Portsmouth receive Bristol Rovers as odds-on favourites: Full football preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

Portsmouth challenge Bristol Rovers for praise and victory.

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 Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers.

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Portsmouth form and stats

Only two League One home games for Portsmouth so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Portsmouth's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Cambridge United (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Bishop, having scored in three consecutive matches. The striker Bishop was named "man of the match" for Portsmouth with the rating of 7.85/10. Bishop scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Cheltenham Town with a 2-0 scoreline.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Portsmouth's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 1 match, drawn 4 and lost 1.

There will be little rest for Portsmouth after this match as they are travelling to Newport County for a Carabao Cup game in only three days.

At Fratton Park, Portsmouth has the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Bristol Rovers are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League One, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Bristol Rovers play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Barnsley (placed 9th). Anderson was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.3. The defender Anderson hit three key passes and won 6 of 12 duels.

Before that, Bristol Rovers secured a home win against Oxford United with the score 1-0.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bristol Rovers has managed 4 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Portsmouth won six games, two matches ended with a tie and Bristol Rovers have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthC. Bishop
C. Bishop
4 goals
Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
3 goals
PortsmouthC. Ogilvie
C. Ogilvie
2 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Bristol Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 2 Played P 0 2 4
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 2
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
9 4 4 Scored S 0 4 6
4 1 1 Conceded C 0 3 5
75% 50% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
50% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
1.8 2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 6.2
5 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.5 5
0.2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.5 6.5 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 9
3.2 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3
69% 67% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 50%
 
9.2 3.5 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.5 10.8
3 2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3.5
Portsmouth Last season Bristol Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
20 14   Won W   9 23
13 5   Drew D   7 11
13 4   Lost L   7 12
68 46   Scored S   33 71
51 25   Conceded C   29 49
87% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
65% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 72%
54% 70%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 46%
35% 43%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 26%
15% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 11%
48% 52%   BTTS BTTS   65% 52%
39% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 37%
26% 13%   Failed to Score F T   17% 15%
 
5.2 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   6 5.5
5.4 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.9
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.2
2 1   Red cards R C   4 9
 
12.9 14   Shots (avg) S (   12.5 13.1
3.5 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 4.7
43% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 33%
 
12.5 11.7   Shots against (avg) S A   12.9 11.9
3.9 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 10
2 Peterborough United 4 3 0 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 9
3 Portsmouth 4 2 2 0 9 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 5 8
4 Bolton Wanderers 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 8
5 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 5 7
6 Charlton Athletic 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 7
7 Derby County 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Sheffield Wednesday 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 7
9 Barnsley 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 6
10 Bristol Rovers 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 6
11 Lincoln City 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
12 Plymouth Argyle 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 7 -2 6
13 Cambridge United 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 6
14 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
15 Fleetwood Town 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
16 Shrewsbury Town 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
17 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
18 Port Vale 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 4
19 Oxford United 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 3
20 Wycombe Wanderers 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 -3 3
21 Milton Keynes Dons 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 3
22 Morecambe 4 0 2 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 2
23 Cheltenham Town 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 -4 1
24 Burton Albion 4 0 1 3 4 12 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 4 7 -8 1
Last season 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 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

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 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 10
2 Peterborough United 4 3 0 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 9
3 Portsmouth 4 2 2 0 9 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 5 8
4 Bolton Wanderers 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 8
5 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 5 7
6 Charlton Athletic 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 7
7 Derby County 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Sheffield Wednesday 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 7
9 Barnsley 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 6
10 Bristol Rovers 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 6
11 Lincoln City 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
12 Plymouth Argyle 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 7 -2 6
13 Cambridge United 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 6
14 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
15 Fleetwood Town 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
16 Shrewsbury Town 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
17 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
18 Port Vale 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 4
19 Oxford United 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 3
20 Wycombe Wanderers 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 -3 3
21 Milton Keynes Dons 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 3
22 Morecambe 4 0 2 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 2
23 Cheltenham Town 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 -4 1
24 Burton Albion 4 0 1 3 4 12 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 4 7 -8 1

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