Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Portsmouth welcomes Milton Keynes Dons

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 10.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

It's still early in the League One season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Portsmouth - Milton Keynes Dons preview!

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 Milton Keynes Dons.

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Portsmouth form and stats

Portsmouth have less points than they have played home games in the League One so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point.

It's back home for Portsmouth, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Southend United away with the result 3-0. R. Curtis (2) and J. Marquis found the net in that victory. Before that match, a League One win away at Burton Albion.

Early season league goal statistics from Portsmouth's 2 home games: 1 goal, 2 conceded.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

Still no away game victory in the League One for Milton Keynes Dons with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Two travels in a row for Milton, whose manager R. Martin could celebrate last time after the EFL Trophy win against Stevenage. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Ipswich Town in the League One.

It's early days yet, but Milton Keynes Dons has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Portsmouth won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Milton Keynes Dons has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / two

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthM. Harness
M. Harness
3 goals
PortsmouthJ. Whatmough
J. Whatmough
1 goals
PortsmouthE. Harrison
E. Harrison
1 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
1 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 1 0 Scored S 0 1 3
4 2 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
50% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
50% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
57 30 14 Total Shots T S 0 18 39
15 7 6 Shots on Target S O 0 6 16
33% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 19%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons is in the worst form (0-2-2)
Portsmouth Last season Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 19   Played P   17 35
17 12   Won W   1 10
11 7   Drew D   6 7
9 0   Lost L   10 18
55 37   Scored S   16 36
38 16   Conceded C   26 47
97% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
73% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 66%
41% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   41% 46%
27% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 23%
11% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 6%
49% 53%   BTTS BTTS   65% 49%
35% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 20%
19% 5%   Failed to Score F T   29% 34%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
2 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
530 302   Total Shots T S   186 414
172 105   Shots on Target S O   58 127
32% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lincoln City 4 4 0 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 5 3 6 12
2 Hull City 4 4 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 12
3 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 6 10
4 Sunderland 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
5 Doncaster Rovers 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 7
6 Gillingham 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 7
7 Swindon Town 4 2 0 2 8 8 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 6
8 Peterborough United 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 6
9 Accrington Stanley 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
10 Wigan Athletic 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 6
11 Portsmouth 4 1 2 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 5
12 AFC Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 8 8 2 0 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
13 Plymouth Argyle 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 4 5 0 5
14 Charlton Athletic 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
15 Bristol Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 4
16 Northampton Town 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 -3 4
17 Rochdale 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 4
18 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 3
19 Shrewsbury Town 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 3
20 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
21 Blackpool 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
22 Fleetwood Town 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
23 Burton Albion 4 1 0 3 7 11 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 2 3 6 -4 3
24 Milton Keynes Dons 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 2
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 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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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 Lincoln City 4 4 0 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 5 3 6 12
2 Hull City 4 4 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 12
3 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 6 10
4 Sunderland 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
5 Doncaster Rovers 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 7
6 Gillingham 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 7
7 Swindon Town 4 2 0 2 8 8 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 6
8 Peterborough United 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 6
9 Accrington Stanley 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
10 Wigan Athletic 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 6
11 Portsmouth 4 1 2 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 5
12 AFC Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 8 8 2 0 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
13 Plymouth Argyle 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 4 5 0 5
14 Charlton Athletic 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
15 Bristol Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 4
16 Northampton Town 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 -3 4
17 Rochdale 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 4
18 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 3
19 Shrewsbury Town 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 3
20 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
21 Blackpool 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
22 Fleetwood Town 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
23 Burton Albion 4 1 0 3 7 11 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 2 3 6 -4 3
24 Milton Keynes Dons 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 2

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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.