In a weekend match in week 45, on Saturday Apr 23rd, Portsmouth plays host to Gillingham in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Portsmouth recorded a 1-1 draw against Morecambe. Sean Raggett scored the first goal for Portsmouth in the 41st minute, but Jonah Ayunga got the equalizer for Morecambe in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Morecambe a comeback draw. Portsmouth is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Gillingham recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Fleetwood Town. Neither Gillingham nor Fleetwood Town could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Gillingham is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 27th of November, Portsmouth won by a score of 1 to 0. Jack Tucker scored the first goal for Portsmouth on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gillingham couldn’t manage to score, and Portsmouth took the shutout win.
Gillingham’s most prolific scorer has been Vadaine Oliver. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. George Hirst has been the most prolific scorer on Portsmouth in his last five matches with two goals.