Iwan Roberts Anticipates Swansea Capitalizing on Portsmouth’s Struggles

Former Wales striker Iwan Roberts anticipates that Swansea City will fully exploit Portsmouth’s challenges this season when the teams compete on Saturday at 15:00 GMT. Swansea ascended to 11th place in the Championship standings after securing a 2-1 victory over Derby County on Wednesday, while Portsmouth currently occupies the last position. John Mousinho’s squad has experienced the postponement of its two most recent league fixtures, scheduled against Blackburn Rovers and Millwall. This means Portsmouth has not played a match since defeating Preston North End 3-1 on 9 November. However, Roberts believes that Swansea’s recent improvement in goal-scoring will serve them well. “Portsmouth are 24th in the league and have the second worst defensive record in the division,” he informed Dros Frecwast. “They were meant to play on Wednesday night, but the lights at Fratton Park weren’t working, so their game against Millwall was postponed.” He added, “They’ll be a bit more fresh, but they’ve only won two games this season.” Roberts commented on Swansea’s recent form, stating, “It was probably the best half an hour we’ve seen from Swansea at Derby.” He continued, “Their scoring record hasn’t been great, but all of a sudden, they’ve scored five goals in two games.” Concluding his assessment, Roberts declared, “Even though Swansea have lost two of their last three at the Swansea.com Stadium, against Millwall and Leeds, after what I saw the other night, great goals from Zan Vipotnik and Ronald as well, I would expect Swansea to beat Portsmouth.”