Week 32 features a match on Tuesday Feb 8th, where Portsmouth hosts Burton Albion in a meeting of these two evenly matched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 12th placed Portsmouth, recorded a 1-2 loss against Charlton Athletic. Conor Washington scored the first goal for Charlton Athletic in the 31st minute, then Clark Robertson added another on an own goal in the 64th minute. Portsmouth is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Burton Albion recorded a 2-1 win against Lincoln City. John Marquis scored the first goal for Lincoln City in the 49th minute, but Joe Powell got the equalizer for Burton Albion in the 56th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 80th minute on a goal by Sam Hughes to cap off a wild match. Burton Albion should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Burton Albion and Portsmouth last played eachother at the Pirelli Stadium on Tuesday Sep 28th. Burton Albion was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Thomas O’Connor struck first for Burton Albion in the 32nd minute, then Daniel Jebbison added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Thomas Hamer.
Burton Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Daniel Jebbison. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. George Hirst and Michael Jacobs are the top scorers for Portsmouth in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.