PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth conquers Bristol Rovers 3-1.

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 Gavin Ward who had the assistance of George Byrne and G Read. The 4th official was Stuart Butler. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Portsmouth

3 - 1

Bristol Rovers

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 21 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 14 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 101 Attack 58
  • 68 Dangerous attack 17
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match​.

Portsmouth shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth received 3 yellow cards (M. Pack, M. Morrison and D. Scarlett). On the other side, Bristol Rovers received 5 yellow cards (G. Whelan, L. Gibson, J. Rossiter, S. Finley and P. Coutts).

Match Timeline

20'
Tom Lowery- sub ->L. Thompson
24'
Connor Ogilvie(goal)M. Jacobs
32'
46'
53'
Marlon Pack - Yellow
57'
61'
64'
72'
J. Rossiter- Yellow
73'
74'
76'
77'
77'
81'
82'
85'
S. Finley- Yellow
86'
88'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Plymouth Argyle
101
46
Ipswich Town
98
46
Sheffield Wednesday
96
46
Barnsley
86
46
Bolton Wanderers
81
46
Peterborough United
77
46
Derby County
76
46
Portsmouth
70
46
Wycombe Wanderers
69
46
Charlton Athletic
62
46
Lincoln City
62
46
Shrewsbury Town
59
46
Fleetwood Town
58
46
Exeter City
56
46
Burton Albion
56
46
Cheltenham Town
54
46
Bristol Rovers
53
46
Port Vale
49
46
Oxford United
47
46
Cambridge United
46
46
Milton Keynes Dons
45
46
Morecambe
44
46
Accrington Stanley
44
46
Forest Green Rovers
27
46

After this match, Portsmouth will have 1 points like Sheffield Wednesday, Accrington Stanley, Charlton Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Exeter City, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Morecambe and Shrewsbury Town to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers will stay with 0 points like Cheltenham Town, Fleetwood Town, Barnsley, Milton Keynes Dons, Oxford United and Burton Albion to remain in the 19th place.

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 record in favor of Portsmouth (6 draws).

Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth
G
Joshua Griffiths 1.England
6.3
D
Michael Morrison 28.England
7.0
73'
D
Sean Raggett 20.England
6.8
D
Joe Rafferty 17.Republic of Ireland
7.2
D
Connor Ogilvie 6.England
7.3
32'
M
Michael Jacobs 24.England
7.6
77'
M
Marlon Pack 7.England
6.7
57'
M
Louis Thompson 23.Wales
7.0
24'
M
Owen Dale 15.England
7.6
90'
F
Colby Bishop 9.England
6.7
77'
F
Ronan Curtis 11.Republic of Ireland
6.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Oluwayemi 21.Nigeria
D
C. Robertson 4.Scotland
D
Zak Swanson 2.England
M
Tom Lowery 26.England
7.1
24'
F
Joe Pigott 10.England
7.5
77' 82'
F
Dane Scarlett 19.England
7.0
64' 88'
F
Reeco Hackett 18.England
6.8
77'

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

The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: Joshua Griffiths (6.3), Joe Rafferty (7.2), Michael Morrison (7.0), Sean Raggett (6.8), Connor Ogilvie (7.3), Owen Dale (7.6), Marlon Pack (6.7), Louis Thompson (7.0), Michael Jacobs (7.6), Colby Bishop (6.7) and Ronan Curtis (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Pigott (7.5), Clark Robertson, Dane Scarlett (7.0), Zak Swanson, Tom Lowery (7.1), Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (6.8) and Joshua Oluwayemi.

Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of T. Lowery (injured).

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 4 changes: L. Thompson for T. Lowery (24′), R. Curtis for D. Scarlett (64′), M. Jacobs for J. Pigott (77′) and C. Bishop for R. Hackett-Fairchild (77′).

Best player: Michael Jacobs​

The most impressive player for Portsmouth was Michael Jacobs even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 39 passes (71% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 14 crosses.

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers
G
James Belshaw 1.England
7.1
D
Lewis Gibson 17.England
7.1
76' 53'
D
J. Connolly 2.Wales
6.8
D
L. Hoole 30.Wales
6.8
M
Glenn Whelan 25.Republic of Ireland
6.8
46' 20'
M
Paul Coutts 15.Scotland
6.4
86'
M
S. Finley 6.England
6.2
85'
M
J. Rossiter 14.England
6.8
74' 72'
F
A. Evans 21.England
6.9
F
J. Marquis 9.England
7.6
81'
F
A. Collins 10.Wales
7.2
61'
Substitutes
G
Anssi Jaakkola 32.Finland
D
L. Gordon 3.Scotland
D
Alfie Kilgour 5.England
6.6
76'
M
Harry Anderson 19.England
6.3
46'
M
J. Lawrence 34.England
F
Ryan Loft 18.England
6.8
74'
F
Harvey Saunders 22.England
6.5
81'

Bristol Rovers started with a 3-3-3-1 line-up (3-3-3-1).

Joey Barton played with: James Belshaw (7.1), Luca Hoole (6.8), James Connolly (6.8), Lewis Gibson (7.1), Jordan Rossiter (6.8), Glenn Whelan (6.8), Paul Coutts (6.4), Antony Evans (6.9), Sam Finley (6.2), Aaron Collins (7.2) and John Marquis (7.6).

They had on the bench: Lewis Gordon, Anssi Jaakkola, Ryan Loft (6.8), Harry Anderson (6.3), Harvey Saunders (6.5), Jerry Lawrence and Alfie Kilgour (6.6).

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 4 changes: G. Whelan for H. Anderson (46′), J. Rossiter for R. Loft (74′), L. Gibson for A. Kilgour (76′) and J. Marquis for H. Saunders (81′).

Best player: John Marquis​

The most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was John Marquis.

His rating is (7.6) with 11 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4.

Results of the day

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