In this 3rd week match, on Saturday Aug 13th, Cheltenham Town plays host to Portsmouth in a League One match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Cheltenham Town sits at 22nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Barnsley. Luke Thomas scored the first goal for Barnsley in the 66th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cheltenham Town couldn’t manage to score, and Barnsley took the shutout win. Cheltenham Town looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Portsmouth, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lincoln City. Portsmouth had 4 on net, and Lincoln City had 1, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Cheltenham Town won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Joe Pigott and Connor Ogilvie have been the hottest scorers for Portsmouth in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Alfie May has been the most prolific scorer on Cheltenham Town in his last five matches with three goals.