Week 20 features a match on Saturday Nov 27th, where Portsmouth will travel to Gillingham to battle Gillingham in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 20th placed Gillingham, recorded a 0-2 loss against Cheltenham Town. Sean Long struck first for Cheltenham Town in the 30th minute, then Alfie May added another in the 60th minute In the end, Gillingham was frustrated by Cheltenham Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cheltenham Town ended the match with the shutout victory. Gillingham looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Portsmouth recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Lincoln City. Marcus Harness scored the first goal for Portsmouth in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then George Hirst added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Ronan Curtis In the end, Lincoln City couldn’t muster any offence and Portsmouth ran away with the shutout win. Portsmouth should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Portsmouth won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Marcus Harness has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Portsmouth. Gillingham hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Sithole and Vadaine Oliver, and they each have 1 goal.