Peterborough United 1-0 Portsmouth: result and report

League One · Tuesday 16 March 2021

Result

Peterborough United 1-0 Portsmouth

League One · Tuesday 16 March 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Peterborough United 1-0 Portsmouth: match report

Peterborough United beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the League One on Tuesday 16 March 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal was an own goal by Rasmus Nicolaisen in the 32nd minute, credited to Peterborough United.

Discipline: Peterborough United received 1 yellow card; Portsmouth received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Peterborough United were 2nd on 62 points from 33 and Portsmouth 7th on 52 points from 33. Peterborough United went on to finish that season 2nd with 87 points, and Portsmouth 8th with 72.

Peterborough United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Portsmouth in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Christy Pym of Peterborough United (7.7), level with Louis Reed (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Peterborough United wins, 1 draw and 2 for Portsmouth.

Going into the match Peterborough United's last five read L-L-D-W-W and Portsmouth's L-L-L-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Own goal · Rasmus NicolaisenPeterborough United · 1-0
  • 41'Yellow card · Jack WhatmoughPortsmouth
  • 77'Yellow card · Mark BeeversPeterborough United
  • 83'Yellow card · H. WhitePortsmouth

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Peterborough United 2, draws 1, Portsmouth 2.

Team news

Peterborough United line-up (3-4-2-1)

Christy Pym, Frankie Kent, Nathan Thompson, Mark Beevers, Joe Ward, Louis Reed, Reece Brown, Dan Butler, Harrison Burrows, Siriki Dembélé, Jonson Clarke-Harris

Portsmouth line-up (3-5-2)

Craig MacGillivray, Jack Whatmough, Sean Raggett, Rasmus Nicolaisen, James Bolton, Ben Close, Tom Naylor, Andy Cannon, Lee Brown, Ryan Williams, Ronan Curtis