January 3rd features a match where Cambridge United will host Portsmouth at Abbey Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 17th placed Cambridge United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Rotherham United. Daniel Barlaser struck first for Rotherham United in the 66th minute on a feed from Michael Smith, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cambridge United couldn’t manage to score, and Rotherham United took the shutout win. Cambridge United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Portsmouth, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Morecambe. Marcus Harness struck first for Portsmouth in the 11th minute, then Connor Ogilvie added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Miguel Azeez At the end of 90 a dissapointed Morecambe couldn’t manage to score, and Portsmouth took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Portsmouth should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 18th of September, Portsmouth hosted Cambridge United in their last match together. Cambridge United was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Joe Ironside struck first for Cambridge United in the 38th minute on a feed from George Williams, then Liam O’Neil added another in the 69th minute.
Portsmouth’s most prolific scorer has been Marcus Harness. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Joe Ironside has been the most prolific scorer on Cambridge United in his last five matches with 3 goals.