In this week 26 match on the 24th of January, Fleetwood Town hosts Portsmouth at Highbury Stadium in a clash 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 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Fleetwood Town recorded a 1-2 loss against Oxford United. Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu struck first for Fleetwood Town in the 44th minute, then Kyle Joseph tied it up for Oxford United in the 62nd minute But luckily in the 90th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ciaron Brown. Fleetwood Town is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Portsmouth is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bolton Wanderers. Dion Charles struck first for Bolton Wanderers in the 15th minute, then Kieran Lee added another in the 48th minute In the end, Portsmouth couldn’t muster any offence and Bolton Wanderers ran away with the shutout win. Portsmouth looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Fratton Park, Portsmouth and Fleetwood Town battled to a 1-1 draw. Josh Koroma struck first for Portsmouth in the 7th minute, then Carlos Gomes tied it up for Fleetwood Town in the 15th minute earning Fleetwood Town at least a draw.
Portsmouth is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Colby Bishop and Marlon Pack each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Admiral Muskwe and Promise Omochere have been the hottest scorers for Fleetwood Town in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.