A key match in League One as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Portsmouth in 4th position and Lincoln City placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lincoln City has the most scored goals in the second half (23) in League One
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Portsmouth form and stats
Portsmouth have collected 18 points from their League One home games so far after 5-3-4.
The Portsmouth fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Fratton Park: A 0-4 defeat against Hull City (placed 1st). Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against AFC Wimbledon.
As you see from the result above, Portsmouth suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Portsmouth handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, seven draws and one defeat.
There will be little rest for Portsmouth after this match as they are travelling to Charlton Athletic for a League One game in only four days.
Portsmouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fratton Park with 18 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Portsmouth have conceded 12 goals.
Lincoln City form and stats
Lincoln City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Lincoln City collect 23 points from their 10 away matches in the League One. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Lincoln's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Accrington Stanley game.
Anthony Scully and Conor McGrandles scored in Lincoln's previous match, the home game against Northampton Town that ended 2-1. A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Accrington Stanley.
Lincoln are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and seven defeats. From a total of ten matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lincoln are hosting Doncaster Rovers in the League One only four days away.
Lincoln are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Lincoln are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 5 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Lincoln City - Portsmouth 1-3. Last three meetings between the teams: Portsmouth won three, Lincoln City won zero and zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Marquis 11 goals |  J. Grant 7 goals | M. Harness 5 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
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| Portsmouth | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 34 |
| 19 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 73% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 68% |
| 45% | 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 36% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 9% | 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 36% | 33% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 41% |
| 45% | 42% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 32% | 42% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 12.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.1 | 11.9 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 42% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 83% | 71% |
- Lincoln City has the most scored goals in the second half (23) in League One
- Lincoln City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 45 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 41 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 36 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | -8 | 23 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 22 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 22 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 21 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -16 | 21 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 16 |