Cambridge United FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Cambridge United FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Abbey Stadium.
- Cambridge United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Declan Bourne
- Assistant 1 Marc Wilson
- Assistant 2 Stuart Butler
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Oct Portsmouth FC H 0–0 D 21 Oct Cheltenham Town FC A 0–1 L 14 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D 09 Oct Burton Albion FC A 1–2 L 03 Oct Barnsley FC H 0–4 L 30 Sep Derby County FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Oct Cambridge United FC A 0–0 D 21 Oct Carlisle United FC H 1–0 W 07 Oct Port Vale FC H 2–0 W 03 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–1 W 30 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W 23 Sep Lincoln City FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Abbey Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' It looks surprising Cambridge United FC does not make any changes. Will Norris has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Jordan Cousins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 35' Cambridge United FC is showing some good football. However, Cambridge United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' Sullay Kaikai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cambridge United FC that had 191 games and scored 193 goals.
- 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Portsmouth FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 65' Cambridge United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 70' Cambridge United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 85' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Zak Swanson, as he is very good at scoring at Abbey Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Cambridge United FC
Starting XI- 7
- 14
- 10
- 5
- 24
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 23
- 2
Bench- 17
- 8
- 9
- 19
- 27
- 16
- 25
Coach Mark BonnerPortsmouth FC
Starting XI- 1
- 18
- 6
- 16
- 9
- 5
- 15
- 8
- 32
- 2
- 25
Bench- 31
- 17
- 21
- 14
- 28
- 19
- 4
Coach John Mousinho -
Head to Head
Cambridge United FC Form
2023-10-24 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2023-10-21 Cheltenham Town FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC L 2023-10-14 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2023-10-09 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L 2023-10-03 Cambridge United FC 0–4 Barnsley FC L 2023-09-30 Derby County FC 0–0 Cambridge United FC DPortsmouth FC Form