In a mid week match in week 24, on Thu Dec 29th, Portsmouth and Ipswich Town will play a match in Portsmouth in a clash of these two mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 10th placed Portsmouth, recorded a 0-2 loss against Milton Keynes Dons. Bradley Johnson struck first for Milton Keynes Dons in the 34th minute, then Jack Tucker added another in the 64th minute In the end, Portsmouth was frustrated by Milton Keynes Dons’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Milton Keynes Dons ended the match with the shutout victory. Portsmouth looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while ipswich Town sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Wycombe Wanderers. Brandon Hanlan struck first for Wycombe Wanderers in the 40th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Ipswich Town was frustrated by Wycombe Wanderers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wycombe Wanderers ended the match with the shutout victory. Ipswich Town should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 1st, Ipswich Town hosted Portsmouth at the Portman Road Stadium in their last match together. Ipswich Town won by a score of 3 to 2. Marcus Harness scored the first goal for Ipswich Town in the 25th minute, then Colby Bishop tied it up for Portsmouth in the 32nd minute , but fortunately for Ipswich Town it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win.
Conor Chaplin has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Ipswich Town. Portsmouth’s most prolific scorer has been Colby Bishop. The English attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.