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AFC Wimbledon vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
AFC Wimbledon
1 – 3
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 1 May 2021 · 14:00 UTC Plough Lane HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Pigott 15' Y
George Dobson 19' Y
Cheye Alexander 37' Y
Y 38' Ronan Curtis

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Wimbledon vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Plough Lane.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
6
AFC Wimbledon 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Portsmouth FC 2021-01-19 Portsmouth FC 4–0 AFC Wimbledon 2020-01-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon 2019-10-19 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2019-01-01 Portsmouth FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon

Recent Form

AFC Wimbledon
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Portsmouth FC H 1–3 L
27 Apr Rochdale AFC H 3–3 D
24 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 0–0 D
20 Apr Oxford United FC H 2–1 W
17 Apr Swindon Town FC H 4–1 W
13 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 3–0 W
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May AFC Wimbledon A 3–1 W
27 Apr Accrington Stanley FC A 3–3 D
24 Apr Bristol Rovers FC H 1–0 W
20 Apr Swindon Town FC A 1–3 L
17 Apr Milton Keynes Dons FC A 0–1 L
13 Apr Crewe Alexandra FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Wimbledon this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: AFC Wimbledon gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' AFC Wimbledon player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' George Dobson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
  • 23' What composure from Joe Pigott! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 24' Against the run of play, Ronan Curtis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 29' Nesta Guinness-Walker, a England , has 21 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Wimbledon in their trying to find a way past Portsmouth FC's compact .
  • 37' Cheye Alexander picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Ronan Curtis gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' Ryan Longman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Goal! Lee Brown scores his 6 goal in 371 matches.
  • 49' GOAL! Lee Brown scores on 45. Assisted by Ronan Curtis
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Close made 371 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' A change in the AFC Wimbledon ranks — Ollie Palmer exits the field as Ayoub Assal enters on 57.
  • 62' A tactical swap from AFC Wimbledon — Jaakko Oksanen on, George Dobson off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 71' Jack Rudoni makes way for Shane McLoughlin at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Wimbledon.
  • 76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 81' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 84' Portsmouth FC ring the changes. Ronan Curtis has done his job and it is now time for Harvey White to step up.
  • 88' Marcus Harness makes way for George Byers at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portsmouth FC.
  • 90' The whistle greets Ben Close as he departs to be replaced by Andy Cannon.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AFC Wimbledon.

Lineups

AFC Wimbledon Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joe Pigott 2
Ronan Curtis 2
Marcus Harness 2
John Marquis 2
Ben Close 1
Tom Naylor 1
Sean Raggett 1
Gareth Evans 1

Head to Head

2021-05-01 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Portsmouth FC 2021-01-19 Portsmouth FC 4–0 AFC Wimbledon 2020-01-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon 2019-10-19 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2019-01-01 Portsmouth FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon Form

2021-05-01 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Portsmouth FC L 2021-04-27 AFC Wimbledon 3–3 Rochdale AFC D 2021-04-24 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 AFC Wimbledon D 2021-04-20 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2021-04-17 AFC Wimbledon 4–1 Swindon Town FC W 2021-04-13 AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Ipswich Town FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2021-05-01 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Portsmouth FC W 2021-04-27 Accrington Stanley FC 3–3 Portsmouth FC D 2021-04-24 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2021-04-20 Swindon Town FC 3–1 Portsmouth FC L 2021-04-17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 2021-04-13 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 AFC Wimbledon xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Wimbledon or Portsmouth FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Wimbledon34% Draw27% Portsmouth FC39%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

AFC Wimbledon or Draw
62%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
66%
AFC Wimbledon or Portsmouth FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Wimbledon27% Draw44% Portsmouth FC29%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Wimbledon

Handicap AFC Wimbledon covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

AFC Wimbledon keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.