National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Portsmouth or Harrogate Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Portsmouth form and stats
Action has already taken place for Portsmouth in FA Cup as they have defeated Harrow Borough to reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Portsmouth's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Portsmouth so far this season. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu not having conceded a league goal in 246 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Portsmouth, who won 1-0 against Gillingham. Midfield player Mahlon Romeo got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, the max score being 10.
In the game before, an away victory in the League One match versus Lincoln City with a 3-0 scoreline.The match schedule is unforgiving for Portsmouth as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Sheffield Wednesday are visiting.
The Portsmouth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Portsmouth's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Harrogate Town form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Wrexham in order to reach 2nd round of FA Cup. They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Harrogate Town playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Harrogate Town are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Swindon Town. The attacker Jack Diamond got a match rating of 7.84 in that game. Diamond scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Preceding that game was the away League Two victory against Carlisle United with the score of 2-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Forest Green Rovers in just three days.
Harrogate has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. 12 goals have been conceded by Harrogate Town in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Armstrong 9 goals |  M. Harness 8 goals | J. Muldoon 6 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Harrogate Town missing players
| Portsmouth | Harrogate Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 22 | 47 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.4 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 37% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | ||
| 10.7 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 19 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 17 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 15 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 13 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 12 |
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
| 6 | Sutton United | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Harrogate Town | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 9 | Newport County | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Salford City | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Walsall | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 21 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Barrow | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 18 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -15 | 16 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -20 | 14 |