National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Portsmouth or Milton Keynes Dons that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Portsmouth nor Milton Keynes Dons as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Portsmouth form and stats
Portsmouth have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Hereford. Last season, Portsmouth's FA Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.3-6-0 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Portsmouth so far this season.
Portsmouth are returning here after visiting Ipswich Town in a EFL Trophy fixture and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Before that, Portsmouth drew at home versus Derby County.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Portsmouth have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
The Portsmouth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Portsmouth have conceded only 8 goals.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Taunton Town in order to reach 2nd round of FA Cup. Keynes's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round replays.As the visiting team in League One matches, Milton Keynes Dons have produced an overall stat of 3-1-5 so far.
The regulars enjoyed Milton Keynes Dons's previous match versus Newport County, a EFL Trophy win (3-1) played at home.
It was a League One defeat before that one as the away game against Barnsley wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Milton Keynes Dons are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
The visiting Keynes have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 9 games. Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these contenders: Portsmouth won four, Milton Keynes Dons were winners in four and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bishop 9 goals |   W. Grigg 5 goals | C. Ogilvie 3 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
| Portsmouth | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | ||
| 44 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 28% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 46% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| 9.3 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 12.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Derby County | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 14 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 14 |
