A important game in League One as both sides are battling for the top spots. With Ipswich Town in 2nd position and Portsmouth located at 3rd, this is almost guaranteed to be a thriling meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Ipswich Town have not yet lost a game at home.
- Portsmouth have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in League One
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.
Ipswich Town form and stats
Ipswich Town have collected 8 points from their League One home games so far after 2-2-0.
Ipswich Town lost their last game at Plymouth Argyle (placed 1st) after a 1-2 scoreline. This team managed a 13 league rounds long consecutive run without a defeat before that game! Ladapo, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that fixture, scoring a rating of 7.35 (out of 10). Ladapo scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A victory at home before that, as predicted. The team were big favourites against Arsenal U21 and won 2-0. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ipswich have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 7 and lost 0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cambridge United are coming to town in three days.
Ipswich Town have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Portsmouth form and stats
3-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Portsmouth in their League One matches away.
Portsmouth's last game was the home draw against Plymouth Argyle (2-2). The draw against Plymouth Argyle came from a losing position. The Portsmouth manager Cowley brought on Hackett-Fairchild as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Robertson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.35. Robertson served one assist, hit four key passes and won 3 of 4 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Burton Albion with the score of 2-0.We have checked recent matches where Portsmouth have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 1 victory, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Aston Villa U21 in just three days.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these contenders: Ipswich Town won three, Portsmouth were winners in five and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Chaplin 5 goals |   C. Bishop 5 goals | M. Harness 3 goals |
Ipswich Town missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Ipswich Town | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 25% | 56% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 22% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 25% | 56% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 7.4 | 7.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 16.5 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 12.5 | 12.1 |
| 6.7 | 7.5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 28% | 27% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 67% | 59% |
| 8.5 | 6.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 11.8 | 8.9 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
- All of Ipswich Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ipswich Town have created more than twice as many corners as Portsmouth.
- Ipswich Town have not yet lost a game at home.
- Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ipswich Town have scored in all their matches so far.
- Ipswich Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ipswich Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portsmouth have not yet lost a game.
- Portsmouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Portsmouth have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Portsmouth have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in League One
- Portsmouth have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 11 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 11 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -14 | 8 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -13 | 4 |
