League One duel: Close contest expected between Exeter City and Portsmouth

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Mon 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park (8830 seats)

Statistics, trends, recent fixtures, form, H2H stats, selected XIs and much more: Get all you need to know on Exeter City - Portsmouth!

Insights:
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Portsmouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Exeter City form and stats

5 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Exeter City have to build on here at St James Park in the League One.

Exeter lost their last game at Bolton Wanderers (placed 5th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Hartridge, defender, was given a rating of 7.14/10 in that game, top of the team. Hartridge won 10 of 11 duels.

Before that, Exeter City drew at home versus Sheffield Wednesday.

There will be little rest for Exeter City after this match as they are travelling to Bristol Rovers for a League One game in only three days.

The Exeter fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Exeter City have conceded 16 goals.

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Portsmouth form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Portsmouth playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Bishop was the last player to score for the away team. Portsmouth haven't scored a league goal in the last 293 minutes.

Portsmouth might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Milton Keynes Dons proved too strong as Portsmouth slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Fratton Park. Pack got a match rating of 7.23 in that game, top player of the team. Pack hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 37 successful passes (of 46 total).

Before that match, the win at home hosting Stevenage in the EFL Trophy (3-0).

Low-scoring game? 8 of this club's most recent 10 league matches have had two or less goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Portsmouth are hosting Ipswich Town in the League One only three days away.

The visiting Portsmouth have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Exeter City won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Portsmouth got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
9 goals
PortsmouthC. Bishop
C. Bishop
9 goals
ExeterS. Nombe
S. Nombe
8 goals

Exeter City missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Exeter City Portsmouth
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 1 9 19
7 5 2 Won W 1 4 7
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 8
9 4 1 Lost L 0 3 4
33 18 10 Scored S 1 12 26
33 16 7 Conceded C 0 12 22
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
82% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 78% 79%
50% 55% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 37%
41% 45% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 26%
23% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 16%
55% 55% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 53%
27% 18% 25% Clean Sheets C S 100% 44% 32%
27% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 26%
 
6.5 6.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.2 4.9
4.9 4 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.4 4.6
1.4 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.5 10.4 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.9 12
3.5 3.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.1 3.3
43% 45% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 43% 41%
 
11.5 10.2 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 12.8 9.8
3.8 3.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 2.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Exeter City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Portsmouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 22 14 5 3 41 25 11 10 0 1 21 8 11 4 5 2 20 17 16 47
2 Ipswich Town 22 13 6 3 41 22 11 6 4 1 19 9 11 7 2 2 22 13 19 45
3 Sheffield Wednesday 22 12 7 3 36 17 11 6 4 1 23 11 11 6 3 2 13 6 19 43
4 Barnsley 20 11 3 6 27 16 10 6 1 3 15 9 10 5 2 3 12 7 11 36
5 Bolton Wanderers 21 10 5 6 26 19 11 7 2 2 16 8 10 3 3 4 10 11 7 35
6 Derby County 21 9 7 5 28 17 10 6 2 2 18 10 11 3 5 3 10 7 11 34
7 Wycombe Wanderers 22 9 5 8 28 24 11 5 3 3 17 11 11 4 2 5 11 13 4 32
8 Peterborough United 21 10 1 10 36 27 10 7 1 2 22 6 11 3 0 8 14 21 9 31
9 Bristol Rovers 22 8 7 7 34 35 11 4 4 3 16 17 11 4 3 4 18 18 -1 31
10 Portsmouth 19 7 8 4 26 22 10 3 6 1 14 10 9 4 2 3 12 12 4 29
11 Shrewsbury Town 21 8 5 8 22 23 11 5 2 4 13 13 10 3 3 4 9 10 -1 29
12 Port Vale 21 8 5 8 23 29 10 4 3 3 12 11 11 4 2 5 11 18 -6 29
13 Exeter City 22 7 6 9 33 33 11 5 2 4 18 16 11 2 4 5 15 17 0 27
14 Lincoln City 20 6 9 5 21 23 10 2 8 0 11 8 10 4 1 5 10 15 -2 27
15 Oxford United 21 6 8 7 26 22 10 3 3 4 13 11 11 3 5 3 13 11 4 26
16 Fleetwood Town 21 5 11 5 23 21 10 2 5 3 9 8 11 3 6 2 14 13 2 26
17 Cheltenham Town 20 7 4 9 16 22 10 5 1 4 11 12 10 2 3 5 5 10 -6 25
18 Charlton Athletic 21 5 9 7 31 30 11 4 4 3 21 15 10 1 5 4 10 15 1 24
19 Accrington Stanley 20 5 6 9 20 31 10 2 4 4 13 17 10 3 2 5 7 14 -11 21
20 Cambridge United 21 6 3 12 19 32 11 4 2 5 9 13 10 2 1 7 10 19 -13 21
21 Forest Green Rovers 22 5 5 12 19 43 11 4 0 7 8 18 11 1 5 5 11 25 -24 20
22 Milton Keynes Dons 21 5 3 13 21 31 11 1 2 8 9 20 10 4 1 5 12 11 -10 18
23 Burton Albion 22 3 7 12 27 44 11 2 4 5 11 19 11 1 3 7 16 25 -17 16
24 Morecambe 21 2 9 10 17 33 10 1 5 4 7 15 11 1 4 6 10 18 -16 15

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.