Portsmouth vs Accrington Stanley betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Fratton Park

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

Portsmouth have performed better than Accrington Stanley so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Accrington is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Portsmouth form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Portsmouth at their home stadium (Fratton Park) is 9 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats.

3-3 away at Accrington Stanley before that.

Portsmouth goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray did an outstanding job against AFC Wimbledon with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.

Portsmouth are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 29 goals in 22 games. Portsmouth's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 7 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats. With three draws in a row for Accrington the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Portsmouth.

The draw against Charlton Athletic came from a losing position. The Accrington manager J. Coleman brought on Joe Pritchard as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

The visiting Accrington have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 31 goals from 22 games. Accrington have conceded 42 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Accrington Stanley - Portsmouth 3-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Portsmouth wins - draws - Accrington Stanley wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Accrington StanleyD. Charles
D. Charles
19 goals
PortsmouthJ. Marquis
J. Marquis
16 goals
PortsmouthR. Curtis
R. Curtis
10 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Accrington Stanley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Accrington Stanley
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
21 9 3 Won W 2 7 17
9 5 2 Drew D 3 6 13
15 8 2 Lost L 2 9 15
65 29 10 Scored S 9 31 62
50 23 7 Conceded C 16 42 68
91% 91% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 95% 89%
69% 73% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 86% 76%
49% 45% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 64% 53%
33% 23% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 41% 31%
9% 5% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 23% 20%
47% 41% 71% BTTS BTTS 43% 55% 53%
33% 32% 14% Clean Sheets C S 29% 27% 31%
29% 36% 29% Failed to Score F T 43% 23% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.4 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
12.2 12.2 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.4 12.7 14
4 3.6 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.2 4.2
36% 37% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 33% 32%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Accrington Stanley 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 45 27 8 10 80 37 23 14 4 5 32 14 22 13 4 5 48 23 43 89
2 Peterborough United 45 25 9 11 79 45 23 15 5 3 52 22 22 10 4 8 27 23 34 84
3 Sunderland 45 20 16 9 69 41 22 9 7 6 31 24 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 76
4 Lincoln City 44 22 10 12 68 47 22 9 4 9 35 30 22 13 6 3 33 17 21 76
5 Blackpool 44 21 11 12 57 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 20 74
6 Portsmouth 45 21 9 15 65 50 22 9 5 8 29 23 23 12 4 7 36 27 15 72
7 Oxford United 45 21 8 16 73 56 22 12 4 6 35 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 17 71
8 Charlton Athletic 44 18 14 12 66 55 21 6 7 8 32 36 23 12 7 4 34 19 11 68
9 Milton Keynes Dons 45 18 11 16 64 59 22 10 7 5 36 25 23 8 4 11 28 34 5 65
10 Ipswich Town 44 18 11 15 43 45 22 11 5 6 22 17 22 7 6 9 21 28 -2 65
11 Gillingham 45 18 10 17 62 60 22 9 5 8 30 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 2 64
12 Doncaster Rovers 44 19 7 18 62 61 22 11 4 7 33 28 22 8 3 11 29 33 1 64
13 Accrington Stanley 45 17 13 15 62 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 64
14 Crewe Alexandra 45 17 12 16 53 59 22 9 7 6 29 28 23 8 5 10 24 31 -6 63
15 Fleetwood Town 45 16 12 17 48 43 23 9 8 6 26 17 22 7 4 11 22 26 5 60
16 Burton Albion 45 15 12 18 61 69 23 7 4 12 32 42 22 8 8 6 29 27 -8 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 44 13 14 17 48 54 22 5 7 10 28 31 22 8 7 7 20 23 -6 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 45 14 11 20 53 79 23 11 4 8 31 39 22 3 7 12 22 40 -26 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 45 12 14 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 22 5 9 8 22 31 -16 50
20 Wigan Athletic 45 13 9 23 51 73 22 5 6 11 23 38 23 8 3 12 28 35 -22 48
21 Rochdale 45 10 14 21 58 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 22 6 5 11 31 36 -20 44
22 Northampton Town 45 11 11 23 40 66 23 8 5 10 20 26 22 3 6 13 20 40 -26 44
23 Swindon Town 45 12 4 29 51 86 23 8 1 14 25 38 22 4 3 15 26 48 -35 40
24 Bristol Rovers 45 10 8 27 40 69 23 7 2 14 23 32 22 3 6 13 17 37 -29 38

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  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 45 27 8 10 80 37 23 14 4 5 32 14 22 13 4 5 48 23 43 89
2 Peterborough United 45 25 9 11 79 45 23 15 5 3 52 22 22 10 4 8 27 23 34 84
3 Sunderland 45 20 16 9 69 41 22 9 7 6 31 24 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 76
4 Lincoln City 44 22 10 12 68 47 22 9 4 9 35 30 22 13 6 3 33 17 21 76
5 Blackpool 44 21 11 12 57 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 20 74
6 Portsmouth 45 21 9 15 65 50 22 9 5 8 29 23 23 12 4 7 36 27 15 72
7 Oxford United 45 21 8 16 73 56 22 12 4 6 35 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 17 71
8 Charlton Athletic 44 18 14 12 66 55 21 6 7 8 32 36 23 12 7 4 34 19 11 68
9 Milton Keynes Dons 45 18 11 16 64 59 22 10 7 5 36 25 23 8 4 11 28 34 5 65
10 Ipswich Town 44 18 11 15 43 45 22 11 5 6 22 17 22 7 6 9 21 28 -2 65
11 Gillingham 45 18 10 17 62 60 22 9 5 8 30 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 2 64
12 Doncaster Rovers 44 19 7 18 62 61 22 11 4 7 33 28 22 8 3 11 29 33 1 64
13 Accrington Stanley 45 17 13 15 62 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 64
14 Crewe Alexandra 45 17 12 16 53 59 22 9 7 6 29 28 23 8 5 10 24 31 -6 63
15 Fleetwood Town 45 16 12 17 48 43 23 9 8 6 26 17 22 7 4 11 22 26 5 60
16 Burton Albion 45 15 12 18 61 69 23 7 4 12 32 42 22 8 8 6 29 27 -8 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 44 13 14 17 48 54 22 5 7 10 28 31 22 8 7 7 20 23 -6 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 45 14 11 20 53 79 23 11 4 8 31 39 22 3 7 12 22 40 -26 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 45 12 14 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 22 5 9 8 22 31 -16 50
20 Wigan Athletic 45 13 9 23 51 73 22 5 6 11 23 38 23 8 3 12 28 35 -22 48
21 Rochdale 45 10 14 21 58 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 22 6 5 11 31 36 -20 44
22 Northampton Town 45 11 11 23 40 66 23 8 5 10 20 26 22 3 6 13 20 40 -26 44
23 Swindon Town 45 12 4 29 51 86 23 8 1 14 25 38 22 4 3 15 26 48 -35 40
24 Bristol Rovers 45 10 8 27 40 69 23 7 2 14 23 32 22 3 6 13 17 37 -29 38

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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.