PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth and Luton Town didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Portsmouth was definitely better in terms of ball possession (67%)​.

The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 20,293 spectators.​ The referee was John Busby who was helped by Lee Venamore and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.86 degrees Celsius or 69.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Portsmouth had a strong ball possession 67% while Luton Town was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Portsmouth to win the match​.

Portsmouth shot 15 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth received 3 yellow cards (Andre Dozzell, Conor Shaughnessy and Marlon Pack). Talking about the opposition, Luton Town received 3 yellow cards (Tahith Chong, Jordan Clark and Thomas Kaminski).

Standings

After this match, Portsmouth has 2 points to occupy the 15th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town has 1 points (20th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Portsmouth will play away with Middlesbrough on the 24th of August with a 3-3 head to head.

Luton Town will play away against Preston North End on the 24th of August with a 5-5 head to head.

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: Jordan Williams, Will Norris (7.9), Jordan Williams (7.2), Conor Shaughnessy (7.8), Ryley Towler (7.5), Connor Ogilvie (8.0), Andre Dozzell (7.3), Marlon Pack (7.5), Paddy Lane (6.7), Callum Lang (6.6), Sam Silvera (7.3) and Christian Saydee (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Elias Sørensen (6.8), Tom Lowery, Ben Stevenson (6.8), Owen Moxon (7.5), Zak Swanson, Terry Devlin, Matt Ritchie (6.7), Jordan Archer and Harry Clout.

Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of Ben Stevenson (injured).

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 4 changes: Andre Dozzell for Owen Moxon (71′), Paddy Lane for Matt Ritchie (71′), Christian Saydee for Elias Sørensen (78′) and Marlon Pack for Ben Stevenson (84′).

Player of the match: Connor Ogilvie​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portsmouth was Connor Ogilvie.

His rating is 8.0 with 54 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Rob Edwards played with: Joe Johnson, Thomas Kaminski (5.9), Reuell Walters (7.5), Teden Mengi (7.6), Amari’i Bell  (6.9), Chiedozie Ogbene (6.9), Jordan Clark (7.7), Shandon Baptiste (7.0), Alfie Doughty (7.2), Carlton Morris (6.6), Tahith Chong (7.2) and Elijah Adebayo (6.0).

These were the players on the bench: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (6.6), James Shea (7.3), Cauley Woodrow, Joe Taylor (6.7), Tom Holmes (6.7), Zack Nelson, Joseph Johnson, Aidan Francis and Christian Chigozie.

Substitutions

Luton Town made 4 changes: Carlton Morris for James Shea (34′), Shandon Baptiste for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (87′), Elijah Adebayo for Joe Taylor (78′) and Amari’i Bell  for Tom Holmes (77′).

Player of the match: Jordan Clark​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Jordan Clark.

His rating is 7.7 with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Derby County – Middlesbrough – 1-0
• Portsmouth – Luton Town – 0-0
• West Bromwich Albion – Leeds United – 0-0
• Bristol City – Millwall – 4-3
• Burnley – Cardiff City – 5-0
• Norwich City – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
• Plymouth Argyle – Hull City – 1-1
• Sheffield United – Queens Park Rangers – 2-2
• Swansea City – Preston North End – 3-0
• Watford – Stoke City – 3-0