This could be an interesting match as Portsmouth have their presumed home advantage while Ipswich Town are ahead 8 points in the League One table.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Portsmouth form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Fratton Park as Portsmouth have scored 19 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the League One are 5-5-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Portsmouth will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the League One game against Accrington Stanley (placed 17th). In the match before that, Portsmouth hosted Peterborough United and drew the game 2-2.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Portsmouth have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won 0 Drawn 2 Lost 0.
Portsmouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fratton Park with 19 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Portsmouth have conceded 11 goals.
Ipswich Town form and stats
Ipswich Town, who have the most points (23) away in League One, have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 7-2-1 from 10 games.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Bristol Rovers with 1-2 on the scoreboard. The game before that, in the FA Cup, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Coventry City.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ipswich Town playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were 3 Ipswich Town wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Ipswich Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games. It's not easy to score on Ipswich Town as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: 3 - 2 - 2 (Portsmouth wins - draws - Ipswich Town wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Norwood 8 goals |   R. Curtis 7 goals |  K. Jackson 7 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Ipswich Town missing players
| Portsmouth | Ipswich Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| 24 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 68% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 63% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 42% |
| 37% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 21% | 30% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 58% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 42% |
| 26% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 47% |
| 21% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 274 | 158 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 131 | 252 |
| 90 | 56 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 50 | 91 |
| 32% | 34% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 32% |
- Ipswich Town has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Ipswich Town has the most points (23) away
- Ipswich Town has the the best goal difference (+10) away
- Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Ipswich Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Portsmouth have not yet lost a game at 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 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | -1 | 24 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 22 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -13 | 17 |
| 22 | Southend United | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -37 | 7 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -28 | 2 |