After the sad news that Hereford’s FA Cup hero Ronnie Radford had passed away on Wednesday, what was supposed to be a celebration in front of the BBC cameras has turned into a sad one. The Bulls can pay tribute to a club legend on Friday by playing well against League One Portsmouth, but they are unlikely to do enough to upset the opposition, even though their form in the National League North has improved recently.
In recent times, Portsmouth has struggled with consistency, and numerous injuries have hampered progress. However, Portsmouth should be too strong for a team that competes in a division three divisions below them if a few key players are able to make the trip to Hereford. Manager Danny Cowley expects several key players to start returning soon.
Prediction
Even though the fairy tale will be in everyone’s minds, this is one of the biggest mismatches in the first round in terms of league placement, and Hereford may fail against such superior opponents.
After making numerous substitutions for the EFL Trophy match in the middle of the week, Portsmouth should return to a largely strong starting lineup.
Head to head
They haven’t played any match together.
| Team | Hereford | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 0 | 0 |
| Win | 0 | 0 |
| Draw | 0 | 0 |
| Lose | 0 | 0 |
| Score | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| Goals Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Goals Allowed | 0 | 0 |
Lineup
Hereford United possible starting lineup:
- Eve;
- Hodgkiss,
- Thompson,
- Thompson-Sommers,
- Pendley,
- Evans;
- Pinchard,
- Hanson;
- Storey,
- Amadi-Holloway,
- Barnett
Portsmouth possible starting lineup:
- Griffiths;
- Swanson,
- Raggett,
- Robertson,
- Ogilvie;
- Dale,
- Tunnicliffe,
- Mingi,
- Koroma;
- Bishop,
- Pigott
Betting Tips
In their last six games, Hereford has scored an average of 2.33 goals per game.