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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 19.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

Portsmouth welcome Cheltenham Town for another exciting League One game here at Fratton Park.

Insights:
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals (0) 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.

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Portsmouth form and stats

Only two League One home games for Portsmouth so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

The Portsmouth goalkeeper Will Norris is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 246 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.

The Portsmouth regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Exeter City and win 1-0. The goalie Norris was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.45 out of ten. Norris topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that match, a win away at Leyton Orient.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Portsmouth, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Fulham U21 is only three days away.

At Fratton Park, Portsmouth has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

It's not happening yet for Cheltenham Town on their League One travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?

Cheltenham Town are looking to quickly end their 272 minutes long goal drought in the League One.

Cheltenham Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Reading (placed 16th).

Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Bolton Wanderers.

{0 goals} so far away for Cheltenham Town, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Portsmouth four wins, five draws and Cheltenham Town one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthC. Bishop
C. Bishop
2 goals
PortsmouthK. Yengi
K. Yengi
2 goals
PortsmouthM. Pack
M. Pack
1 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 1 2 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
6 2 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 1 0 Conceded C 1 2 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 100%
 
7.3 9.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.5 4.7
4 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6 7
3.7 4.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.3 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 16 13 10.3
5.7 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 3
35% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
10 9.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 12 11.5 13
4.7 5.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.5 4.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals (0) in League One
Portsmouth Last season Cheltenham Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
17 9   Won W   6 14
19 11   Drew D   4 12
10 3   Lost L   13 20
61 34   Scored S   20 45
50 22   Conceded C   34 61
89% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 87%
74% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   61% 59%
39% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 46%
30% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 28%
7% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 9%
52% 57%   BTTS BTTS   30% 37%
37% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 35%
22% 22%   Failed to Score F T   48% 41%
 
5.2 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3 3.7
5.1 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 5
1.9 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.2
5 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.9 12.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.4 11.2
3.7 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 3.4
35% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 29%
 
11.6 8.8   Shots against (avg) S A   14.5 13.2
3.4 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.7 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 9
2 Peterborough United 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
3 Stevenage 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
4 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 7
5 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Oxford United 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
7 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
8 Blackpool 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
9 Bristol Rovers 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
10 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 9 4 2 1 0 1 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 4
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4
12 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 4
13 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 7 -6 4
14 Derby County 3 1 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3
15 Charlton Athletic 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Reading 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
17 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 3 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 3
18 Carlisle United 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Northampton Town 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
20 Fleetwood Town 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 1
21 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -5 0
22 Leyton Orient 3 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -6 0
23 Burton Albion 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -6 0
24 Wigan Athletic 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 -1
Last season 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 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 9
2 Peterborough United 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
3 Stevenage 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
4 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 7
5 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Oxford United 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
7 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
8 Blackpool 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
9 Bristol Rovers 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
10 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 9 4 2 1 0 1 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 4
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4
12 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 4
13 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 7 -6 4
14 Derby County 3 1 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3
15 Charlton Athletic 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Reading 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
17 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 3 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 3
18 Carlisle United 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Northampton Town 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
20 Fleetwood Town 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 1
21 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -5 0
22 Leyton Orient 3 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -6 0
23 Burton Albion 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -6 0
24 Wigan Athletic 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 -1

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.