Swindon Town FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Swindon Town FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at The Energy Check County Ground.
- Swindon Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Garry Maskell
- Referee Stephen Brown
- Referee Ben Toner
- Referee
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr Portsmouth FC H 3–1 W 17 Apr AFC Wimbledon A 1–4 L 13 Apr Rochdale AFC A 1–2 L 10 Apr Peterborough United FC H 0–3 L 05 Apr Burton Albion FC A 1–2 L 02 Apr Blackpool FC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr Swindon Town FC A 1–3 L 17 Apr Milton Keynes Dons FC A 0–1 L 13 Apr Crewe Alexandra FC A 0–0 D 10 Apr Burton Albion FC H 1–2 L 05 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W 02 Apr Rochdale AFC H 2–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Swindon Town FC is hosting Portsmouth FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Swindon Town FC is showing some good football. However, Swindon Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Jonathan Grounds has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 18' Goal! Brett Pitman scores his 28 goal in 361 matches.
- 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 28' 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 Ronan Curtis suffering a number of foals already.
- 33' It looks surprising Swindon Town FC does not make any changes. Lee Camp has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
- 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 48' 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.
- 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Williams, as he is very good at scoring at The Energy Check County Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 60' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Charlie Daniels gets a Yellow card.
- 61' Brett Pitman with the second goal in the match!
- 66' Swindon Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 70' The whistle greets Charlie Daniels as he departs to be replaced by George Byers.
- 72' Dominic Thompson was booked on 72.
- 74' The whistle greets Sean Raggett as he departs to be replaced by James Bolton.
- 79' Hallam Hope is replacing Christopher Missilou for the Swindon Town FC side.
- 82' GOAL! Ronan Curtis scores on 82. Assisted by John Marquis
- 82' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Close departs to be replaced by Andy Cannon.
- 84' Rasmus Nicolaisen was booked on 84.
- 89' 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.
- 90' Swindon Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Broadbent is hanging Brett Pitman on the field on 90 minute.
- 90' Andy Cannon is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Swindon Town FC players.
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Lineups
Swindon Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Brett Pitman C ↓ Tom Broadbent 90'
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Bench
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Tom Broadbent ↑ 90'
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Hallam Hope ↑ 79'
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Portsmouth FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Ben Close ↓ Andy Cannon 82'
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Charlie Daniels ↓ George Byers 70'
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Sean Raggett ↓ James Bolton 74'
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Bench
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George Byers ↑ 70'
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Andy Cannon ↑ 82'
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James Bolton ↑ 74'
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Coach Danny Cowley -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ronan Curtis 2 Brett Pitman 2 Ellis Harrison 1 Tyler Smith 1 Head to Head
Swindon Town FC Form
Portsmouth FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.37 Swindon Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 Portsmouth FC xGI would bet for: Swindon Town FC or Portsmouth FC 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Swindon Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.57Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Swindon Town FC or Draw 70%Draw or Portsmouth FC 58%Swindon Town FC or Portsmouth FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Swindon Town FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.5%0 – 0 9.7%1 – 0 9.4%2 – 1 8.3%0 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 0 7%0 – 2 5.4%2 – 2 5%3 – 1 Actual3 – 0 3.2%1 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Swindon Town FC
Handicap Swindon Town FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 21% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 18% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Swindon Town FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.