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.
But how do Pompey’s tally of bookings to date compare to their League One rivals?
![Yellow cards: 8; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 8.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE0MWFjZjgxLTRlOGItNDIwOC04YzRiLTFjYWM1N2NhMWYxYTozNjdjMmIxNy1iMDQxLTQ1NWUtOWZjZi00NTc1NWViMWMyMzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
21. Exeter - 4th
Yellow cards: 8; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 8.Photo: Pete Norton
![Yellow cards: 8; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 8.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU0YjU5ZmQzLWZmMmUtNGNkYS05NDAxLWRmMDExZjVkOTNjNDoxNjM0MjU1Mi05YWMzLTQ0NGYtYjVjNi05NTg0MWViNjQ0NDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
22. Charlton - 3rd
Yellow cards: 8; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 8.Photo: Julian Finney
![Yellow cards: 8; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 8.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVmMWFlYzc3LTUwNjgtNGRhOS1hYWMwLTZhNDY4OGFlMzRiMDo5YTVkZmMzNy0zNDU1LTQ2OTctODQ3ZC1kMDAxYmMwZjkzYjI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
23. Port Vale - 2nd
Yellow cards: 8; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 8.Photo: Eddie Keogh
![Yellow cards: 7; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 7.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA4NGM4YzIyLTU4ODItNGFlZi1iZjU0LTk4MDc3YWVlODZlOTpkNzNmOTczNi05YjY3LTRlYTEtYWNiNS05ZDM2MmNhM2Y4MjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
24. Pompey - 1st
Yellow cards: 7; Straight red cards: 0; Yellow-red cards: 0; Points: 7.Photo: Daniel Chesterton