PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth annihilates Cheltenham Town 4-0 with goals of Ryan Tunnicliffe (5′), Michael Jacobs (20′), Ronan Curtis (26′) and Louis Thompson (90′). Portsmouth was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Lee Swabey with the help of Garry Maskell and Helen Edwards. The 4th official was Aji Ajibola. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 6 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 7
- 139 Attack 72
- 51 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Portsmouth had a strong ball possession 64% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Portsmouth had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match.
Portsmouth shot 13 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town shot 9 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Portsmouth received 1 yellow card (Connor Ogilvie). Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 5 yellow cards (Elliot Bonds, Sean Long, Charlie Raglan, A. Keena and Caleb Taylor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Portsmouth will have 42 points to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stay with 33 points to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Portsmouth (6 draws).
Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).
Portsmouth – Formation
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Matt Macey , Joe Rafferty , Sean Raggett , Ryley Towler , Connor Ogilvie , Ryan Tunnicliffe , Joe Morrell , Owen Dale , Michael Jacobs , Ronan Curtis and Colby Bishop .
The home team had on the bench: Joshua Oluwayemi, Denver Hume , Di’Shon Bernard, Paddy Lane , Louis Thompson , Dane Scarlett and Joe Pigott .
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 5 changes: Ronan Curtis for Dane Scarlett (68′), Ryan Tunnicliffe for Louis Thompson (68′), Colby Bishop for Joe Pigott (76′), Michael Jacobs for Patrick Lane (76′) and Owen Dale for Denver Hume (85′).
Best player: Ryan Tunnicliffe
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portsmouth was Ryan Tunnicliffe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 80 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Wade Elliott played with: Luke Southwood , Sean Long , Caleb Taylor , Charlie Raglan , Ryan Jackson , Elliot Bonds , Taylor Perry , Will Ferry , Ryan Broom , Alfie May and Aidan Keena .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Shaun MacDonald, Dylan Barkers, Glen Rea , Liam Sercombe , James Olayinka , Charlie Brown and Christian Norton .
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 4 changes: Will Ferry for Liam Sercombe (46′), Elliot Bonds for Glen Rea (46′), A. Keena for Christian Norton (82′) and Taylor Perry for James Olayinka (83′).
Best player: Glen Rea
The player that probably impressed the most for Cheltenham Town was Glen Rea.
His rating is with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Shrewsbury Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-0
- Portsmouth – Cheltenham Town – 4-0
- Peterborough United – Plymouth Argyle – 5-2
- Oxford United – Bristol Rovers – 0-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Ipswich Town – 0-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Morecambe – 1-0
- Exeter City – Cambridge United – 2-0
- Charlton Athletic – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Accrington Stanley – 0-0
- Bolton Wanderers – Port Vale – 2-1
- Barnsley – Derby County – 4-1
