Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ipswich Town & 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 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 Ipswich Town and Portsmouth.
Ipswich Town form and stats
Ipswich participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round replays.Ipswich Town have played 5 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). Ipswich has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Coventry City.
In their previous game, the manager P. Lambert led his Ipswich to a defeat in the League One match away at Sunderland. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Previous to that game, a League One home match hosting Crewe Alexandra in a game that was won 1-0.
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 Ipswich Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost five.
There will be little rest for Ipswich after this match as they are travelling to Crawley Town for a EFL Trophy game in only three days.
A decent goal production from Ipswich in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Defensively Ipswich Town have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Portsmouth form and stats
Portsmouth was sent out of FA Cup in the 5th round last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. A great winning streak in away games for Portsmouth as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Rochdale have they travelled home without three points.
Portsmouth play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Lincoln City. A loss against Charlton Athletic was the result prior to that, in a League One home game.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Portsmouth playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Portsmouth wins, three draws and five defeats.
A new game in only three days for Portsmouth, the EFL Trophy home match versus West Ham United U21. Busy days.
The Portsmouth manager K. Jackett has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 5 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - two - four (Ipswich wins - draws - Portsmouth wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Marquis 7 goals |  G. Edwards 5 goals | M. Harness 5 goals |
Ipswich Town missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Ipswich Town | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 20 | Scored | S | 19 | 42 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 250 | 157 | Total Shots | T S | 147 | 360 | ||
| 103 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 119 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Peterborough United | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Hull City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 7 |