Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Portsmouth & Sutton United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Sutton United played their last game only three days ago, a League Two match.
16-12-15 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Sutton United when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 43 matches are 49-48 (scored/conceded).
Portsmouth form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Portsmouth so far this season.
A nice win for Portsmouth last time playing, versus Sunderland. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with Marcus Harness, Lee Brown and John Marquis (2) scoring for the victors. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Portsmouth played a great game against Sunderland and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. John Marquis, who plays in attack, was the champion player for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 8.75 (out of 10). Marquis scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Prior to that, an away loss at Burton Albion in the League One.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Portsmouth have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won four times, drawn six and lost three.
There will be little rest for Portsmouth after this match as they are travelling to Rotherham United for a League One game in only four days.
The Portsmouth manager D. Cowley has got the team scoring with 10 from 5 home games in the league. From these home matches, Portsmouth have conceded only 4 goals.
Sutton United form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sutton United playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Sutton United are travelling after their nice 4-3 home win in the League Two against Port Vale. What a finish in the last match, as Sutton came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through Coby Rowe's goal in the 90th minute. As you can tell from the result, the match against Port Vale was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Late drama in the previous game, when Coby Rowe scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Port Vale. Joe Kizzi, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.35. Kizzi served one assist, hit two key passes and won 5 of 11 duels.
Prior to that result Sutton won their away game at Northampton Town in the League Two. The scoreline was 2-0.We have checked recent matches where Sutton United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were two victories, four draws and two defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Crawley Town.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sutton as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sutton have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Brown 3 goals | M. Harness 3 goals | J. Marquis 3 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Sutton United missing players
| Portsmouth | Sutton United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 8 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Scored | S | 16 | 46 | ||
| 34 | 5 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 38% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Morecambe | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 8 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -12 | 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | Sutton United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Crawley Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | Barrow | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 13 | Newport County | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 17 | Salford City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 19 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 7 |