Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Shrewsbury Town FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow 7,296 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+2' Abu Kamara
0–2 62' Marlon Pack
0–3 84' Abu Kamara
Y 12' Sean Raggett
Y 72' Joe Morrell

Overview

Match Preview

Shrewsbury Town FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Swabey
  • Assistant 1 Callum Jones (England)
  • Assistant 2 Samuel Fudge (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
4
7
Shrewsbury Town FC 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-16 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC 2023-04-15 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 2022-10-29 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2022-02-22 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC 2021-08-17 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC

Recent Form

Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Portsmouth FC H 0–3 L
09 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Notts County FC A 3–2 W
28 Nov Exeter City FC A 0–0 D
25 Nov Port Vale FC H 2–1 W
18 Nov Blackpool FC A 0–4 L
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–0 W
11 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
02 Dec Northampton Town FC A 3–0 W
28 Nov Burton Albion FC A 2–0 W
25 Nov Blackpool FC H 0–4 L
11 Nov Charlton Athletic FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Shrewsbury Town FC vs Portsmouth FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Mousinho might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 12' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' It is a cagey affair so far. Shrewsbury Town FC in their trying to find a way past Portsmouth FC's compact .
  • 27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shrewsbury Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 42' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Mata is hanging Ryan Bowman on the field on 46 minute.
  • 47' The England forward Abu Kamara breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-1!
  • 52' Portsmouth FC have won 534 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Pierre, as he is very good at scoring at Montgomery Waters Meadow with 9 goals in the last 9 games.
  • 62' GOAL! Marlon Pack fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 378 games and scored 534 goals.
  • 70' Another substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC to replace Morgan Feeney by Mal Benning on 70 minute.
  • 72' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Joe Morrell gets a card.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Colby Bishop. He replaces Kusini Yengi on 72 minute.
  • 77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 78' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! Christian Saydee comes on to replace Joe Morrell.
  • 83' Will Norris has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 84' Abu Kamara makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Portsmouth FC are in front.
  • 88' The Portsmouth FC bench stirs into life. Abu Kamara is withdrawn and Terry Devlin gets his opportunity.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Shrewsbury Town FC 0-3 Portsmouth FC.

Lineups

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matthew Taylor

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
John Marquis 2
Abu Kamara 2
Colby Bishop 2
Brett Pitman 2
Louis Thompson 2
Zak Swanson 2
Marlon Pack 2
Robert Street 1

Head to Head

2023-12-16 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC 2023-04-15 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 2022-10-29 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2022-02-22 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC 2021-08-17 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2023-12-16 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC L 2023-12-09 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-12-01 Notts County FC 2–3 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-11-28 Exeter City FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2023-11-25 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–1 Port Vale FC W 2023-11-18 Blackpool FC 4–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2023-12-16 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC W 2023-12-11 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2023-12-02 Northampton Town FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC W 2023-11-28 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC W 2023-11-25 Portsmouth FC 0–4 Blackpool FC L 2023-11-11 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Charlton Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.88 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shrewsbury Town FC23% Draw28% Portsmouth FC49%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
77%
Shrewsbury Town FC or Portsmouth FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shrewsbury Town FC15% Draw47% Portsmouth FC38%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 1
12.2%
0 – 2
10.5%
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3%
0 – 4
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap Shrewsbury Town FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 24% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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