Portsmouth FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Portsmouth FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Cambridge United FC

Tue 13 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC Fratton Park 19,445 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 38' Danny Andrew

Kusini Yengi pen 44' 1–1

Myles Peart-Harris 59' 2–1

Abu Kamara 71' 3–1

Y 5' Ryan Bennett

Will Norris 39' Y

Y 44' Jack Lankester

Y 44' Jack Stevens

Y 45' James Gibbons

Y 61' Michael Morrison

Jack Sparkes 89' Y

Overview

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Portsmouth FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cambridge United FC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 George Byrne

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

Portsmouth FC 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cambridge United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-13 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Cambridge United FC 2023-10-24 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC 2023-03-04 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2022-08-16 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Cambridge United FC 2021-09-18 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Feb	Cambridge United FC	H	3–1	W
10 Feb	Carlisle United FC	A	1–0	W
03 Feb	Northampton Town FC	H	4–1	W
30 Jan	Oxford United FC	A	2–2	D
27 Jan	Port Vale FC	A	1–0	W
20 Jan	Fleetwood Town FC	A	1–0	W

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Feb	Portsmouth FC	A	1–3	L
10 Feb	Cheltenham Town FC	H	0–1	L
03 Feb	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	2–1	W
27 Jan	Burton Albion FC	H	0–0	D
20 Jan	Exeter City FC	A	0–0	D
13 Jan	Fleetwood Town FC	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Portsmouth FC welcome Cambridge United FC for this crunch clash at Fratton Park.
5' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Bennett on 5.
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' Ireland international Conor Shaughnessy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Cambridge United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kusini Yengi made 233 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' Danny Andrew is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portsmouth FC tonight.
36' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Owen Moxon comes on to replace Tom Lowery.
38' A goal from the England international Danny Andrew! He fires home on 38 to make it 0-1!
39' Will Norris catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kusini Yengi makes no mistake. 1-1!
44' Jack Lankester is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
45' James Gibbons picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
55' 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 Adam May suffering a number of foals already.
59' Goal! Myles Peart-Harris scores his 12 goal in 344 matches.
61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Michael Morrison.
66' James Gibbons has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 153 appearances.
71' GOAL! Abu Kamara fires home to make it 3-1!
72' The Cambridge United FC bench stirs into life. James Gibbons is withdrawn and Liam Bennett gets his opportunity.
76' A tactical swap from Cambridge United FC — Macauley Bonne on, James Brophy off on 76 minutes.
81' Cambridge United FC have won 193 goals from 191 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sean Raggett, as he is very good at scoring at Fratton Park with 12 goals in the last 11 games.
89' That is a card for Portsmouth FC. Jack Sparkes will be fuming at that decision.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Portsmouth FC take all three points.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Macauley Bonne ↑ 76'
21
Elias Kachunga ↑ 72'
4
Paul Digby ↑ 76'
19
Adam May ↑ 76'
16
Zeno Ibsen Rossi
25
Will Mannion
2
Liam Bennett ↑ 72'

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Colby Bishop	2
Ronan Curtis	2
Joe Ironside	2
Michael Jacobs	1
Kusini Yengi	1
Myles Peart-Harris	1
Abu Kamara	1
Danny Andrew	1

Head to Head

Portsmouth FC Form

2024-02-13 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Cambridge United FC W 2024-02-10 Carlisle United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-02-03 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC W 2024-01-30 Oxford United FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC D 2024-01-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-01-20 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W

Cambridge United FC Form

2024-02-13 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Cambridge United FC L 2024-02-10 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC L 2024-02-03 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC W 2024-01-27 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2024-01-20 Exeter City FC 0–0 Cambridge United FC D 2024-01-13 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.82 Portsmouth FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Cambridge United FC xG

I would bet for: Portsmouth FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portsmouth FC57% Draw24% Cambridge United FC19%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Cambridge United FC

43%

Portsmouth FC or Cambridge United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portsmouth FC39% Draw44% Cambridge United FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap	Portsmouth FC covers	Push	Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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