National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newport County or Portsmouth that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Newport County form and stats
Newport have reached this Carabao Cup stage through battling and winning against Luton Town. Newport County participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Three League Two home games done for Newport County, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches.
Newport's last game was hosting Tranmere Rovers and winning 2-1. The forward Bogle won the honour of being "man of the match" for Newport County with the rating of 7.62/10. Bogle scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was a League Two defeat to Salford City (2-3).Newport County are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Harrogate Town awaits in four days.
Newport has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Portsmouth form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Cardiff City in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. Portsmouth was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 1st round last season.Portsmouth are still undefeated on their travels in the League One. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Pigott, Ogilvie and Dale scored in Portsmouth's previous match, the home game against Bristol Rovers that ended 3-1. Midfielder Jacobs was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Jacobs served one assist and hit four key passes.
Before that, Portsmouth secured a home win against Cambridge United with the score 4-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Port Vale.
5 goals so far away for Portsmouth, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the prior nine meetings): Newport won five games, zero matches ended with a tie and Portsmouth have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / four
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bishop 4 goals |   O. Bogle 3 goals | C. Ogilvie 3 goals |
Newport County missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Newport County | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Scored | S | 24 | 45 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 61% | ||
| 11 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Barrow | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Salford City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Walsall | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Newport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
