Morecambe will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get a good result from this back-breaking battle, against vibrant Portsmouth.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portsmouth have scored at least twice as many goals away as Morecambe have scored home.
Morecambe have less rest than Portsmouth in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Carabao Cup game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Milton Keynes Dons.
Morecambe form and stats
Morecambe's results here at Mazuma Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The supporters are hoping that Morecambe will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the Carabao Cup fixture against Milton Keynes Dons. Midfielder Bedeau was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Bedeau had 46 successful passes (of 55 total).
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup.
Gamblers who enjoy looking for low-scoring games might like to know that this club have played 5 league rounds in a row with two goals or less (under 2.5).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Morecambe here at Mazuma Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Portsmouth form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Two away matches in a row for Portsmouth, whose coach Cowley could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Hereford. Defender Robertson was the best team player with a rating of 7.94. Robertson served one assist, hit three key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
A 1-1 in a home game in the EFL Trophy before that, facing AFC Wimbledon (after extra-time, 3-1 on penalties). The team were not happy with the result, being solid pre-match favourites.
The travelling fans enjoy Portsmouth's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Portsmouth have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Morecambe two wins, five draws and Portsmouth three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bishop 8 goals |   J. Weir 4 goals | K. Phillips 4 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Morecambe | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 27 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 76% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 80% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 59% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 60% |
| 12% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 57% | 33% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 7.5 | 7 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 9.2 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 12 | 12.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 21% | 16% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 52% | 52% |
| 18.1 | 19.5 | 21.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 12.3 | 8.9 |
| 5.9 | 6.5 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Portsmouth have scored at least twice as many goals away as Morecambe have scored 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 13 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 12 |
