Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Fleetwood Town FC
0 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
5
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' The game is set. Portsmouth FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Fleetwood Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 21' It is a substitution in Fleetwood Town FC team. Callum Dolan is replaced by Carl Johnston on 21 minute.
  • 25' Portsmouth FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Abu Kamara on 25.
  • 30' Fleetwood Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' Ben Heneghan was booked on 36.
  • 41' Fleetwood Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Joe Morrell gets a card.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Fleetwood Town FC player. Bosun Lawal gets a card.
  • 46' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Joe Morrell by Christian Saydee on 46 minute.
  • 51' Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 56' Joshua Earl needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 57' The referee shows Fleetwood Town FC player a card on 57.
  • 60' Another substitution for Fleetwood Town FC to replace Jack Marriott by Promise Omochere on 60 minute.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Boyes made 58 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Conor Shaughnessy gets a card.
  • 77' Fleetwood Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ronan Coughlan is hanging Danny Mayor on the field on 77 minute.
  • 80' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Abu Kamara departs to be replaced by Jack Sparkes.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Connor Ogilvie. He replaces Tom Lowery on 84 minute.
  • 89' Fleetwood Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marlon Pack on 90.
  • With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Charlie Adam

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamal Lowe 2
Harry Souttar 2
Colby Bishop 2
Ben Thompson 1
Lee Brown 1
Joshua Earl 1
Ronan Curtis 1
Abu Kamara 1

Head to Head

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

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
8%
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.