Week 11 brings us a match on Feb 28th where Portsmouth will host Bolton Wanderers at Fratton Park in a clash of these two mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 10th placed Portsmouth, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Cheltenham Town. Ryan Tunnicliffe struck first for Portsmouth in the 5th minute on a feed from Colby Bishop, then Michael Jacobs added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Colby Bishop At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cheltenham Town couldn’t manage to score, and Portsmouth took the shutout win. Portsmouth is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bolton Wanderers recorded a 2-1 win against Port Vale. Ellis Harrison struck first for Port Vale in the 8th minute on a feed from Ben Garrity, then in the 18th minute, R Williams sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Victor Adeboyejo Finally they completed the comback victory in the 27th minute on a goal by Josh Sheehan to cap off a wild match. Bolton Wanderers is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers last played eachother at the University Of Bolton Stadium on the 14th of January. Bolton Wanderers was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Dion Charles scored the first goal 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.
For Bolton Wanderers, their top scorers are Dion Charles and Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos, each having 3 goals in their last five matches. Colby Bishop and Reeco Hackett-Fairchild are the top scorers for Portsmouth in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.