PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth beats Accrington Stanley 1-0 after J. Pigott scored just 1 goal (75′). Portsmouth was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%) 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 Darren Drysdale assisted by Adrian Tranter and Justin Amey. The 4th official was David Harrison. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 14 Total 18
- 2 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 7
- 70 Attack 108
- 61 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Portsmouth had a superior ball possession 63% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Portsmouth was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match.
Portsmouth shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Accrington Stanley shot 18 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Portsmouth didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Mitchell Clark and Sean McConville).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Portsmouth will have 68 points like Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Accrington Stanley will stay with 38 points to sit in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 7th of May with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Portsmouth (6 draws).
Accrington Stanley will play away agasint Oxford United on the 7th of May with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).
Portsmouth – Formation
Portsmouth
64'
75'Portsmouth started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Matt Macey, Joe Rafferty, Connor Ogilvie, Di’Shon Bernard, Ryley Towler, Michael Jacobs, Marlon Pack, Tom Lowery, Harry Jewitt-White, Colby Bishop and Patrick Lane.
The home team had on the bench: Josh Oluwayemi, Dane Scarlett, Louis Thompson, Sean Raggett, Owen Dale, Joe Pigott and Clark Robertson.
Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of Sean Raggett (injured).
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 3 changes: H. Jewitt-White for Joe Pigott (64′), Michael Jacobs for Owen Dale (86′) and Paddy Lane for Sean Raggett (90′).
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
19'
Accrington Stanley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
John Coleman played with: Lukas Jensen, Michael Nottingham, Mitchell Clark, Rosaire Longelo-Mbule, Harvey Rodgers, Sean McConville, Ethan Hamilton, Jack Nolan, Mohammed Sangare, T. Leigh and Matt Lowe.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Douglas Tharme, Sebastian Quirk, Shaun James Whalley, Toby Savin, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Dan Martin and Aaron Presley.
Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of S. Quirk (injured).
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 4 changes: Tommy Leigh for Sebastian Quirk (43′), Mo Sangare for Douglas Tharme (72′), Matt Lowe for Aaron Presley (76′) and Jack Nolan for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Lincoln City – 0-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Exeter City – 2-1
- Portsmouth – Accrington Stanley – 1-0
- Port Vale – Bristol Rovers – 2-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Cambridge United – 3-1
- Peterborough United – Ipswich Town – 0-3
- Fleetwood Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
- Derby County – Burton Albion – 1-0
- Cheltenham Town – Forest Green Rovers – 3-1
- Charlton Athletic – Morecambe – 2-3
- Bolton Wanderers – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0
- Barnsley – Oxford United – 2-0
