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!
Exeter City and Portsmouth should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
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 was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.Exeter City have collected 19 points from their League Two home games so far after 5-4-2. On the other hand, in the EFL Trophy, Exeter City has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses.
The Exeter City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Tranmere Rovers here at St James Park in a League Two match. Midfield player Collins got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Collins hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 56 successful passes (of 68 total).
Preceding that match was a League Two defeat to Northampton Town (1-2).Exeter have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at St James Park with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Exeter City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
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.As the visiting team in League One matches, Portsmouth have produced an overall stat of 4-3-4 so far. 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.
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 Alex Bass is eager to challenge this, with his 426 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The supporters enjoyed Portsmouth's previous game versus Morecambe, a League One 2-0 win played at home. Ogilvie, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.14. Ogilvie scored one goal and won 4 of 6 duels.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Sheffield Wednesday in the League One.Portsmouth find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Portsmouth in these games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Exeter, three draws and four wins for Portsmouth. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Jay 10 goals |  M. Harness 9 goals | S. Nombe 7 goals |
Exeter City missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Exeter City | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Scored | S | 14 | 33 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 80% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.9 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.1 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 11.2 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 40 |
| 3 | Sutton United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 36 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Newport County | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 10 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Walsall | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 13 | Salford City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 19 | Barrow | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 22 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 19 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 16 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 16 |
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 40 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 22 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 20 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 16 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 15 |