby Bishop should lead the line following his return to action, having already opened his account in the league in just two appearances. Bishop is expected to be supported by Callum Lang in the number 10 role.

For Bristol City, they are missing quite a few players due to injury, with the most notable absentees at the moment being Kal Naismith, Ross McCrorie, Joe Williams and George Tanner.

Mark Sykes has been missing for the last four games with a hamstring problem and it remains to be seen if he will be fit enough to be involved at the weekend.

Scott Twine made his first league start since early October against Argyle and delivered a goal to mark the occasion. He is expected to keep his place in the attack, alongside Mehmeti, Yu Hirakawa and Wells.

Sinclair Armstrong wrapped up the win from the bench, so he will be pushing to get the nod to start ahead of Wells for this one. Derby County academy graduates Max Bird and Jason Knight are set to continue in the engine room, while Luke McNally and Rob Dickie will partner up in defence once again.

Bristol City to win @ 6/5

I think 6/5 offers decent value on Bristol City to win this fixture because they have lost just one of their last six encounters on the road. That did come on their last trip against Watford, though, and the Hornets haven't lost a single game at Vicarage Road in the league this year.

You can forgive the Robins for tasting defeat there. Liam Manning's side have won three of their last six away games which featured tough matches against Norwich City and Middlesbrough.

They have proven effective against tougher opponents in this division, so I think they have a great chance of beating the league's bottom-ranked side this weekend. Portsmouth have won just once at Fratton Park this term and they have one of the worst defences, having shipped 30 goals already.

The last thing they need right now is to face a team that took another struggling side (Argyle) to the cleaners in their last outing. Pompey will look to keep things tight against the Robins but I think they will find it hard to keep the visiting attackers quiet given the confidence they will have gained against Plymouth.

I think we will see Bristol City post back-to-back wins for the first time this season on Saturday.

Both teams to score @ 8/11

Wins may be hard to come by for the home side, but goals haven't. They have found the back of the net in their last two matches, scoring five goals in the process. Pompey have also scored in their last three encounters at Fratton Park, while BTTS has landed here in four of their seven fixtures on home soil.

It has also been a winning selection in four of Bristol City's nine away games, including two of their last four. The visitors aren't shy of a goal threat with the likes of Wells and Mehmeti out on the pitch, while Twine and Armstrong can also help share the goal burden.

Pompey's Lang has four goals this term and has been their main source of goals this year. He will have been pleased to see Bishop's return to the side, though, to ease the pressure on his shoulders, with Bishop having scored 41 goals across the last two League 1 campaigns.

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