League One match prediction and game guide for the Morecambe vs Portsmouth clash

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mazuma Stadium (6476 seats)

Here's every little thing you should learn, and even more, before the Morecambe - Portsmouth match!

Insights:
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals (84) in League One

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 Morecambe and Portsmouth.

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Morecambe form and stats

The overall League One statistics at home this season for Morecambe are 7-7-7 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Morecambe after consecutive victories at their own ground.

A strong away win for Morecambe against Charlton Athletic the last match, as Stockton and Gnahoua (2) were on target. Stockton has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in four matches in a row. Outstanding! The striker Gnahoua bested all others in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.3 out of 10. Gnahoua scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Heartbreak before that as Morecambe lost 1-2 at Cambridge United's place.

The Morecambe fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 32 goals in 21 league matches. Morecambe have conceded 33 from these games.

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Portsmouth form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Portsmouth have produced an overall stat of 6-7-8 so far.

Jacobs, Hirst and Curtis scored in Portsmouth's previous match, the home game against Lincoln City that ended 3-2. Curtis came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Lincoln City last time out, making the manager Cowley feel like a tactical genius. Defender Ogilvie was the best team player with a rating of 7.11. Ogilvie hit two key passes and won 4 of 8 duels.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Rotherham United.

The visitors have scored 20 goals from 21 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have played previously this season: Portsmouth - Morecambe 2-0. Previous nine meetings involving these teams: Morecambe won two, Portsmouth triumphed in three and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
23 goals
PortsmouthM. Harness
M. Harness
11 goals
PortsmouthG. Hirst
G. Hirst
10 goals

Morecambe missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morecambe Portsmouth
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
43 21 7 Played P 7 21 42
10 7 1 Won W 5 6 18
11 7 4 Drew D 2 7 12
22 7 2 Lost L 0 8 12
56 32 11 Scored S 10 20 60
84 33 12 Conceded C 2 21 43
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 81% 86%
88% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 43% 43% 62%
60% 52% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 38% 52%
42% 33% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 24% 31%
23% 19% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 12%
63% 62% 71% BTTS BTTS 29% 38% 43%
14% 24% 14% Clean Sheets C S 71% 38% 43%
28% 19% 14% Failed to Score F T 29% 43% 29%
 
4.3 4.8 4.9 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5 5.2
6.3 5.9 6.1 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.7 5.3
1.4 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.9 2 1.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.7 11.8 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.9 12 12.9
3.5 3.5 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 2.9 3.5
37% 44% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 33% 41%
 
14.9 13.2 15.4 Shots against (avg) S A 11 13 12.4
4.5 3.9 5.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.4 3.8
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals (84) in League One
  • Morecambe have the most matches over the total-line (23) 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 Wigan Athletic 41 26 9 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 20 13 5 2 39 17 37 87
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 41 24 8 9 64 29 21 13 3 5 40 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 35 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 43 23 9 11 67 42 21 14 3 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 78
5 Wycombe Wanderers 43 21 13 9 71 49 22 13 5 4 38 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 22 76
6 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 21 7 8 6 29 34 21 76
7 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 60 43 21 12 5 4 40 22 21 6 7 8 20 21 17 66
10 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
11 Bolton Wanderers 43 18 10 15 65 53 21 10 7 4 38 23 22 8 3 11 27 30 12 64
12 Cheltenham Town 43 13 16 14 63 73 22 10 7 5 32 28 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 55
13 Accrington Stanley 43 15 10 18 54 73 22 11 6 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 55
14 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 13 18 44 43 21 9 6 6 27 19 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 49
18 Lincoln City 43 12 10 21 49 60 21 5 5 11 20 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -11 46
19 Morecambe 43 10 11 22 56 84 21 7 7 7 32 33 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 41
20 Gillingham 43 8 15 20 34 64 21 4 7 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 39
21 Fleetwood Town 42 8 14 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 21 3 7 11 27 41 -17 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 43 6 17 20 44 69 21 2 13 6 23 29 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 43 9 6 28 31 78 22 6 3 13 18 32 21 3 3 15 13 46 -47 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

Table
  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 41 26 9 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 20 13 5 2 39 17 37 87
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 41 24 8 9 64 29 21 13 3 5 40 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 35 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 43 23 9 11 67 42 21 14 3 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 78
5 Wycombe Wanderers 43 21 13 9 71 49 22 13 5 4 38 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 22 76
6 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 21 7 8 6 29 34 21 76
7 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 60 43 21 12 5 4 40 22 21 6 7 8 20 21 17 66
10 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
11 Bolton Wanderers 43 18 10 15 65 53 21 10 7 4 38 23 22 8 3 11 27 30 12 64
12 Cheltenham Town 43 13 16 14 63 73 22 10 7 5 32 28 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 55
13 Accrington Stanley 43 15 10 18 54 73 22 11 6 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 55
14 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 13 18 44 43 21 9 6 6 27 19 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 49
18 Lincoln City 43 12 10 21 49 60 21 5 5 11 20 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -11 46
19 Morecambe 43 10 11 22 56 84 21 7 7 7 32 33 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 41
20 Gillingham 43 8 15 20 34 64 21 4 7 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 39
21 Fleetwood Town 42 8 14 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 21 3 7 11 27 41 -17 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 43 6 17 20 44 69 21 2 13 6 23 29 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 43 9 6 28 31 78 22 6 3 13 18 32 21 3 3 15 13 46 -47 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

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