Portsmouth will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Peterborough United.
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 Peterborough United.
Portsmouth form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Fratton Park as Portsmouth have scored 17 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the League One are 5-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). Portsmouth has recorded two wins in a row here at Fratton Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Portsmouth's last game was hosting Northampton Town and winning 2-1. Ahead of that match, Portsmouth won a home game hosting Altrincham (2-1).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Portsmouth handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D6-L2.
Portsmouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fratton Park with 17 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Portsmouth have conceded 9 goals.
Peterborough United form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (40) in League One, are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Peterborough United has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Peterborough United's last game was the home draw against Ipswich Town (1-1). Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Dover Athletic in the FA Cup.
Peterborough United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of five matches.
Peterborough United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games. In the opposite end, Peterborough United have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Portsmouth, 0 draws and 3 wins for Peterborough United. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.Top Goalscorers
 
I. Toney
12 goals
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Mohamed Eisa
12 goals
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M. Maddison
9 goals
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| Portsmouth | Peterborough United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 40 |
| 18 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 23 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 83% |
| 47% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 67% |
| 29% | 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 44% | 56% |
| 18% | 33% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| 53% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 29% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 6.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 252 | 146 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 120 | 250 |
| 81 | 50 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 43 | 101 |
| 32% | 34% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | 40% |
- Peterborough United has the most scored goals (40)
- Peterborough United has the most scored goals in the second half (25)
- Peterborough United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portsmouth have not yet lost a game at home.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 29 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 29 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 19 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 18 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 16 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 13 |
| 22 | Southend United | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -35 | 6 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | -27 | 1 |