And the Blues boast an impressive disciplinary record to match, having collected just seven bookings from seven league fixtures.
It signals a notable improvement to last term after Danny Cowley’s men picked up 75 yellow cards and two red cards across the 2021-22 campaign.
But how do Pompey’s tally of bookings to date compare to their League One rivals?
We’ve consulted Transfermarkt, who use a points-based system to work out which sides are the dirtiest in the division.
That total is calculated through a yellow card scoring one point, a second yellow card worth three points, while a straight red adds five points to the tally.
Here’s how the Blues’ score of seven points compares to the rest of League One.

17. Bolton - 8th
Yellow cards: 8; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 1; Points: 11. Photo: Jan Kruger

18. Shrewsbury - 7th
Yellow cards: 8; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 1; Points: 11. Photo: PAUL ELLIS

19. Derby - 6th
Yellow cards: 10; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 10. Photo: Cameron Smith

20. MK Dons - 5th
Yellow cards: 8; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 8. Photo: Alex Burstow

