Portsmouth - Milton Keynes Dons. 8th place hosts 24th place. The ball is round - get a complete preview here!
- Portsmouth have not yet lost a game at home.
- Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Portsmouth form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Portsmouth have managed 3 wins, 6 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 9 games. The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Portsmouth has racked up an amazing five draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 203 minutes without scoring a league goal. Bishop was the last player to find the net.
Portsmouth's previous match was a EFL Trophy game also played at their own stadium, ending 3-0 versus Stevenage. The home team are looking to build on that result.
Prior to that, an away loss at Wycombe Wanderers in the League One.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Portsmouth handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Sports bettors who like looking for low-scoring games might be interested to know that this club have played 5 league rounds in a row with zero, one or two goals (under 2.5).
The Portsmouth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Portsmouth have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Playing away, Milton Keynes Dons have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the League One this season.
Two away games in a row for Keynes, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Bristol Rovers in the EFL Trophy.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Fleetwood Town.We have checked recent matches where Milton Keynes Dons have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Milton Keynes Dons are hosting Leicester City in the Carabao Cup only three days away.
Keynes are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Milton Keynes Dons have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. Milton Keynes Dons has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Portsmouth won five games, one match ended with a draw and Milton Keynes Dons got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bishop 9 goals |   W. Grigg 5 goals |  B. Johnson 4 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
| Portsmouth | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 26 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 31 |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 70% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 25% |
| 17% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 56% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 15% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 40% |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 12 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 8.6 | 9.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 46% | 50% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 24% |
| 9.7 | 6.6 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 14.9 | 13.4 |
| 2.9 | 2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4 | 4 |
- Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portsmouth have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 17 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 15 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -12 | 14 |
