There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Portsmouth leading Northampton Town by 7 points.
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 Northampton Town.
Portsmouth form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Portsmouth have to build on here at Fratton Park in the League One.
Portsmouth enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Sunderland's place. The match ended 3-1 with Marcus Harness and John Marquis (2) scoring. In the game before, an away victory match versus Gillingham with a 2-0 scoreline.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Portsmouth as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Charlton Athletic are visiting.
Portsmouth aren't scoring a lot here at Fratton Park in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. On the other hand, Portsmouth have conceded 4 goals.
Northampton Town form and stats
Things could have gone better for Northampton Town in their League One away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. Northampton seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The manager K. Curle was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground PTS ACADEMY STADIUM. Northampton Town suffered a 0-2 loss to Charlton Athletic (placed 8th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Swindon Town.
Northampton has another fixture away, a League One game, against Wigan Athletic in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Northampton have scored 3 goals in 3 league games away. In the opposite end, Northampton have conceded 5 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Portsmouth six wins, zero draws and Northampton Town four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Harness 4 goals | J. Marquis 3 goals | E. Harrison 2 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Northampton Town missing players
| Portsmouth | Northampton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 75% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 101 | 48 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 33 | 87 |
| 37 | 15 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 23 |
| 32% | 20% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 30% |
- All of Northampton Town's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Northampton Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Hull City | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 5 |