Catching up with the top sides is the mission when these two mid-table sides fight it out. Both will be targeting to better their league table standing, Burton Albion in 15th and Portsmouth in 10th spot.
- Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Portsmouth have won significantly less corners away then at home.
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 Burton and Portsmouth.
Burton Albion form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Burton Albion have to build on here at Pirelli Stadium in the League One.
The Burton crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Lincoln City here at Pirelli Stadium in a League One match. Conor Shaughnessy, defender, was given a rating of 7.71/10 in that game, top of the team. Shaughnessy scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 7 of 11 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Crewe Alexandra.The manager J. Hasselbaink will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to AFC Wimbledon in only four days.
The Burton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Portsmouth form and stats
The visitors are W1-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Portsmouth are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Charlton Athletic (placed 22nd). Midfielder Mahlon Romeo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.03. Romeo served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 29 successful passes (of 33 total).
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Plymouth Argyle.A quick return to home after this game, as Portsmouth are hosting Sunderland in the League One only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Portsmouth as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. Portsmouth are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: two - four - three (Burton Albion wins - draws - Portsmouth wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Akins 2 goals |   L. Brown 2 goals | R. Curtis 2 goals |
Burton Albion missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Burton Albion | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 89% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 20% | 44% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 33% |
| 4.9 | 6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 6.8 | 5.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.7 | 14.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 21% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 31% |
- Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Burton Albion have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Burton Albion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Portsmouth have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 4 |