Accrington Stanley 1-3 Portsmouth: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 8 March 2016
Result
Accrington Stanley 1-3 Portsmouth
League Two · Tuesday 8 March 2016, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-3
Accrington Stanley 1-3 Portsmouth: match report
Accrington Stanley were beaten by Portsmouth 1-3 in the League Two on Tuesday 8 March 2016. It was 0-3 at half-time.
K. Bennett opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Accrington Stanley's goal came from S. McCartan (83'). Portsmouth scored through K. Bennett (22'), an own goal by Matthew Pearson (36') and Michael Doyle (43').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Accrington Stanley were 7th on 56 points from 33 and Portsmouth 9th on 55 points from 34. Accrington Stanley went on to finish that season 3rd with 84 points, and Portsmouth 7th with 77.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Accrington Stanley win, 3 draws and 1 for Portsmouth.
Going into the match Accrington Stanley's last five read D-L-D-W-W and Portsmouth's W-L-D-L-D.
Key events
- 22'Goal · K. Bennett
- 36'Own goal · Matthew Pearson
- 43'Goal · Michael Doyle
- 83'Goal · S. McCartan
Head-to-head
Team news
Accrington Stanley line-up
Jason Mooney, Matty Pearson, Tom Davies, Liam Wakefield, Brad Halliday, Piero Mingoia, Sean McConville, Matt Crooks, Seamus Conneely, Shay McCartan, Billy Kee
Portsmouth line-up
Ryan Fulton, Ben Davies, Adam Webster, Christian Burgess, Enda Stevens, Michael Doyle, Gary Roberts, Kyle Bennett, Gareth Evans, Danny Hollands, Michael Smith