Week 30 brings us a match on Feb 4th where Portsmouth plays host to Barnsley in a clash of the League One. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Portsmouth is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Peterborough United. Jonson Clarke-Harris struck first for Peterborough United in the 18th minute, then Jonson Clarke-Harris added another in the 44th minute on a penalty kick. Portsmouth looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while barnsley sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Accrington Stanley. James Norwood struck first for Barnsley in the 5th minute, then Jack Aitchison added another in the 8th minute. Barnsley is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
On the 25th of January, Portsmouth hosted Barnsley at the Fratton Park in their last match together. Portsmouth was victorious by a score of 4 to 2 in front of just over 13000 spectators. Ben Close struck first for Portsmouth in the 37th minute on a feed from Andy Cannon, then John Marquis added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Barnsley’s most prolific scorer has been James Norwood. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Portsmouth hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Joe Morrell and Marlon Pack, and they each have 1 goal.