Peterborough United vs Portsmouth betting preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 16.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Weston Homes Stadium (15142 seats)

The Peterborough United & Portsmouth managers D. Ferguson and K. Jackett are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League One league table.

Insights:
  • Peterborough United have the most points from losing position (21) in League One
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Peterborough United form and stats

Peterborough United, who have the most points (38) at home in League One, have performed here at Weston Homes Stadium this season with 12 wins from 16 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

The Peterborough fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Weston Homes Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Hull City (placed 1st). Prior to that, an away loss at Burton Albion.

There will be little rest for Peterborough after this match as they are travelling to Rochdale for a League One game in only four days.

The Peterborough manager D. Ferguson has got the team scoring with 35 from 16 home games in the league. Peterborough are not conceding a lot of goals here at Weston Homes Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 16 matches.

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Portsmouth form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. It's a growing despair in Portsmouth as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Portsmouth has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Portsmouth failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Sunderland (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-2. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Northampton Town wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ipswich Town in just four days.

Portsmouth has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Portsmouth - Peterborough 2-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Peterborough United won four, Portsmouth won five and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PeterboroughJ. Clarke-Harris
J. Clarke-Harris
21 goals
PortsmouthJ. Marquis
J. Marquis
13 goals
Peterborough UnitedS. Szmodics
S. Szmodics
9 goals

Peterborough United missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Peterborough United Portsmouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 6 15 33
19 12 2 Won W 5 9 15
5 2 0 Drew D 0 2 7
9 2 1 Lost L 1 4 11
53 35 5 Scored S 14 26 49
31 14 5 Conceded C 5 17 36
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 91%
82% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 73%
52% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 53% 45%
18% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 47% 36%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 9%
48% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 53% 42%
36% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 40% 36%
21% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.1 13.1 9 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 12 12.5
4.8 5.7 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.7 4.2
34% 38% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 37% 35%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Peterborough United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Peterborough United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Peterborough United have the most points (38) at home in League One
  • Peterborough United have the most points from losing position (21) in League One
  • Peterborough United have the most scored goals (35) at home in League One
  • Peterborough United have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in League One
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 35 20 5 10 59 29 17 10 2 5 19 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 30 65
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 33 18 7 8 52 32 17 8 3 6 27 21 16 10 4 2 25 11 20 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 31 17 4 10 51 39 17 11 3 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 55
6 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
7 Ipswich Town 32 15 6 11 37 33 18 9 3 6 19 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 51
8 Charlton Athletic 34 14 9 11 48 45 16 5 4 7 26 30 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 51
9 Oxford United 32 14 8 10 46 37 15 7 4 4 19 12 17 7 4 6 27 25 9 50
10 Accrington Stanley 32 14 8 10 44 38 16 8 4 4 21 13 16 6 4 6 23 25 6 50
11 Blackpool 30 14 6 10 36 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 48
12 Crewe Alexandra 34 13 9 12 43 43 17 9 5 3 27 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 0 48
13 Gillingham 34 14 5 15 45 46 18 8 2 8 25 26 16 6 3 7 20 20 -1 47
14 Fleetwood Town 34 12 10 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 9 46
15 Plymouth Argyle 34 12 9 13 44 55 18 9 4 5 27 27 16 3 5 8 17 28 -11 45
16 Milton Keynes Dons 34 11 9 14 47 48 16 5 7 4 24 20 18 6 2 10 23 28 -1 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 10 11 10 35 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 16 6 5 5 15 16 -1 41
18 Burton Albion 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 16 5 5 6 19 24 -16 37
19 Bristol Rovers 33 9 6 18 34 53 16 6 1 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 33
20 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
21 Northampton Town 34 8 8 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 17 3 4 10 17 31 -21 32
22 Swindon Town 34 9 4 21 40 62 18 7 1 10 20 27 16 2 3 11 20 35 -22 31
23 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 18 4 7 7 17 29 -24 30
24 Rochdale 34 6 10 18 41 63 17 1 7 9 17 35 17 5 3 9 24 28 -22 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 Hull City 35 20 5 10 59 29 17 10 2 5 19 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 30 65
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 33 18 7 8 52 32 17 8 3 6 27 21 16 10 4 2 25 11 20 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 31 17 4 10 51 39 17 11 3 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 55
6 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
7 Ipswich Town 32 15 6 11 37 33 18 9 3 6 19 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 51
8 Charlton Athletic 34 14 9 11 48 45 16 5 4 7 26 30 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 51
9 Oxford United 32 14 8 10 46 37 15 7 4 4 19 12 17 7 4 6 27 25 9 50
10 Accrington Stanley 32 14 8 10 44 38 16 8 4 4 21 13 16 6 4 6 23 25 6 50
11 Blackpool 30 14 6 10 36 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 48
12 Crewe Alexandra 34 13 9 12 43 43 17 9 5 3 27 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 0 48
13 Gillingham 34 14 5 15 45 46 18 8 2 8 25 26 16 6 3 7 20 20 -1 47
14 Fleetwood Town 34 12 10 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 9 46
15 Plymouth Argyle 34 12 9 13 44 55 18 9 4 5 27 27 16 3 5 8 17 28 -11 45
16 Milton Keynes Dons 34 11 9 14 47 48 16 5 7 4 24 20 18 6 2 10 23 28 -1 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 10 11 10 35 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 16 6 5 5 15 16 -1 41
18 Burton Albion 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 16 5 5 6 19 24 -16 37
19 Bristol Rovers 33 9 6 18 34 53 16 6 1 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 33
20 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
21 Northampton Town 34 8 8 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 17 3 4 10 17 31 -21 32
22 Swindon Town 34 9 4 21 40 62 18 7 1 10 20 27 16 2 3 11 20 35 -22 31
23 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 18 4 7 7 17 29 -24 30
24 Rochdale 34 6 10 18 41 63 17 1 7 9 17 35 17 5 3 9 24 28 -22 28

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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.