Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Tottenham Hotspur & Portsmouth face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Tottenham Hotspur saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Premier League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Crystal Palace.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Tottenham Hotspur was eliminated in the 5th round last season in the FA Cup.Tottenham Hotspur are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 6 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
Spurs enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Crystal Palace's place. The match ended 4-0 with Kane (2), Son and Doherty scoring. As mentioned above, Tottenham Hotspur "killed" Crystal Palace in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. The attacker Kane won the honour of being "man of the match" for Tottenham Hotspur with a rating of 9.33/10. Kane scored two goals and hit three key passes.
Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Aston Villa (0-2).It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Tottenham Hotspur have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 4 games found in the database showing 4 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
The Spurs manager Conte has got the team scoring with 21 from 9 home games in the league. Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Portsmouth form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Hereford and Milton Keynes Dons in order to reach 3rd round of FA Cup. Portsmouth was sent out of FA Cup in the 2nd round last season.Playing away, Portsmouth have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the League One this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Charlton Athletic with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Curtis was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.0. Curtis hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Ipswich Town in the League One.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Portsmouth manager Cowley as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Bolton Wanderers.
The visiting Portsmouth have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Spurs wins - draws - Portsmouth wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Kane 15 goals |   C. Bishop 10 goals |  P. Højbjerg 4 goals |
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 28 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Conceded | C | 15 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13.9 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 39% | ||
| 13.5 | 11.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 36 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Fulham | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -21 | 16 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 56 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 52 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | Derby County | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 40 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 35 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 28 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 28 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -18 | 22 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 21 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -28 | 20 |
