Shrewsbury Town FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shrewsbury Town FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Montgomery Waters Meadow.
- Shrewsbury Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lee Swabey
- Assistant 1 Callum Jones (England)
- Assistant 2 Samuel Fudge (England)
17 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/gameStandings
# 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 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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' In just a few seconds Montgomery Waters Meadow will turn into a battlefield for Shrewsbury Town FC and Portsmouth FC.
- 5' Shrewsbury Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Shrewsbury Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 12' That looks like a foul for a card for Sean Raggett.
- 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christian Saydee made 335 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Terry Devlin, as he is very good at scoring at Montgomery Waters Meadow with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 32' 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.
- 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 42' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Kusini Yengi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' Another change for Shrewsbury Town FC made on 46 minute. Ryan Bowman leaves to be changed by Max Mata.
- 47' Abu Kamara puts Portsmouth FC on the lead.
- 52' 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.
- 57' 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.
- 62' Goal! Marlon Pack scores his 18 goal in 387 matches.
- 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 70' The whistle greets Morgan Feeney as he departs to be replaced by Mal Benning.
- 72' That looks like a foul for a card for Joe Morrell.
- 72' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Kusini Yengi by Colby Bishop on 72 minute.
- 77' 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 Nohan Kenneh suffering a number of foals already.
- 78' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Joe Morrell is replaced by Christian Saydee.
- 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shrewsbury Town FC that had 329 games and scored 385 goals.
- 84' Abu Kamara with the second goal in the match!
- 88' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Abu Kamara is replaced by Terry Devlin.
- Full Time. Portsmouth FC beats Shrewsbury Town FC
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Lineups
Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 26
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Ryan Bowman ↓ Max Mata 46'
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Morgan Feeney ↓ Mal Benning 70'
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Bench
- 13
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27
Max Mata ↑ 46'
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Tunmise Sobowale ↑ 70'
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Mal Benning ↑ 70'
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Coach Matthew TaylorPortsmouth FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 1
- 18
- 20
- 17
- 21
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Joe Morrell ↓ Christian Saydee 78'
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Kusini Yengi ↓ Colby Bishop 72'
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Paddy Lane ↓ Gavin Whyte 88'
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Abu Kamara ↓ Terry Devlin 88'
Bench
- 31
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Gavin Whyte ↑ 88'
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Colby Bishop ↑ 72'
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Christian Saydee ↑ 78'
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Terry Devlin ↑ 88'
Coach John Mousinho -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
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 LPortsmouth FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.88 Shrewsbury Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.65 Portsmouth FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portsmouth FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.53Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Portsmouth FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.4%0 – 1 12.2%0 – 2 10.5%0 – 0 9.9%1 – 2 9.2%1 – 0 6%0 – 3 Actual1 – 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.