EFL Trophy: Buckle up for the Exeter City - Portsmouth clash

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Competition: Fri 07.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park (8830 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Exeter City & Portsmouth face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Exeter and Portsmouth.

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Exeter City form and stats

Exeter have not come this way in the EFL Trophy without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Cheltenham Town, Chelsea U21 and Bristol Rovers. Exeter City was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.

The story so far in the League Two for Exeter City at their home stadium (St James Park) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. This match is a EFL Trophy match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition.

Exeter manager Taylor and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Forest Green Rovers in the League Two. Midfield player Collins got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Collins hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Heartbreak before that as Exeter City lost 1-2 at Sutton United's place.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Exeter, as the League Two home game vs Harrogate Town is only one day away.

Exeter have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at St James Park with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Exeter's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Portsmouth form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated AFC Wimbledon, Sutton United and Crystal Palace U21 in order to reach 2nd round of EFL Trophy. Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.

Playing away, Portsmouth have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the League One this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the EFL Trophy stats, they have 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away.

Portsmouth have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Alex Bass. It's been 516 minutes since they last conceded in League One.

Portsmouth are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Cambridge United. Morrell got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Morrell hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 58 successful passes (of 71 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Morecambe in the League One.

A quick return to home after this game, as Portsmouth are hosting Wigan Athletic in the League One only one days away.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Portsmouth have scored 12 goals in 12 league games away. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Exeter victories, three draws and four Portsmouth wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityM. Jay
M. Jay
10 goals
PortsmouthM. Harness
M. Harness
9 goals
Exeter CityS. Nombe
S. Nombe
7 goals

Exeter City missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Exeter City Portsmouth
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
9 6   Won W   3 9
11 4   Drew D   4 7
5 2   Lost L   5 9
41 21   Scored S   14 32
32 15   Conceded C   17 31
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 88%
88% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 64%
64% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 52%
32% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 28%
4% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 8%
80% 75%   BTTS BTTS   42% 40%
16% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 44%
12% 17%   Failed to Score F T   33% 28%
 
5.4 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.4
5.2 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.8
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12.1 12   Shots (avg) S (   13.1 12.8
4.3 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.8
38% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 34%
 
10.9 10.3   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 10.7
3.9 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 4.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 22 14 6 2 45 20 11 7 2 2 18 9 11 7 4 0 27 11 25 48
2 Northampton Town 22 12 4 6 31 22 10 7 1 2 16 7 12 5 3 4 15 15 9 40
3 Sutton United 23 12 3 8 35 28 11 8 0 3 19 10 12 4 3 5 16 18 7 39
4 Tranmere Rovers 22 11 5 6 20 14 11 8 0 3 13 6 11 3 5 3 7 8 6 38
5 Swindon Town 22 10 7 5 34 26 11 3 5 3 15 13 11 7 2 2 19 13 8 37
6 Port Vale 21 10 5 6 35 23 10 5 3 2 16 8 11 5 2 4 19 15 12 35
7 Newport County 23 9 8 6 38 32 10 5 3 2 20 11 13 4 5 4 18 21 6 35
8 Exeter City 23 8 10 5 33 26 11 5 4 2 17 11 12 3 6 3 16 15 7 34
9 Mansfield Town 22 9 5 8 27 28 13 7 3 3 20 15 9 2 2 5 7 13 -1 32
10 Leyton Orient 22 7 10 5 37 21 11 6 3 2 24 7 11 1 7 3 13 14 16 31
11 Harrogate Town 22 8 6 8 35 31 11 3 4 4 18 18 11 5 2 4 17 13 4 30
12 Bradford City 22 6 11 5 29 26 11 3 7 1 17 13 11 3 4 4 12 13 3 29
13 Walsall 22 7 8 7 28 27 12 4 5 3 19 17 10 3 3 4 9 10 1 29
14 Crawley Town 21 8 4 9 26 31 11 4 3 4 15 17 10 4 1 5 11 14 -5 28
15 Hartlepool United 23 8 4 11 24 34 12 7 3 2 16 11 11 1 1 9 8 23 -10 28
16 Salford City 21 7 6 8 24 21 12 5 5 2 14 7 9 2 1 6 10 14 3 27
17 Rochdale 22 6 9 7 30 30 11 3 5 3 14 12 11 3 4 4 16 18 0 27
18 Bristol Rovers 21 7 5 9 27 33 11 5 1 5 17 18 10 2 4 4 10 15 -6 26
19 Barrow 23 5 8 10 23 28 12 3 5 4 14 14 11 2 3 6 9 14 -5 23
20 Colchester United 21 5 7 9 17 28 10 3 3 4 10 12 11 2 4 5 7 16 -11 22
21 Carlisle United 22 5 7 10 16 29 10 2 5 3 6 9 12 3 2 7 10 20 -13 22
22 Stevenage 23 4 8 11 16 36 11 3 5 3 10 13 12 1 3 8 6 23 -20 20
23 Scunthorpe United 23 3 10 10 19 38 11 2 4 5 8 16 12 1 6 5 11 22 -19 19
24 Oldham Athletic 24 4 6 14 22 39 12 2 2 8 16 25 12 2 4 6 6 14 -17 18
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 24 15 5 4 45 17 13 9 2 2 32 13 11 6 3 2 13 4 28 50
2 Sunderland 24 15 4 5 47 26 12 10 1 1 29 6 12 5 3 4 18 20 21 49
3 Wigan Athletic 21 14 3 4 40 20 11 6 2 3 15 10 10 8 1 1 25 10 20 45
4 Wycombe Wanderers 24 13 6 5 37 27 11 8 1 2 19 14 13 5 5 3 18 13 10 45
5 Oxford United 24 12 7 5 40 25 14 8 4 2 27 13 10 4 3 3 13 12 15 43
6 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 7 5 38 25 12 7 3 2 18 11 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 43
7 Milton Keynes Dons 23 11 6 6 42 29 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 5 3 3 25 16 13 39
8 Portsmouth 23 10 7 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 12 4 4 4 12 12 6 37
9 Sheffield Wednesday 24 9 10 5 30 27 10 5 4 1 15 8 14 4 6 4 15 19 3 37
10 Accrington Stanley 24 10 4 10 30 39 12 7 1 4 19 18 12 3 3 6 11 21 -9 34
11 Ipswich Town 24 8 8 8 39 34 13 5 6 2 23 18 11 3 2 6 16 16 5 32
12 Burton Albion 23 9 4 10 28 29 12 7 2 3 22 13 11 2 2 7 6 16 -1 31
13 Charlton Athletic 24 8 5 11 30 29 13 5 3 5 19 15 11 3 2 6 11 14 1 29
14 Shrewsbury Town 25 8 5 12 26 29 13 7 3 3 17 12 12 1 2 9 9 17 -3 29
15 Cheltenham Town 24 7 8 9 30 43 12 5 3 4 15 20 12 2 5 5 15 23 -13 29
16 Cambridge United 24 6 9 9 32 38 13 3 6 4 15 18 11 3 3 5 17 20 -6 27
17 Bolton Wanderers 23 7 5 11 30 35 10 4 4 2 16 15 13 3 1 9 14 20 -5 26
18 AFC Wimbledon 21 6 7 8 30 35 9 2 5 2 15 15 12 4 2 6 15 20 -5 25
19 Morecambe 24 6 5 13 34 49 13 4 4 5 19 22 11 2 1 8 15 27 -15 23
20 Fleetwood Town 23 5 7 11 36 43 12 4 2 6 20 20 11 1 5 5 16 23 -7 22
21 Lincoln City 22 5 7 10 24 31 11 2 3 6 10 16 11 3 4 4 14 15 -7 22
22 Gillingham 23 3 9 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 13 1 6 6 11 20 -16 18
23 Crewe Alexandra 24 4 6 14 22 43 11 3 3 5 12 18 13 1 3 9 10 25 -21 18
24 Doncaster Rovers 23 4 4 15 16 43 11 4 3 4 10 13 12 0 1 11 6 30 -27 16

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 Rotherham United 24 15 5 4 45 17 13 9 2 2 32 13 11 6 3 2 13 4 28 50
2 Sunderland 24 15 4 5 47 26 12 10 1 1 29 6 12 5 3 4 18 20 21 49
3 Wigan Athletic 21 14 3 4 40 20 11 6 2 3 15 10 10 8 1 1 25 10 20 45
4 Wycombe Wanderers 24 13 6 5 37 27 11 8 1 2 19 14 13 5 5 3 18 13 10 45
5 Oxford United 24 12 7 5 40 25 14 8 4 2 27 13 10 4 3 3 13 12 15 43
6 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 7 5 38 25 12 7 3 2 18 11 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 43
7 Milton Keynes Dons 23 11 6 6 42 29 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 5 3 3 25 16 13 39
8 Portsmouth 23 10 7 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 12 4 4 4 12 12 6 37
9 Sheffield Wednesday 24 9 10 5 30 27 10 5 4 1 15 8 14 4 6 4 15 19 3 37
10 Accrington Stanley 24 10 4 10 30 39 12 7 1 4 19 18 12 3 3 6 11 21 -9 34
11 Ipswich Town 24 8 8 8 39 34 13 5 6 2 23 18 11 3 2 6 16 16 5 32
12 Burton Albion 23 9 4 10 28 29 12 7 2 3 22 13 11 2 2 7 6 16 -1 31
13 Charlton Athletic 24 8 5 11 30 29 13 5 3 5 19 15 11 3 2 6 11 14 1 29
14 Shrewsbury Town 25 8 5 12 26 29 13 7 3 3 17 12 12 1 2 9 9 17 -3 29
15 Cheltenham Town 24 7 8 9 30 43 12 5 3 4 15 20 12 2 5 5 15 23 -13 29
16 Cambridge United 24 6 9 9 32 38 13 3 6 4 15 18 11 3 3 5 17 20 -6 27
17 Bolton Wanderers 23 7 5 11 30 35 10 4 4 2 16 15 13 3 1 9 14 20 -5 26
18 AFC Wimbledon 21 6 7 8 30 35 9 2 5 2 15 15 12 4 2 6 15 20 -5 25
19 Morecambe 24 6 5 13 34 49 13 4 4 5 19 22 11 2 1 8 15 27 -15 23
20 Fleetwood Town 23 5 7 11 36 43 12 4 2 6 20 20 11 1 5 5 16 23 -7 22
21 Lincoln City 22 5 7 10 24 31 11 2 3 6 10 16 11 3 4 4 14 15 -7 22
22 Gillingham 23 3 9 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 13 1 6 6 11 20 -16 18
23 Crewe Alexandra 24 4 6 14 22 43 11 3 3 5 12 18 13 1 3 9 10 25 -21 18
24 Doncaster Rovers 23 4 4 15 16 43 11 4 3 4 10 13 12 0 1 11 6 30 -27 16

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