League One: Two sides in good form get together for this game. Bolton Wanderers might have a wee advantage with their 4th place in the league table?
- Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) 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.
Portsmouth form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Portsmouth have managed 6 wins, 8 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 16 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Fratton Park.
The Portsmouth goalkeeper Matt Macey is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.
The Portsmouth regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Cheltenham Town and win 4-0. As mentioned above, Portsmouth "killed" Cheltenham Town in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Midfielder Tunnicliffe was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.15 (out of ten) in that game. Tunnicliffe scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 73 successful passes (of 80 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Lincoln City that finished 0-0.There will be little rest for Portsmouth after this match as they are travelling to Cambridge United for a League One game in only four days.
Portsmouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fratton Park with 25 goals in 16 league matches.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
The visitors are W6-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
The club members enjoyed Bolton Wanderers's previous game versus Port Vale (placed 16th), a 2-1 win played at home.
Earlier, the EFL Trophy victory away at Accrington Stanley.
Bolton Wanderers have another match that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a League One match against Morecambe. A hard calendar for the visitors!
Wanderers have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played before this season: Bolton Wanderers - Portsmouth 3-0. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Portsmouth won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Bolton Wanderers got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Charles 14 goals |  C. Bishop 12 goals | C. Ogilvie 4 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Portsmouth | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 34 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 41 | 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | 50 |
| 36 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 25 |
| 87% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 85% |
| 77% | 81% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 69% | 65% |
| 42% | 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 44% | 41% |
| 29% | 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| 10% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 19% | 12% |
| 48% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | 35% |
| 39% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 31% | 50% |
| 26% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 38% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 12.1 | 12 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 37% | 41% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 45% | 45% |
| 11 | 8.7 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.1 | 10.3 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3 |
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in League One
- Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 37 | 71 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 68 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 61 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 30 | 63 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 62 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 59 |
| 6 | Derby County | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 57 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 53 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 31 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 50 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 42 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 42 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -8 | 41 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 40 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 31 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 40 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -15 | 40 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -18 | 35 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -19 | 33 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 32 | -20 | 31 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -21 | 31 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 52 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -22 | 29 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 35 | -28 | 29 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | -38 | 23 |
