Here's every single thing you need to know, and even more, before watching the Cambridge United - Portsmouth game!
- Cambridge United have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in League One
- Portsmouth is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
Cambridge United form and stats
Cambridge United have played 12 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Cambridge, their manager Bonner and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Stress levels are on the rise for Cambridge's attacking players as they have now played 182 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ironside was their last goal scorer.
The Cambridge crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Rotherham United here at Abbey Stadium in a League One match. Goalkeeper Mitov got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.35 out of ten. Mitov stopped the opponent with five saves.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Charlton Athletic (0-2).The Cambridge fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. Cambridge United have conceded 18 from these games.
Portsmouth form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Portsmouth have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
The Portsmouth goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 426 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Harness and Ogilvie scored in Portsmouth's previous match, the home game against Morecambe that ended 2-0. Ogilvie was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.1. The defender Ogilvie scored one goal and won 4 of 6 duels.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Sheffield Wednesday.Portsmouth have another fixture away in just four nights, a EFL Trophy match vs Exeter City. A rough programme for them!
The visiting Portsmouth have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. Portsmouth have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Portsmouth - Cambridge 1-2 was the outcome when this pair of teams formerly did battle, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the former seven meetings): Cambridge won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and Portsmouth got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / oneTop Goalscorers
  J. Ironside 11 goals |  M. Harness 9 goals |  S. Smith 5 goals |
Cambridge United missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Cambridge United | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 38 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 91% |
| 87% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 45% | 59% |
| 57% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 45% | 45% |
| 39% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 65% | 58% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 36% |
| 22% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 45% | 50% |
| 13% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 10 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 42% | 39% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| 12.9 | 13.1 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11.6 | 10.6 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- Cambridge United have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in League One
- Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portsmouth have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portsmouth is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sunderland | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 47 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 34 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 20 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -26 | 16 |
