In a weekend match in week 28, on Saturday Jan 21st, Portsmouth will host Exeter City in a clash of these two closely matched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Portsmouth sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Bolton Wanderers. Dion Charles struck first for Bolton Wanderers in the 15th minute on a feed from R Williams, then Kieran Lee added another in the 48th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Portsmouth couldn’t manage to score, and Bolton Wanderers took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Exeter City recorded a 1-1 draw against Forest Green Rovers. Jordan Garrick struck first for Forest Green Rovers in the 54th minute on a feed from Jamie Robson, but Jevani Brown got the equalizer for Exeter City in the 75th minute earning Exeter City at least a draw. Exeter City is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Dec 26th, Exeter City and Portsmouth battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Exeter City nor Portsmouth could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Exeter City’s most prolific scorer has been Sam Nombe. The English attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Colby Bishop and Marlon Pack are the top scorers for Portsmouth in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.