Soccer fixture preview: Home supporters with high expectations before Portsmouth - Morecambe

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

League One: What this fixture might not have in elegance it should pay back in effort and commitment. Get set for Portsmouth - Morecambe!

Insights:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Morecambe is in the worst form (0-1-5)

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.

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Portsmouth form and stats

8 victories, 9 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Portsmouth have to build on here at Fratton Park in the League One.

Portsmouth travelled for their previous game, a trip to Milton Keynes Dons that ended 1-1. Midfielder Lowery was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Lowery dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total).

Before that, Portsmouth had a home game versus Forest Green Rovers which ended with a victory 1-0.

The Portsmouth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 20 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Morecambe form and stats

There's been little loot from Morecambe's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 20 away games in the League One. Morecambe only have 1 win to counter their 14 defeats and 5 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Plymouth Argyle with 1-3 on the scoreboard. The attacker Crowley got a match rating of 7.2 in that game. Crowley served one assist, hit two key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 29 total).

A 0-5 defeat away at Barnsley before that.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 20 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Morecambe have conceded 42 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Portsmouth have avoided defeat in the last 4 games (1-3-0) facing Morecambe.

Portsmouth and Morecambe have played each other earlier this season: Morecambe - Portsmouth 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthC. Bishop
C. Bishop
19 goals
MorecambeJ. Weir
J. Weir
9 goals
PortsmouthC. Ogilvie
C. Ogilvie
5 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 5 20 41
16 8 3 Won W 0 1 7
14 9 2 Drew D 1 5 13
10 3 1 Lost L 4 14 21
55 31 9 Scored S 4 12 38
45 20 6 Conceded C 9 42 71
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
75% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 75% 78%
42% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 55% 51%
32% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 30% 27%
8% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 12%
50% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 54%
38% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
22% 20% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 37%
 
5.2 5.4 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.1 3.6
4.9 4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 6.8 6.9
1.8 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.2 1.9
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
11.7 12.1 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 8.7 9.4
3.6 3.8 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 3.2
38% 41% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 24% 29%
 
11.3 8.2 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 16.4 17.6 16.9
3.2 2.3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 6.2 6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Morecambe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe have the fewest points (8) away in League One
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals (42) away in League One
  • Morecambe have the the worst goal difference (-30) away in League One
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Morecambe is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Portsmouth have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Morecambe have scored 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 39 25 8 6 70 42 19 17 1 1 38 13 20 8 7 5 32 29 28 83
2 Ipswich Town 39 23 12 4 78 31 20 13 6 1 46 12 19 10 6 3 32 19 47 81
3 Sheffield Wednesday 40 23 12 5 68 32 20 13 6 1 43 15 20 10 6 4 25 17 36 81
4 Barnsley 39 23 6 10 67 36 19 14 1 4 41 18 20 9 5 6 26 18 31 75
5 Bolton Wanderers 39 19 10 10 53 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 20 7 6 7 25 20 22 67
6 Peterborough United 40 21 4 15 68 47 20 12 3 5 35 21 20 9 1 10 33 26 21 67
7 Derby County 40 19 10 11 61 41 20 12 4 4 37 18 20 7 6 7 24 23 20 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 40 18 8 14 53 42 20 10 5 5 30 19 20 8 3 9 23 23 11 62
9 Portsmouth 40 16 14 10 55 45 20 8 9 3 31 20 20 8 5 7 24 25 10 62
10 Shrewsbury Town 39 16 7 16 47 50 19 10 2 7 28 25 20 6 5 9 19 25 -3 55
11 Exeter City 40 14 11 15 58 52 20 9 5 6 32 22 20 5 6 9 26 30 6 53
12 Charlton Athletic 40 13 13 14 59 51 20 7 7 6 36 24 20 6 6 8 23 27 8 52
13 Fleetwood Town 40 12 14 14 44 43 20 6 7 7 21 21 20 6 7 7 23 22 1 50
14 Lincoln City 39 10 19 10 37 41 19 5 13 1 18 14 20 5 6 9 19 27 -4 49
15 Bristol Rovers 38 13 9 16 51 60 20 6 6 8 23 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -9 48
16 Cheltenham Town 40 12 9 19 34 51 20 7 6 7 19 23 20 5 3 12 15 28 -17 45
17 Port Vale 40 12 9 19 40 60 20 7 4 9 20 27 20 5 5 10 20 33 -20 45
18 Burton Albion 38 12 9 17 49 71 19 7 5 7 23 30 19 5 4 10 26 41 -22 45
19 Milton Keynes Dons 40 11 8 21 37 57 20 4 5 11 14 26 20 7 3 10 23 31 -20 41
20 Oxford United 39 9 12 18 40 50 19 5 4 10 23 27 20 4 8 8 17 23 -10 39
21 Accrington Stanley 39 9 11 19 33 63 20 6 5 9 23 30 19 3 6 10 10 33 -30 38
22 Cambridge United 39 10 6 23 32 60 20 7 4 9 19 24 19 3 2 14 13 36 -28 36
23 Morecambe 41 7 13 21 38 71 21 6 8 7 26 29 20 1 5 14 12 42 -33 34
24 Forest Green Rovers 40 6 8 26 29 74 20 5 1 14 14 34 20 1 7 12 15 40 -45 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 Plymouth Argyle 39 25 8 6 70 42 19 17 1 1 38 13 20 8 7 5 32 29 28 83
2 Ipswich Town 39 23 12 4 78 31 20 13 6 1 46 12 19 10 6 3 32 19 47 81
3 Sheffield Wednesday 40 23 12 5 68 32 20 13 6 1 43 15 20 10 6 4 25 17 36 81
4 Barnsley 39 23 6 10 67 36 19 14 1 4 41 18 20 9 5 6 26 18 31 75
5 Bolton Wanderers 39 19 10 10 53 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 20 7 6 7 25 20 22 67
6 Peterborough United 40 21 4 15 68 47 20 12 3 5 35 21 20 9 1 10 33 26 21 67
7 Derby County 40 19 10 11 61 41 20 12 4 4 37 18 20 7 6 7 24 23 20 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 40 18 8 14 53 42 20 10 5 5 30 19 20 8 3 9 23 23 11 62
9 Portsmouth 40 16 14 10 55 45 20 8 9 3 31 20 20 8 5 7 24 25 10 62
10 Shrewsbury Town 39 16 7 16 47 50 19 10 2 7 28 25 20 6 5 9 19 25 -3 55
11 Exeter City 40 14 11 15 58 52 20 9 5 6 32 22 20 5 6 9 26 30 6 53
12 Charlton Athletic 40 13 13 14 59 51 20 7 7 6 36 24 20 6 6 8 23 27 8 52
13 Fleetwood Town 40 12 14 14 44 43 20 6 7 7 21 21 20 6 7 7 23 22 1 50
14 Lincoln City 39 10 19 10 37 41 19 5 13 1 18 14 20 5 6 9 19 27 -4 49
15 Bristol Rovers 38 13 9 16 51 60 20 6 6 8 23 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -9 48
16 Cheltenham Town 40 12 9 19 34 51 20 7 6 7 19 23 20 5 3 12 15 28 -17 45
17 Port Vale 40 12 9 19 40 60 20 7 4 9 20 27 20 5 5 10 20 33 -20 45
18 Burton Albion 38 12 9 17 49 71 19 7 5 7 23 30 19 5 4 10 26 41 -22 45
19 Milton Keynes Dons 40 11 8 21 37 57 20 4 5 11 14 26 20 7 3 10 23 31 -20 41
20 Oxford United 39 9 12 18 40 50 19 5 4 10 23 27 20 4 8 8 17 23 -10 39
21 Accrington Stanley 39 9 11 19 33 63 20 6 5 9 23 30 19 3 6 10 10 33 -30 38
22 Cambridge United 39 10 6 23 32 60 20 7 4 9 19 24 19 3 2 14 13 36 -28 36
23 Morecambe 41 7 13 21 38 71 21 6 8 7 26 29 20 1 5 14 12 42 -33 34
24 Forest Green Rovers 40 6 8 26 29 74 20 5 1 14 14 34 20 1 7 12 15 40 -45 26

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