Loyal fans at Wham Stadium haven’t seen many wins this season, with Accrington Stanley withering away in the 20th place. The guesting Portsmouth will believe to shield their higher league spot in this game.
- Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in League One
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Accrington Stanley have played 16 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-6 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Accrington Stanley after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Accrington drew their last game, 1-1 away at Charlton Athletic (placed 16th). Attacking player Leigh outperformed all the other footballers in that match and was awarded a match rating of 8.44 out of 10. Leigh served one assist and hit four key passes.
Heartbreak before that as Accrington Stanley lost 0-3 at Ipswich Town's place.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Milton Keynes Dons in only four days. This game is also played here at Wham Stadium.
Accrington Stanley has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.
Portsmouth form and stats
Playing away, Portsmouth have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 7 defeats in the League One this season.
The manager Mousinho was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Fratton Park. Portsmouth suffered a 0-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday (placed 1st). Tunnicliffe got a match rating of 7.35 in that game, top player of the team. Tunnicliffe hit two key passes and had 48 successful passes (of 55 total).
A 1-3 defeat away at Barnsley before that.The schedule is very tough for Portsmouth now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Bristol Rovers is waiting in only four days.
Portsmouth are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 17 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings with these sides: Accrington Stanley won three, Portsmouth triumphed in three and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
![]() C. Bishop 15 goals | ![]() T. Leigh 6 goals | ![]() S. McConville 4 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Accrington Stanley | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 29 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 46 |
| 52 | 24 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 23 | 41 |
| 91% | 94% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 71% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 74% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 41% | 43% |
| 21% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 24% | 31% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 41% | 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 35% | 49% |
| 26% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 47% | 37% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 26% |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.7 | 12.6 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.1 | 12.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 25% | 33% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 32% | 37% |
| 12.4 | 13.2 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 13.8 | 11.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
- Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in League One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 61 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 39 | 77 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 74 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 70 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 39 | 72 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 66 |
| 5 | Derby County | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 64 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 63 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 57 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 55 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 54 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 51 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 46 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 35 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -2 | 45 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -6 | 45 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -14 | 44 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 43 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 42 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -17 | 40 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 39 | -21 | 38 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -10 | 36 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -23 | 35 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 36 | -22 | 33 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -22 | 33 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 36 | -30 | 30 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -41 | 23 |
- Accrington Stanley
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)