Exeter City FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Exeter City FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at St. James Park.
- Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Justin Amey
- 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 29 Dec Portsmouth FC H 0–0 D 26 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 22 Dec Cambridge United FC A 0–2 L 16 Dec Stevenage FC A 1–1 D 09 Dec Port Vale FC H 0–1 L 28 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Exeter City FC A 0–0 D 26 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 1–2 L 23 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 1–1 D 16 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–0 W 11 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W 02 Dec Northampton Town FC A 3–0 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Exeter City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Exeter City FC is hosting Portsmouth FC for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks surprising Exeter City FC does not make any changes. Will Aimson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Exeter City FC that had 197 games and scored 202 goals.
- 15' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ilmari Niskanen suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Exeter City FC is showing some good football. However, Exeter City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Exeter City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' Marlon Pack has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 50' 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.
- 55' Exeter City 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.
- 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Carroll, as he is very good at scoring at St. James Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sonny Cox made 197 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 80' Will Norris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Exeter City FC
Starting XI- 6
- 4
- 5
- 3
- 12
- 14
- 29
- 39
- 1
- 21
- 19
Bench- 26
- 16
- 11
- 30
- 23
- 47
Coach Gary CaldwellPortsmouth FC
Starting XI- 7
- 1
- 18
- 20
- 11
- 17
- 21
- 9
- 8
- 32
- 24
Bench- 31
- 16
- 19
- 10
- 15
- 4
- 25
Coach John Mousinho -
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