Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

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
38% Clean Sheets
AFC Wimbledon this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Wimbledon
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/5
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/3
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Wimbledon
Jayden Stockley 6 G
Myles Hippolyte 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Portsmouth FC get us underway at Plough Lane.
  • 5' It looks surprising AFC Wimbledon does not make any changes. George Dobson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Wimbledon side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Joe Pigott was booked on 15.
  • 19' George Dobson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 23' GOAL! Joe Pigott fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 24' GOAL! Ronan Curtis scores on 24.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' Andy Cannon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 37' Cheye Alexander has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 38' That is a Yellow card for Portsmouth FC. Ronan Curtis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 43' Ben Close has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 45' Lee Brown makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Portsmouth FC are in front.
  • 49' Brilliant from the ! Lee Brown makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 54' Portsmouth FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 57' The AFC Wimbledon bench stirs into life. Ollie Palmer is withdrawn and Ayoub Assal gets his opportunity.
  • 62' The AFC Wimbledon bench stirs into life. George Dobson is withdrawn and Jaakko Oksanen gets his opportunity.
  • 67' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Wimbledon must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' Another change for AFC Wimbledon made on 71 minute. Jack Rudoni leaves to be changed by Shane McLoughlin.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Wimbledon and Portsmouth FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Ronan Curtis by Harvey White on 84 minute.
  • 88' George Byers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcus Harness at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Portsmouth FC — Andy Cannon on, Ben Close off on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AFC Wimbledon Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Harness 2
John Marquis 2
Joe Pigott 2
Ronan Curtis 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.