FA Cup betting previews: Predictions and stats for the Fleetwood Town - Portsmouth game

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Competition: England FA Cup
Date: Sat 04.January
Match begins: 17:31 (UTC)
Venue: Highbury Stadium (5500 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. 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 Fleetwood Town and Portsmouth.

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Fleetwood Town form and stats

Action has already taken place for Fleetwood Town in FA Cup as they have defeated Crawley Town and Barnet to reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Fleetwood Town's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.

Fleetwood Town have performed here at Highbury Stadium this season with 7 wins from 12 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. Three draws in a row here at Highbury Stadium for Fleetwood Town, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

Fleetwood Town drew their last game, also a home match. Sunderland was the opponent, 1-1 the score. In the match before that, Fleetwood Town hosted Bristol Rovers and drew the League One game 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Fleetwood Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 3 Lost 1.

Fleetwood Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Highbury Stadium with 18 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Fleetwood Town have conceded only 9 goals.

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Portsmouth form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Harrogate Town and Altrincham in order to reach 3rd Round of FA Cup. Portsmouth's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round replays.

There's been little loot from Portsmouth's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the League One. Portsmouth only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Gillingham in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Milton Keynes Dons's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Portsmouth in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Portsmouth, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Portsmouth find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Portsmouth have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 2 Fleetwood Town victories, 0 draws and 4 Portsmouth wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Fleetwood TownP. Madden
P. Madden
13 goals
PortsmouthR. Curtis
R. Curtis
10 goals
Fleetwood TownC. Evans
C. Evans
7 goals

Fleetwood Town missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fleetwood Town Portsmouth
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   10 25
12 7   Won W   3 13
7 5   Drew D   3 7
6 1   Lost L   4 5
45 22   Scored S   14 39
30 11   Conceded C   16 31
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
88% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 72%
60% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   70% 60%
28% 15%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 40%
16% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 12%
68% 69%   BTTS BTTS   70% 60%
24% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   10% 28%
12% 15%   Failed to Score F T   20% 16%
 
6.1 6   Corners For (avg) C F   4.1 5.2
3.5 4.1   Corners Against (avg) C A   6.9 5
1.6 1.5   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.7
1 0   Red Cards R C   1 1
 
338 175   Total Shots T S   147 382
119 64   Shots on Target S O   52 143
38% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 27%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 24 12 8 4 32 22 13 9 3 1 24 15 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 44
2 Rotherham United 24 12 5 7 42 25 12 5 3 4 21 11 12 7 2 3 21 14 17 41
3 Coventry City 23 10 10 3 34 25 12 8 3 1 16 8 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 40
4 Oxford United 23 11 6 6 41 22 10 7 2 1 20 7 13 4 4 5 21 15 19 39
5 Ipswich Town 23 10 8 5 33 22 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 38
6 Peterborough United 24 10 6 8 44 34 11 7 2 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 36
7 Fleetwood Town 22 10 6 6 37 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 36
8 Bristol Rovers 23 10 6 7 30 30 12 5 5 2 18 13 11 5 1 5 12 17 0 36
9 Portsmouth 23 9 8 6 34 28 12 7 5 0 22 11 11 2 3 6 12 17 6 35
10 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
11 Gillingham 24 8 9 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 33
12 Burton Albion 23 9 6 8 32 30 10 4 3 3 11 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 2 33
13 Sunderland 22 8 8 6 28 23 11 5 5 1 18 9 11 3 3 5 10 14 5 32
14 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
15 Doncaster Rovers 21 8 7 6 32 23 13 6 4 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 9 31
16 Lincoln City 23 9 3 11 28 28 10 7 1 2 18 11 13 2 2 9 10 17 0 30
17 Accrington Stanley 24 7 8 9 34 33 11 5 2 4 24 15 13 2 6 5 10 18 1 29
18 Rochdale 24 7 4 13 27 41 11 2 3 6 10 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -14 25
19 AFC Wimbledon 24 6 6 12 29 36 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 24
20 Milton Keynes Dons 24 7 3 14 26 36 13 6 1 6 15 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -10 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 23 5 6 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 11 2 1 8 9 25 -16 21
22 Southend United 24 1 6 17 27 65 11 0 3 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 9
23 Bolton Wanderers 21 4 7 10 18 46 12 3 6 3 14 19 9 1 1 7 4 27 -28 7

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 Wycombe Wanderers 24 12 8 4 32 22 13 9 3 1 24 15 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 44
2 Rotherham United 24 12 5 7 42 25 12 5 3 4 21 11 12 7 2 3 21 14 17 41
3 Coventry City 23 10 10 3 34 25 12 8 3 1 16 8 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 40
4 Oxford United 23 11 6 6 41 22 10 7 2 1 20 7 13 4 4 5 21 15 19 39
5 Ipswich Town 23 10 8 5 33 22 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 38
6 Peterborough United 24 10 6 8 44 34 11 7 2 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 36
7 Fleetwood Town 22 10 6 6 37 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 36
8 Bristol Rovers 23 10 6 7 30 30 12 5 5 2 18 13 11 5 1 5 12 17 0 36
9 Portsmouth 23 9 8 6 34 28 12 7 5 0 22 11 11 2 3 6 12 17 6 35
10 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
11 Gillingham 24 8 9 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 33
12 Burton Albion 23 9 6 8 32 30 10 4 3 3 11 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 2 33
13 Sunderland 22 8 8 6 28 23 11 5 5 1 18 9 11 3 3 5 10 14 5 32
14 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
15 Doncaster Rovers 21 8 7 6 32 23 13 6 4 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 9 31
16 Lincoln City 23 9 3 11 28 28 10 7 1 2 18 11 13 2 2 9 10 17 0 30
17 Accrington Stanley 24 7 8 9 34 33 11 5 2 4 24 15 13 2 6 5 10 18 1 29
18 Rochdale 24 7 4 13 27 41 11 2 3 6 10 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -14 25
19 AFC Wimbledon 24 6 6 12 29 36 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 24
20 Milton Keynes Dons 24 7 3 14 26 36 13 6 1 6 15 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -10 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 23 5 6 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 11 2 1 8 9 25 -16 21
22 Southend United 24 1 6 17 27 65 11 0 3 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 9
23 Bolton Wanderers 21 4 7 10 18 46 12 3 6 3 14 19 9 1 1 7 4 27 -28 7

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