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

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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

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

Cheltenham Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Mather
Assistant 1
Assistant 2

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' In just a few seconds Completely-Suzuki Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cheltenham Town FC and Portsmouth FC.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Portsmouth FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Joe Rafferty is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portsmouth FC so far.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
31' Cheltenham Town FC make a change. Ben Williams trudges off to be replaced by Will Ferry on 31 minutes.
34' A moment of madness from Abu Kamara on 34 minutes earns him a card. Portsmouth FC will be frustrated.
37' That is a card for Cheltenham Town FC. Will Ferry will be fuming at that decision.
42' Portsmouth FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Tom Pett was booked on 45.
49' Tom Bradbury does the damage! The net is bulging and Cheltenham Town FC surge ahead!
51' Liam Sercombe makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Cheltenham Town FC are in front.
54' Liam Sercombe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
59' Colby Bishop has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
64' Liam Sercombe makes way for Curtis Thompson at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cheltenham Town FC.
69' Cheltenham Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portsmouth FC backline.
72' The referee calls foul for Tom Bradbury. He receives a card.
75' Sean Long has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
77' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Jack Sparkes by Christian Saydee on 77 minute.
80' A change in the Cheltenham Town FC ranks — Aidan Keena exits the field as Nathan Butler-Oyedeji enters on 80.
84' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Gavin Whyte departs to be replaced by Tony Scully.
87' Colby Bishop is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
90' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

33
Curtis Davies
3
Ben Williams ↓ Will Ferry 31'
8
Liam Sercombe ↓ Curtis Thompson 64'
2
Sean Long
10
Aidan Keena ↓ Nathan Butler-Oyedeji 80'
22
Liam Smith
1
Luke Southwood
4
Tom Bradbury
23
Elliot Bonds
19
George Lloyd
34
Tom Pett

Bench

Coach Darrell Clarke

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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.