Week 17 brings us a match on Oct 29th where Shrewsbury Town and Portsmouth will play a match in Portsmouth in a League One match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. Portsmouth is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Oxford United. Kyle Joseph scored the first goal for Oxford United in the 16th minute, then Colby Bishop tied it up for Portsmouth in the 78th minute earning them at least the one point. Portsmouth should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Shrewsbury Town is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Plymouth Argyle. Jordan Shipley struck first for Shrewsbury Town in the 30th minute on a feed from Christian Saydee, then Niall Ennis tied it up for Plymouth Argyle in the 70th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Morgan Whittaker to cap off a wild match. Shrewsbury Town is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Portsmouth won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For Shrewsbury Town, their top scorers are Tom Bayliss and Jordan Shipley, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Portsmouth’s most prolific scorer has been Colby Bishop. The English attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.