In this week 33 match on Feb 18th, Lincoln City hosts Portsmouth in a meeting of these two closely matched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Lincoln City recorded a 1-1 draw against Derby County. Olamide Shodipo scored the first goal for Lincoln City in the 43rd minute, then Conor Hourihane tied it up for Derby County in the 69th minute earning Derby County at least a draw. Lincoln City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while portsmouth sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Burton Albion. Dane Scarlett scored the first goal for Portsmouth in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Burton Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Portsmouth took the shutout win. Portsmouth is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Portsmouth and Lincoln City last played eachother at the Fratton Park on Aug 6th. Portsmouth and Lincoln City battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Portsmouth nor Lincoln City could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 1 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Colby Bishop has been the most prolific scorer on Portsmouth in the last five matches with two goals. Lincoln City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Teddy Bishop and Sean Roughan each only have 1 goal in their last 5.