Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hereford & Portsmouth face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the EFL Trophy.
Hereford form and stats
Last season, Hereford's FA Cup journey ended in the 4th round qualifying.Happy days for Hereford in their previous game, a fixture away at Curzon Ashton that ended with a 3-1 victory.
Ahead of that match, Hereford won a home game hosting Fylde (2-1).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hereford as they are travelling to their away game against Kettering Town in the Vanarama National League North. That match is four days after this one.
Portsmouth form and stats
Portsmouth was sent out of FA Cup in the 2nd round last season.The visitors are W4-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Portsmouth delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against AFC Wimbledon in their previous game; a EFL Trophy fixture.
A draw for Portsmouth before that, at their own venue hosting Shrewsbury Town (1-1).The travelling fans enjoy Portsmouth's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bishop 8 goals |   T. Barnett 7 goals | R. McLean 4 goals |
Hereford missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Hereford | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Scored | S | 25 | 47 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 74% | 58% | ||
| 10.4 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 8.7 | ||
| 5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 13 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 12 |
