National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AFC Wimbledon or Portsmouth that keep their silverware dream alive.
Wimbledon have less rest than Portsmouth in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Rowley Lane. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Portsmouth have had more rest.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
Last season, Wimbledon's EFL Trophy journey ended in the quarter-finals.AFC Wimbledon have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the League One. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
AFC Wimbledon's last game was hosting Oxford United and winning 3-1. Midfielder Jack Rudoni was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.01 (out of ten) in that game. Rudoni scored two goals.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Ipswich Town that finished 2-2.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Wimbledon as they are travelling to their away game against Morecambe in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
The Wimbledon manager M. Robinson has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wimbledon defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Portsmouth form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Portsmouth are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League One, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Portsmouth aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 267 league minutes without a goal. R. Tunnicliffe was the last player to find the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Portsmouth, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Wigan Athletic. Defender Kieron Freeman was the best team player with a rating of 7.82. Freeman hit one key pass and won 10 of 14 duels.
Ahead of that match was the League One away draw versus Doncaster Rovers that ended 0-0.Portsmouth have another fixture that requires travelling in just four days, a League One match vs Milton Keynes Dons. A strenuous fixture list for them!
Goals are few and far between in Portsmouth's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. The Portsmouth defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these squads: Wimbledon won two, Portsmouth were winners in eight and we saw zero draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Rudoni 3 goals | W. Nightingale 2 goals | B. Heneghan 1 goals |
AFC Wimbledon missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| AFC Wimbledon | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 33 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Conceded | C | 21 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11.3 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sutton United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 | Sunderland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |