Portsmouth FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Portsmouth FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Fratton Park.
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Charles Breakspear
- Referee Lee Swabey
- Referee Brett Huxtable
- Referee Paul Lister
- Referee
13 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game 🟥 3 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Apr Rochdale AFC H 2–1 W 27 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–1 W 20 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W 16 Mar Peterborough United FC A 0–1 L 09 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L 06 Mar Northampton Town FC A 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Apr Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L 20 Mar Peterborough United FC H 3–3 D 13 Mar Lincoln City FC A 2–1 W 09 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–2 L 06 Mar Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L 02 Mar Hull City AFC A 0–2 L Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Rochdale AFC gets underway.
- 5' Portsmouth FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ryan Williams on 5.
- 10' It looks surprising Rochdale AFC does not make any changes. Gabriel Osho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Rochdale AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stephen Dooley made 140 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 24' Rochdale AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ronan Curtis, as he is very good at scoring at Fratton Park with 21 goals in the last 18 games.
- 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
- 37' Goal! Ronan Curtis scores his 54 goal in 371 matches.
- 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 47' 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.
- 52' 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.
- 53' It is a substitution in Rochdale AFC team. Conor Grant is replaced by Aaron Morley on 53 minute.
- 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harvey White is hanging Michael Jacobs on the field on 65 minute.
- 68' It is a substitution in Rochdale AFC team. Conor Shaughnessy is replaced by Stephen Dooley on 68 minute.
- 73' It looks like no one’s ball. Rochdale AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryan Williams.
- 81' 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.
- 82' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Marcus Harness departs to be replaced by Andy Cannon.
- 87' Charlie Daniels is replacing Ben Close for the Portsmouth FC side.
- Full Time. Portsmouth FC beats Rochdale AFC
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Lineups
Portsmouth FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Ben Close ↓ Charlie Daniels 87'
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Marcus Harness ↓ Andy Cannon 82'
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24
Michael Jacobs ↓ Harvey White 65'
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Bench
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Charlie Daniels ↑ 87'
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Andy Cannon ↑ 82'
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23
Harvey White ↑ 65'
Coach Danny CowleyRochdale AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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Paul McShane ↓ Haydon Roberts 53'
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Jimmy Keohane ↓ Alex Newby 82'
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- 11
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Conor Grant ↓ Aaron Morley 53'
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Bench
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Aaron Morley ↑ 53'
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Stephen Dooley ↑ 68'
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- 23
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Alex Newby ↑ 82'
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Haydon Roberts ↑ 53'
Coach Brian Barry-Murphy -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ronan Curtis 3 Ryan Williams 3 Jamal Lowe 2 Brett Pitman 2 Aaron Wilbraham 2 Aaron Wilbraham 1 Gareth Evans 1 Oliver Hawkins 1 Head to Head
Portsmouth FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.65 Portsmouth FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.95 Rochdale AFC xGI would bet for: Portsmouth FC to win 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portsmouth FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.6Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Portsmouth FC or Draw 81%Draw or Rochdale AFC 44%Portsmouth FC or Rochdale AFC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portsmouth FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%1 – 0 11.4%2 – 0 9.9%0 – 0 9.4%2 – 1 Actual0 – 1 6.1%3 – 0 5.3%1 – 2 5.3%3 – 1 5.1%2 – 2 4.4%0 – 2 3.3%3 – 2 2.5%Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC
Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 24% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 13% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet 39% ✓Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.