National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Portsmouth or Exeter City that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Portsmouth and Exeter City.
Portsmouth form and stats
35 points is a decent return from 15 League One games here at Fratton Park for Portsmouth. The data says 10 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses. This match is a EFL Trophy match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. In general it's been a long time since Portsmouth tasted defeat here at Fratton Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last 17 home games.
The Portsmouth supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Shrewsbury Town in League One and win 2-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Coventry City in the League One.
The manager K. Jackett will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fleetwood Town in only four days.
A decent goal production from Portsmouth in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 15 league matches. From these home matches, Portsmouth have conceded only 12 goals.
Exeter City form and stats
Exeter City was sent out of EFL Trophy in the 2nd round last season.As the visiting team in League Two matches, Exeter City have produced an overall stat of 8-4-5 so far. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the EFL Trophy stats, they have 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
It's the second away game in a row for Exeter City, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Macclesfield Town in the League Two last time out. Before that, Exeter City secured a home win against Oldham Athletic with the score 5-1.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Exeter City manager M. Taylor as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Northampton Town.
Exeter City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 21 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Exeter City have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Portsmouth, three draws and three wins for Exeter City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Bowman 12 goals | ![]() R. Curtis 11 goals | ![]() J. Marquis 7 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Exeter City missing players
| Portsmouth | Exeter City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 48 | 29 | Scored | S | 12 | 39 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 366 | 208 | Total Shots | T S | 139 | 303 | ||
| 138 | 87 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 116 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 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 | Rotherham United | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 57 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 57 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 56 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 55 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 54 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 53 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 52 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 51 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 48 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 46 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 45 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 43 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 42 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -1 | 39 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | -3 | 38 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 35 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -9 | 33 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | -16 | 33 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 30 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 23 |
| 22 | Southend United | 31 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 41 | -45 | 16 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 61 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 38 | -37 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 63 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 63 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 61 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 60 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 54 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 52 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 52 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 51 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 46 |
| 11 | Salford City | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 44 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 44 |
| 13 | Walsall | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -11 | 43 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -1 | 41 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | -2 | 41 |
| 16 | Newport County | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 40 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -9 | 38 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | -15 | 37 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 36 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -7 | 35 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -17 | 35 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 34 | -24 | 30 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -8 | 29 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 34 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 22 |