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How Pompey’s disciplinary record compares to their league rivals ahead of promotion battle

The 2023/24 season is nearly ending with Pompey on one last push to secure promotion back to the Championship and the League One title.

The Blues will take on Bolton at the Toughsheet Community Stadium in a bid to be crowned League One champions as well as take the first of two automatic spots in next year’s second-tier and while their form has been rampant, they have often struggled to keep their discipline record clean.

According to data from Transfermarkt - with a yellow card counting as one point; a yellow-red counting as three and a straight red card counting as five - here is how Pompey compares to their League One rivals...

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