PORTSMOUTH. Milton Keynes Dons beat Portsmouth to win 2-1. It was Milton Keynes Dons to strike first with a goal of M. Eisa at the 20′. Then T. Corbeanu scored again for Milton Keynes Dons in the 45′ minute. Eventually, G. Hirst reduced the distance for Portsmouth (60′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
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 Scott Oldham with the support of Richard Morris and Conor Farrell. The 4th official was Trevor Kettle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 24 Total 15
- 5 On Target 6
- 19 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 135 Attack 97
- 85 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
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. Milton Keynes Dons that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Portsmouth had a more offensive attitude with 85 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Milton Keynes Dons managed to find the solution to win this match.
Portsmouth shot 24 times, 5 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Portsmouth received 2 yellow cards (G. Hirst and J. Marquis). On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards (E. Robson and D. Harvie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Portsmouth will stay with 37 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons will have 46 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will play away with Sunderland on the 22nd of January with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (4 draws).
Milton Keynes Dons will host Doncaster Rovers on the 22nd of January with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Doncaster Rovers (5 draws).
Portsmouth – Formation
Portsmouth
82'
32'
60'
Portsmouth started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu , Kieron Freeman , Sean Raggett , Connor Ogilvie , Mahlon Romeo , Joe Morrell , Shaun Williams , Reeco Hackett-Fairchild , Marcus Harness , Ronan Curtis and George Hirst .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Jacobs , Louis Thompson , John Marquis , L. Brown, H. Carter, A. Bass and C. Robertson.
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 3 changes: S. Williams for L. Thompson (63′), G. Hirst for J. Marquis (73′) and K. Freeman for M. Jacobs (82′).
Best player: Marcus Harness
The player that probably impressed the most for Portsmouth was Marcus Harness.
His rating is with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Milton Keynes Dons – Formation
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Liam Manning played with: Jamie Cumming , Peter Kioso , Warren O’Hora , Dean Lewington , Tennai Watson , Matt O’Riley , Ethan Robson , Daniel Harvie , Theo Corbeanu , Mohamed Eisa and Scott Twine .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Aden Baldwin , B. Ilunga, Troy Parrott , F. Ravizzoli, J. McEachran and Hiram Boateng .
Substitutions
Milton Keynes Dons made 3 changes: M. Eisa for H. Boateng (69′), T. Watson for A. Baldwin (74′) and T. Corbeanu for T. Parrott (83′).
Best player: Jamie Cumming
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was the goalkeeper: Jamie Cumming. His rating is 7.42. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- AFC Wimbledon – Morecambe – 0-0
- Accrington Stanley – Sunderland – 1-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 2-0
- Cheltenham Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Wigan Athletic – 1-2
- Fleetwood Town – Rotherham United – 1-0
- Gillingham – Burton Albion – 1-3
- Lincoln City – Cambridge United – 0-1
- Portsmouth – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 4-2
- Wycombe Wanderers – Oxford United – 2-0
