Portsmouth vs Scunthorpe United in EFL Trophy preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Date: Tue 21.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Portsmouth or Scunthorpe United 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.

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Portsmouth form and stats

29 points is a decent return from 13 League One games here at Fratton Park for Portsmouth. The data says 8 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses. 4W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the EFL Trophy for Portsmouth. 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 15 home games.

Portsmouth are returning here after visiting Bolton Wanderers in a League One game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Portsmouth won a home game hosting AFC Wimbledon (2-1).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the FA Cup game versus Barnsley in only four days. This game is also played here at Fratton Park.

The Portsmouth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Portsmouth have conceded only 12 goals.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

Scunthorpe United was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. Total EFL Trophy statistics for Scunthorpe United: 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.

Scunthorpe United has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Bradford City for a League Two game that ended a draw (2-2). A loss against Newport County was the result prior to that, in a League Two home game.

An inspired comeback made the scores level in Scunthorpe United's duel with Bradford City. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after J. Mcatee found the equalizer.

A quick return to home after this game, as Scunthorpe United are hosting Crewe Alexandra in the League Two only four days away.

Scunthorpe United find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Scunthorpe United have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Portsmouth 4 wins, 2 draws and Scunthorpe United 4 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthR. Curtis
R. Curtis
10 goals
Scunthorpe UnitedK. van Veen
K. van Veen
8 goals
PortsmouthG. Evans
G. Evans
5 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Scunthorpe United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Scunthorpe United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
15 9   Won W   5 10
6 3   Drew D   3 8
4 1   Lost L   4 7
40 21   Scored S   18 40
30 13   Conceded C   16 32
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
76% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 88%
64% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 60%
32% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 40%
12% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 4%
64% 54%   BTTS BTTS   58% 64%
28% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 28%
12% 15%   Failed to Score F T   8% 12%
 
4.6 5.1   Corners For (avg) C F   5.2 5.4
5.6 4   Corners Against (avg) C A   4.5 4.5
1.7 1.7   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.2 1.7
0 0   Red Cards R C   1 4
 
360 198   Total Shots T S   135 306
136 78   Shots on Target S O   50 117
29% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 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 26 14 5 7 48 26 13 6 3 4 24 11 13 8 2 3 24 15 22 47
2 Wycombe Wanderers 26 13 8 5 34 27 14 10 3 1 26 16 12 3 5 4 8 11 7 47
3 Ipswich Town 26 12 9 5 39 24 11 4 5 2 17 10 15 8 4 3 22 14 15 45
4 Coventry City 25 11 11 3 36 26 13 8 4 1 17 9 12 3 7 2 19 17 10 44
5 Oxford United 26 11 8 7 43 26 12 7 3 2 21 10 14 4 5 5 22 16 17 41
6 Sunderland 25 11 8 6 36 24 13 7 5 1 25 10 12 4 3 5 11 14 12 41
7 Portsmouth 25 11 8 6 37 29 13 8 5 0 24 12 12 3 3 6 13 17 8 41
8 Burton Albion 25 11 6 8 34 30 12 6 3 3 13 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 4 39
9 Doncaster Rovers 24 10 7 7 36 24 15 7 4 4 21 15 9 3 3 3 15 9 12 37
10 Peterborough United 26 10 7 9 44 35 12 7 3 2 25 12 14 3 4 7 19 23 9 37
11 Fleetwood Town 24 10 7 7 39 32 13 7 5 1 20 11 11 3 2 6 19 21 7 37
12 Lincoln City 27 11 4 12 36 33 12 9 1 2 24 12 15 2 3 10 12 21 3 37
13 Bristol Rovers 25 10 6 9 30 35 13 5 5 3 18 15 12 5 1 6 12 20 -5 36
14 Gillingham 26 8 11 7 29 25 14 7 3 4 22 14 12 1 8 3 7 11 4 35
15 Blackpool 25 8 10 7 32 29 12 6 2 4 18 15 13 2 8 3 14 14 3 34
16 Shrewsbury Town 25 8 10 7 24 28 12 5 4 3 15 15 13 3 6 4 9 13 -4 34
17 Accrington Stanley 26 7 8 11 36 39 12 5 2 5 25 17 14 2 6 6 11 22 -3 29
18 Rochdale 26 8 4 14 30 43 12 3 3 6 12 17 14 5 1 8 18 26 -13 28
19 AFC Wimbledon 26 7 6 13 31 38 13 5 5 3 15 14 13 2 1 10 16 24 -7 27
20 Milton Keynes Dons 27 7 4 16 27 39 14 6 1 7 15 19 13 1 3 9 12 20 -12 25
21 Tranmere Rovers 25 5 7 13 28 45 13 3 5 5 19 20 12 2 2 8 9 25 -17 22
22 Southend United 26 2 7 17 29 66 12 0 4 8 11 34 14 2 3 9 18 32 -37 13
23 Bolton Wanderers 24 4 7 13 19 54 13 3 6 4 14 20 11 1 1 9 5 34 -35 7
  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 28 16 5 7 49 31 14 9 2 3 24 13 14 7 3 4 25 18 18 53
2 Exeter City 27 15 8 4 38 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 14 7 4 3 16 16 11 53
3 Crewe Alexandra 26 14 5 7 48 32 14 8 3 3 27 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 16 47
4 Plymouth Argyle 26 14 5 7 43 27 13 8 3 2 27 13 13 6 2 5 16 14 16 47
5 Bradford City 27 12 9 6 35 24 14 9 3 2 22 10 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 45
6 Northampton Town 27 13 6 8 40 30 14 9 2 3 25 10 13 4 4 5 15 20 10 45
7 Cheltenham Town 27 11 11 5 41 22 13 7 4 2 28 14 14 4 7 3 13 8 19 44
8 Colchester United 27 11 11 5 38 25 13 7 4 2 20 11 14 4 7 3 18 14 13 44
9 Forest Green Rovers 28 12 8 8 33 25 14 5 4 5 12 13 14 7 4 3 21 12 8 44
10 Port Vale 28 10 11 7 35 33 14 7 6 1 19 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 2 41
11 Newport County 25 9 9 7 25 22 14 6 6 2 16 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 3 36
12 Walsall 28 10 6 12 28 37 14 4 4 6 12 17 14 6 2 6 16 20 -9 36
13 Salford City 28 9 8 11 35 39 14 4 4 6 14 18 14 5 4 5 21 21 -4 35
14 Scunthorpe United 28 8 8 12 37 40 14 4 5 5 20 19 14 4 3 7 17 21 -3 32
15 Crawley Town 28 7 11 10 36 39 14 6 4 4 19 16 14 1 7 6 17 23 -3 32
16 Cambridge United 28 8 7 13 30 37 14 5 3 6 18 19 14 3 4 7 12 18 -7 31
17 Grimsby Town 26 7 9 10 25 30 13 3 4 6 11 18 13 4 5 4 14 12 -5 30
18 Oldham Athletic 28 6 11 11 27 42 14 3 6 5 16 19 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 29
19 Mansfield Town 28 6 9 13 37 45 14 2 4 8 21 27 14 4 5 5 16 18 -8 27
20 Leyton Orient 27 6 9 12 33 44 13 2 5 6 16 23 14 4 4 6 17 21 -11 27
21 Carlisle United 27 6 8 13 24 44 13 3 5 5 10 18 14 3 3 8 14 26 -20 26
22 Macclesfield Town 26 6 12 8 25 29 12 4 7 1 13 8 14 2 5 7 12 21 -4 24
23 Stevenage 28 3 13 12 19 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 14 1 7 6 10 15 -12 22
24 Morecambe 28 5 7 16 24 50 14 3 5 6 15 20 14 2 2 10 9 30 -26 22

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 Swindon Town 28 16 5 7 49 31 14 9 2 3 24 13 14 7 3 4 25 18 18 53
2 Exeter City 27 15 8 4 38 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 14 7 4 3 16 16 11 53
3 Crewe Alexandra 26 14 5 7 48 32 14 8 3 3 27 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 16 47
4 Plymouth Argyle 26 14 5 7 43 27 13 8 3 2 27 13 13 6 2 5 16 14 16 47
5 Bradford City 27 12 9 6 35 24 14 9 3 2 22 10 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 45
6 Northampton Town 27 13 6 8 40 30 14 9 2 3 25 10 13 4 4 5 15 20 10 45
7 Cheltenham Town 27 11 11 5 41 22 13 7 4 2 28 14 14 4 7 3 13 8 19 44
8 Colchester United 27 11 11 5 38 25 13 7 4 2 20 11 14 4 7 3 18 14 13 44
9 Forest Green Rovers 28 12 8 8 33 25 14 5 4 5 12 13 14 7 4 3 21 12 8 44
10 Port Vale 28 10 11 7 35 33 14 7 6 1 19 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 2 41
11 Newport County 25 9 9 7 25 22 14 6 6 2 16 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 3 36
12 Walsall 28 10 6 12 28 37 14 4 4 6 12 17 14 6 2 6 16 20 -9 36
13 Salford City 28 9 8 11 35 39 14 4 4 6 14 18 14 5 4 5 21 21 -4 35
14 Scunthorpe United 28 8 8 12 37 40 14 4 5 5 20 19 14 4 3 7 17 21 -3 32
15 Crawley Town 28 7 11 10 36 39 14 6 4 4 19 16 14 1 7 6 17 23 -3 32
16 Cambridge United 28 8 7 13 30 37 14 5 3 6 18 19 14 3 4 7 12 18 -7 31
17 Grimsby Town 26 7 9 10 25 30 13 3 4 6 11 18 13 4 5 4 14 12 -5 30
18 Oldham Athletic 28 6 11 11 27 42 14 3 6 5 16 19 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 29
19 Mansfield Town 28 6 9 13 37 45 14 2 4 8 21 27 14 4 5 5 16 18 -8 27
20 Leyton Orient 27 6 9 12 33 44 13 2 5 6 16 23 14 4 4 6 17 21 -11 27
21 Carlisle United 27 6 8 13 24 44 13 3 5 5 10 18 14 3 3 8 14 26 -20 26
22 Macclesfield Town 26 6 12 8 25 29 12 4 7 1 13 8 14 2 5 7 12 21 -4 24
23 Stevenage 28 3 13 12 19 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 14 1 7 6 10 15 -12 22
24 Morecambe 28 5 7 16 24 50 14 3 5 6 15 20 14 2 2 10 9 30 -26 22

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