League One preview: Can Portsmouth edge out victory against Wycombe Wanderers?

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 07.May
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

The host team, Portsmouth, should be expected winners in this fixture, but Wycombe Wanderers have proven both ability and heroism. Learn more about the fixture!

Insights:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Portsmouth can neither be promoted or relegated from League One. For Wanderers most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Portsmouth form and stats

The League One statistics at home this season for Portsmouth are 9-10-3 (wins-draws-losses). days ago.

The Portsmouth coach Mousinho and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Derby County (placed 6th). Midfield player Pack got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Pack hit two key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 55 total).

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Accrington Stanley.

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 15 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 2 and lost 4.

Low-scoring affair? In this team's last 11 league matches, 9 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).

Portsmouth has scored 32 league goals at home this season, in 22 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Portsmouth are not conceding a lot of goals here at Fratton Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 20 from 22 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

9-3-10 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wycombe Wanderers in their League One matches away.

Wycombe Wanderers are looking to quickly end their 226 minutes long goal drought in the League One.

Wycombe Wanderers failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Cheltenham Town (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Midfielder McCleary was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. McCleary hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 25 successful passes (of 27 total).

A loss against Lincoln City was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Wanderers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.

Stats flash: 21 of the last 28 league games featuring this side have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

Wycombe Wanderers have scored 25 goals on their travels this season, from 22 away 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. 25 goals have been conceded by Wycombe Wanderers in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met previously this season: Wycombe Wanderers - Portsmouth 2-0. Numbers for the previous ten meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Portsmouth, two draws and four wins for Wycombe Wanderers. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthC. Bishop
C. Bishop
20 goals
Wycombe WanderersL. Wing
L. Wing
8 goals
Wycombe WanderersD. Wheeler
D. Wheeler
7 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
17 9 3 Won W 2 9 20
18 10 3 Drew D 0 3 8
10 3 1 Lost L 5 10 17
59 32 12 Scored S 8 25 57
48 20 6 Conceded C 13 25 49
89% 86% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 98%
73% 68% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 73% 73%
38% 41% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 86% 45% 42%
29% 36% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 14% 18%
7% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
51% 55% 57% BTTS BTTS 29% 32% 38%
38% 36% 43% Clean Sheets C S 29% 41% 38%
22% 23% 14% Failed to Score F T 43% 32% 27%
 
5.1 5.3 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.1 4.8 5.7
5.2 4.3 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 8.1 7 5.9
1.9 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.7 1.6
5 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.7 12.3 13.9 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.8 13.6
3.6 3.7 3.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 4.1 4.4
36% 39% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 28% 29%
 
11.7 8.8 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 17.7 15.6 14.2
3.4 2.5 1.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 4.5 4.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
13 Shrewsbury Town 44 16 8 20 50 59 22 10 3 9 30 31 22 6 5 11 20 28 -9 56
14 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
15 Bristol Rovers 44 14 11 19 55 68 22 6 7 9 25 33 22 8 4 10 30 35 -13 53
16 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 44 14 10 20 56 79 21 8 6 7 27 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -23 52
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 44 12 7 25 39 67 22 8 4 10 22 26 22 4 3 15 17 41 -28 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

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 Plymouth Argyle 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
13 Shrewsbury Town 44 16 8 20 50 59 22 10 3 9 30 31 22 6 5 11 20 28 -9 56
14 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
15 Bristol Rovers 44 14 11 19 55 68 22 6 7 9 25 33 22 8 4 10 30 35 -13 53
16 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 44 14 10 20 56 79 21 8 6 7 27 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -23 52
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 44 12 7 25 39 67 22 8 4 10 22 26 22 4 3 15 17 41 -28 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

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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.