Stevenage v Portsmouth betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Lamex Stadium (6722 seats)

Portsmouth have travelled here for an exciting game versus the home team Stevenage. Get ready for the fixture with this full League One preview!

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the EFL Trophy.

L W W W W

Stevenage form and stats

The hosts won their first League One game here at The Lamex Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Stevenage last season were 17 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from 23 games.

In their previous game, the manager Evans led his Stevenage to a defeat away at Reading. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Lamex Stadium. The first setback in the shape of a loss after collecting points in three league rounds.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Cambridge United.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Stevenage have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Stevenage are traveling soon after this match as the Carabao Cup match at Exeter City awaits in three days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Stevenage at home in the league. 2 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

D D W W W

Portsmouth form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the League One, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 8 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats from 23 matches.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Portsmouth goalkeeper Will Norris is eager to challenge this, with his 336 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Portsmouth delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Fulham U21 in their previous game; a EFL Trophy duel.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Cheltenham Town in the League One.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Portsmouth playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 1 Portsmouth win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Portsmouth, the Carabao Cup home match versus Peterborough United. Busy days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Portsmouth has managed {4 goals} and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these squads: Stevenage won four, Portsmouth were winners in four and we saw two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

StevenageJ. Reid
J. Reid
2 goals
PortsmouthC. Bishop
C. Bishop
2 goals
PortsmouthK. Yengi
K. Yengi
2 goals

Stevenage missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stevenage Portsmouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 0 1 4
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 2 0 Scored S 0 4 6
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 75%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
5 13 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 6.8
5.8 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 4.2
2.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 20 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 14.5
5.2 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 5.2
24% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 29%
 
11.8 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 10.2
3.5 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3.8
Stevenage Last season Portsmouth
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
24 17   Won W   8 17
13 2   Drew D   8 19
9 4   Lost L   7 10
61 40   Scored S   27 61
39 16   Conceded C   28 50
91% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 89%
63% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 74%
37% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 39%
17% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 30%
9% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 7%
46% 39%   BTTS BTTS   48% 52%
41% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   39% 37%
22% 9%   Failed to Score F T   22% 22%
 
5.1 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.2
3.4 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   6 5.1
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 1.9
0 0   Red cards R C   4 5
 
13.8 14.2   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 11.9
4.4 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.7
30% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 35%
 
8.7 7   Shots against (avg) S A   14.4 11.6
2.3 1.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 4 3 0 1 7 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Bolton Wanderers 4 3 0 1 9 5 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 9
3 Peterborough United 4 3 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 2 3 9
4 Oxford United 4 3 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 9
5 Stevenage 4 3 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 9
6 Portsmouth 4 2 2 0 6 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 8
7 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 7
8 Lincoln City 4 2 1 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 7
9 Port Vale 4 2 1 1 4 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 9 -5 7
10 Derby County 4 2 0 2 6 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 6
11 Blackpool 4 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6
12 Shrewsbury Town 4 2 0 2 3 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 6
13 Reading 4 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
14 Bristol Rovers 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 5
15 Barnsley 4 1 1 2 10 7 3 1 0 2 9 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
16 Northampton Town 4 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Wycombe Wanderers 4 1 1 2 3 8 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 4
18 Charlton Athletic 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
19 Wigan Athletic 4 3 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 7 2 6 2
20 Carlisle United 4 0 2 2 2 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 2
21 Fleetwood Town 4 0 1 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 1
22 Cheltenham Town 4 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 -5 1
23 Leyton Orient 4 0 1 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 -6 1
24 Burton Albion 4 0 1 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 4 -6 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 Leyton Orient 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38
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

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

More from England - League One

Read more about League One

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.