Match Report
Portsmouth (2nd, 6 pts) visited Walsall (1st, 8 pts) with 2 points between them. The last five rounds placed Walsall no better than 6th for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Walsall 2.33 scored and 0 conceded per game, Portsmouth 2 and 1, with the league averaging 1.56.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Walsall, 1 draw and 3 for Portsmouth, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
Poundland Bescot Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,300. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Portsmouth led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Walsall: Caolan Lavery (86') · Portsmouth: John Marquis (23'), Ellis Harrison (82')
Key stats
Possession: Walsall 45% · Portsmouth 55% · Total shots: 12-16 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 4-6




