PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth tops Port Vale 2-0 after C. Bishop scores a double.
The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. In front of 17,847 spectators. The referee was Robert Madley with the assistance of Black Antrobus and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was Matthew Corlett. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.92 degrees Celsius or 57.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 5 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 79 Attack 98
- 43 Dangerous attack 61
- 101 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Portsmouth was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Portsmouth was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Portsmouth shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Port Vale shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Portsmouth received 1 yellow card (Paddy Lane). On the other side, Port Vale received 3 yellow cards (Jason Lowe, Kofi Balmer and Oliver Arblaster).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Portsmouth will have 28 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale will stay with 17 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will play away against Cheltenham Town on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).
Port Vale will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of January with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Portsmouth – Formation
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: Will Norris
, Joe Rafferty , Sean Raggett , Conor Shaughnessy , Jack Sparkes , Joe Morrell , Ben Stevenson , Paddy Lane , Christian Saydee , Abu Kamara and Colby Bishop .The home team had on the bench: Zak Swanson, Ryley Towler, Gavin Whyte
, Kusini Yengi , Terry Devlin , Faustino Anjorin and Ryan Schofield.Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of Kusini Yengi (injured).
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 3 changes: Abu Kamara for Terry Devlin (79′), Paddy Lane for Gavin Whyte (70′) and Christian Saydee for Kusini Yengi (90′).
Best player: Colby Bishop
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portsmouth was Colby Bishop.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 21 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15.Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Andy Crosby played with: Connor Ripley
, Jason Lowe , Nathan Smith , Kofi Balmer , Thomas Sang , Oliver Arblaster , Funso Ojo , Conor Grant , Ethan Chislett , Ben Garrity and James Plant .They had on the bench: Lewis Cass, Alfie Devine
, Jayson Leutwiler, Gavin Massey , Rhys Walters, James Wilson and Joshua Thomas .Port Vale could not rely on the presence of Alfie Devine (injured).
Substitutions
Port Vale made 4 changes: Conor Grant for Alfie Devine (33′), Ethan Chislett for Joshua Thomas (62′), Thomas Sang for Gavin Massey (75′) and Funso Ojo for James Wilson (62′).
Best player: Oliver Arblaster
The most impressive player for Port Vale was Oliver Arblaster.
His rating is
with 42 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Wigan Athletic – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Northampton Town – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Port Vale – 2-0
- Peterborough United – Lincoln City – 2-0
- Oxford United – Bristol Rovers – 2-1
- Leyton Orient – Reading – 2-1
- Fleetwood Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-4
- Exeter City – Barnsley – 0-1
- Cheltenham Town – Derby County – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Blackpool – 2-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Carlisle United – 1-3