PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth and Lincoln City didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

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 David Rock with the support of Kevin Howick and Paul Yates. The 4th official was Paul Kelly. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.2 degrees Celsius or 73.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Portsmouth was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Lincoln City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth had a more offensive attitude with 28 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Portsmouth to win the match​.

Portsmouth shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards (M. H. Sanders and L. Sorensen).

Standings

After playing this match, Portsmouth has 1 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. On the other side, Lincoln City has 1 points (15th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Portsmouth (6 draws).

Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 6th of May with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: Joshua Griffiths (6.8), Joe Rafferty (6.5), Michael Morrison (8.0), Sean Raggett (7.3), Connor Ogilvie (7.8), Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (6.6), Louis Thompson (6.3), Marlon Pack (7.2), Michael Jacobs (7.1), Joe Pigott (6.8) and Colby Bishop (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Haji Mnoga, Zak Swanson (6.6), Kieron Freeman, Ronan Curtis (6.1), Dane Scarlett (6.8), Joshua Oluwayemi and Jay Mingi (6.6).

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 4 changes: R. Hackett-Fairchild for R. Curtis (62′), J. Pigott for D. Scarlett (62′), L. Thompson for J. J. Mingi (70′) and J. Rafferty for Z. Swanson (81′).

Best player: Michael Morrison​

The most impressive player for Portsmouth was Michael Morrison.

His rating is (8.0) with 65 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mark Kennedy played with: Carl Rushworth (8.4), Timothy Eyoma (7.2), Paudie O’Connor (6.8), Regan Poole (7.4), Jamie Robson (7.4), Max Sanders (7.1), Lasse Sørensen (7.2), Tashan Oakley-Boothe (6.1), Hakeeb Adelakun (6.5), Tom Hopper (6.6) and Teddy Bishop (7.1).

They had on the bench: Jordan Wright, Chris Maguire (7.0), Morgan Worsfold-Gregg, Sean Roughan, Charley Kendall, Adam Jackson (6.2) and Jovon Makama.

Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of C. Maguire (injured).

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 2 changes: T. Bishop for C. Maguire (72′) and H. Adelakun for A. Jackson (77′).

Best player: Carl Rushworth​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lincoln City was the goalkeeper: Carl Rushworth. His rating is 8.35. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Exeter City – Port Vale – 4-0
• Charlton Athletic – Derby County – 1-0
• Shrewsbury Town – Accrington Stanley – 0-1
• Portsmouth – Lincoln City – 0-0
• Peterborough United – Morecambe – 3-0
• Oxford United – Cambridge United – 1-0
• Milton Keynes Dons – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
• Forest Green Rovers – Ipswich Town – 1-2
• Fleetwood Town – Plymouth Argyle – 2-1
• Burton Albion – Bristol Rovers – 0-4
• Bolton Wanderers – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-0
• Barnsley – Cheltenham Town – 1-0