Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cheltenham Town FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Cheltenham Town FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Completely-Suzuki Stadium 5,561 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 49' Tom Bradbury og
Liam Sercombe 51' 1–1
Liam Sercombe 54' 2–1
Y 34' Abu Kamara
Will Ferry 37' Y
Tom Pett 45' Y
Tom Bradbury 72' Y
Sean Long 75' Y
Y 87' Colby Bishop
Y 90' Joe Rafferty
Y 90' Paddy Lane
Y 90' Tony Scully

Overview

Match Preview

Cheltenham Town FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Mather
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
Cheltenham Town FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-06 Cheltenham Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC 2023-08-19 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-02-25 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2022-08-13 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC 2022-04-09 Cheltenham Town FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Cheltenham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
01 Jan Northampton Town FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Reading FC H 2–2 D
26 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–0 W
23 Dec Carlisle United FC A 1–0 W
16 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 1–2 L
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Cheltenham Town FC A 1–2 L
01 Jan Stevenage FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Exeter City FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 1–2 L
23 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 1–1 D
16 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cheltenham Town FC and Portsmouth FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Portsmouth FC have won 534 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liam Sercombe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Portsmouth FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Sean Long needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darrell Clarke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 31' Time for substitution for Cheltenham Town FC. Ben Williams is replaced by Will Ferry.
  • 34' Abu Kamara picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Will Ferry on 37.
  • 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cheltenham Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Tom Pett.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tom Bradbury makes it 1-0.
  • 51' GOAL! Liam Sercombe scores on 51.
  • 54' A goal from the England international Liam Sercombe! He fires home on 54 to make it 3-0!
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' Cheltenham Town FC make a change. Liam Sercombe trudges off to be replaced by Curtis Thompson on 64 minutes.
  • 69' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' That is a card for Cheltenham Town FC. Tom Bradbury will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sean Long on 75.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Jack Sparkes as he leaves the pitch. Christian Saydee steps in for Portsmouth FC.
  • 80' The Cheltenham Town FC manager makes a substitution. Aidan Keena departs to be replaced by Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Gavin Whyte is replaced by Tony Scully on 84 minute.
  • 87' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Colby Bishop gets a card.
  • 90' Joe Rafferty was booked on 90.
  • The points are shared — Cheltenham Town FC 2-1 Portsmouth FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darrell Clarke

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Liam Sercombe 3
Colby Bishop 2
Ronan Curtis 1
Ryan Tunnicliffe 1
Louis Thompson 1
Michael Jacobs 1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 1
Lewis Freestone 1

Head to Head

2024-01-06 Cheltenham Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC 2023-08-19 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-02-25 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2022-08-13 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC 2022-04-09 Cheltenham Town FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC

Cheltenham Town FC Form

2024-01-06 Cheltenham Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-01-01 Northampton Town FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-12-29 Cheltenham Town FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2023-12-26 Cheltenham Town FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-12-23 Carlisle United FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC W 2023-12-16 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2024-01-06 Cheltenham Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2024-01-01 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Stevenage FC W 2023-12-29 Exeter City FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2023-12-26 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2023-12-23 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-12-16 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 Cheltenham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Cheltenham Town FC or Portsmouth FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC41% Draw29% Portsmouth FC30%
Actual: Cheltenham Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Cheltenham Town FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
59%
Cheltenham Town FC or Portsmouth FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC26% Draw50% Portsmouth FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Cheltenham Town FC

Handicap Cheltenham Town FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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