In a weekend match on Saturday Jan 14th, in week 27, Bolton Wanderers will play host to Portsmouth in a meeting of these two League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 5th placed Bolton Wanderers is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Plymouth Argyle. Neither Bolton Wanderers nor Plymouth Argyle could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Bolton Wanderers is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while portsmouth is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 50th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Portsmouth couldn’t muster any offence and Tottenham Hotspur ran away with the shutout win. Portsmouth looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Portsmouth won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Portsmouth hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Colby Bishop and Marlon Pack, and they each have 1 goal. Dion Charles has been the most prolific scorer on Bolton Wanderers in his last five matches with two goals.