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

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League One · 2023-24

Fleetwood Town FC

0 – 1

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Portsmouth FC

Sat 20 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Highbury Stadium 3,782 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 25' Abu Kamara

Josh Vela 30' Y

Ben Heneghan 36' Y

Y 42' Joe Morrell

Bosun Lawal 45' Y

Jack Marriott 57' Y

Y 77' Conor Shaughnessy

Y 90' Marlon Pack

Y 90' Paddy Lane

Overview

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Fleetwood Town FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Highbury Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Neil Hair
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Karl Buckley (England)

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

Fleetwood Town FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-20 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2023-12-23 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2023-01-24 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC 2022-10-08 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2022-02-26 Portsmouth FC 3–3 Fleetwood Town FC

Recent Form

Fleetwood Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	0–1	L
13 Jan	Cambridge United FC	A	1–2	L
06 Jan	Derby County FC	H	1–3	L
01 Jan	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–3	L
29 Dec	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Carlisle United FC	H	1–1	D

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jan	Fleetwood Town FC	A	1–0	W
13 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	H	0–3	L
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

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Fleetwood Town FC and Portsmouth FC is underway.
5' Jack Sparkes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 198 appearances.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Fleetwood Town FC in their trying to find a way past Portsmouth FC's compact .
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' It looks surprising Fleetwood Town FC does not make any changes. Terry Devlin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
21' It is a substitution in Fleetwood Town FC team. Callum Dolan is replaced by Carl Johnston on 21 minute.
25' Abu Kamara makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Portsmouth FC are in front.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Josh Vela on 30.
35' Tom Lowery has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
36' It’s a booking for Fleetwood Town FC player. Ben Heneghan gets a card.
41' 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 Jayden Stockley suffering a number of foals already.
42' Joe Morrell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 42.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Bosun Lawal is booked for Fleetwood Town FC — card on 45.
46' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Joe Morrell by Christian Saydee on 46 minute.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' Portsmouth FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' It’s a booking for Fleetwood Town FC player. Jack Marriott gets a card.
60' Fleetwood Town FC ring the changes. Jack Marriott has done his job and it is now time for Promise Omochere to step up.
65' Fleetwood Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Mousinho might look to freshen things up shortly.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Connor Ogilvie, as he is very good at scoring at Highbury Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Conor Shaughnessy on 77 minutes.
77' Another change for Fleetwood Town FC made on 77 minute. Danny Mayor leaves to be changed by Ronan Coughlan.
80' The crowd applauds Abu Kamara as he leaves the pitch. Jack Sparkes steps in for Portsmouth FC.
84' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Connor Ogilvie comes on to replace Tom Lowery.
89' Fleetwood Town FC is showing some good football. However, Fleetwood Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Marlon Pack is booked for Portsmouth FC — card on 90.
0-1 the final result. Fleetwood Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Jack Marriott ↓ Promise Omochere 60'
32
Joshua Earl
8
Josh Vela
16
Ben Heneghan
10
Danny Mayor ↓ Ronan Coughlan 77'
4
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
9
Jayden Stockley ↓ Phoenix Patterson 77'
13
Jay Lynch
3
Harry Boyes
5
Bosun Lawal
22
Callum Dolan ↓ Carl Johnston 21'

Bench

Coach Charlie Adam

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Colby Bishop	2
Jamal Lowe	2
Harry Souttar	2
Joe Pigott	1
Oliver Hawkins	1
John Marquis	1
Ben Thompson	1
Lee Brown	1

Head to Head

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2024-01-20 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2024-01-13 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2024-01-06 Fleetwood Town FC 1–3 Derby County FC L 2024-01-01 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2023-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-26 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Carlisle United FC D

Portsmouth FC Form

2024-01-20 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-01-13 Portsmouth FC 0–3 Leyton Orient FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.06 Fleetwood Town FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.25 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Fleetwood Town FC30% Draw30% Portsmouth FC40%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Fleetwood Town FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

70%

Fleetwood Town FC or Portsmouth FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Fleetwood Town FC22% Draw51% Portsmouth FC27%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.3%

1 – 2

0 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

3.4%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Fleetwood Town FC

Handicap	Fleetwood Town FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	18%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	21%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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