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AFC Wimbledon vs Portsmouth: result 5-3 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 4Kick-off on September 7, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The Cherry Red Records Stadium, London

AFC Wimbledon
5-3
Portsmouth

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What was the result of AFC Wimbledon vs Portsmouth?

AFC Wimbledon won 5-3 on September 7, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 2′P. KalambayiAFC Wimbledon
  • 43′A. PressleyAFC Wimbledon
  • 45′E. HarrisonPortsmouth
  • 52′E. HarrisonPortsmouth
  • 78′E. HarrisonPortsmouth
  • 80′A. PressleyAFC Wimbledon (pen.)
  • 87′W. NightingaleAFC Wimbledon
  • 90′L. McCormickAFC Wimbledon

Official lineup for AFC Wimbledon vs Portsmouth

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

AFC Wimbledon

4-2-3-1
  1. 16D. Mebude
  1. 19A. Pressley
  2. 10A. Assal
  3. 11E. Chislett
  1. 8A. Hartigan
  2. 6G. Marsh
  1. 18N. Guinness-Walker
  2. 30P. Kalambayi
  3. 7C. Alexander
  4. 5W. Nightingale
  1. 31Z. Oualah

Portsmouth

4-4-2
  1. 7G. Yahyai
  2. 18R. Hackett
  1. 19G. Hirst
  2. 17E. Harrison
  3. 5H. Mnoga
  4. 23L. Thompson
  1. 24M. Jacobs
  2. 15M. Romeo
  3. 16C. Ogilvie
  4. 26Paul Michael Downing
  1. 39J. Eastwood
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, AFC Wimbledon have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Portsmouth have 7, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

AFC Wimbledon
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 4, 2021Oxford United(home)3-1League One
Aug 28, 2021Ipswich(away)2-2League One
Aug 24, 2021Northampton(away)1-0League Cup
Aug 21, 2021Sunderland(away)0-1League One
Aug 17, 2021Gillingham(home)1-1League One
Portsmouth
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2021Wigan(away)0-1League One
Aug 21, 2021Doncaster(away)0-0League One
Aug 17, 2021Shrewsbury(home)1-0League One
Aug 14, 2021Crewe(home)2-0League One
Aug 10, 2021Millwall(away)1-2League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 AFC Wimbledon win, 0 draws, 5 Portsmouth wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 1, 2021AFC Wimbledon 1-3 PortsmouthLeague One
Jan 19, 2021Portsmouth 4-0 AFC WimbledonLeague One
Jan 11, 2020Portsmouth 2-1 AFC WimbledonLeague One
Oct 19, 2019AFC Wimbledon 1-0 PortsmouthLeague One
Jan 1, 2019Portsmouth 2-1 AFC WimbledonLeague One
Oct 13, 2018AFC Wimbledon 1-2 PortsmouthLeague One

Last archived meeting: AFC Wimbledon vs Portsmouth on May 1, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

AFC Wimbledon score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Portsmouth score 1.6 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
AFC Wimbledon1.11.137/155/15
Portsmouth1.61.167/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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2AFC Wimbledon3201676

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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