This promises to be yet another absorbing battle at Fratton Park in the League One. Portsmouth is in 5th position and host Plymouth Argyle in 12th spot. Read all about the fixture here!
- Portsmouth have won all their matches at home so far.
- All of Plymouth Argyle's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
This has all the signs of an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Portsmouth form and stats
Perfect League One season at home so far for Portsmouth 2 wins from 2 appearances.
R. Tunnicliffe was the last player to score a league goal for Portsmouth and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Portsmouth haven't scored in 267 minutes.
Portsmouth faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wigan Athletic (0-1). Defender Kieron Freeman got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.8/10. Freeman hit one key pass and won 9 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Doncaster Rovers that finished 0-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Portsmouth's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won three matches, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Portsmouth as they are travelling to their away game against AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Trophy. That match is one day after this one.
At Fratton Park, Portsmouth has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
Things could have gone better for Plymouth Argyle in their League One away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Plymouth, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Newport County.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Fleetwood Town.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Plymouth when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning one game.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Plymouth Argyle has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Portsmouth two wins, seven draws and Plymouth Argyle one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Hardie 3 goals |  L. Jephcott 3 goals |   L. Brown 1 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Plymouth Argyle missing players
| Portsmouth | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 4.2 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 10.5 | 6.4 |
| 1.2 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.4 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 5.5 | 10.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 24% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 30% |
- All of Plymouth Argyle's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Plymouth Argyle have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portsmouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Portsmouth have won all their matches at home so far.
- Portsmouth have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Portsmouth | Last season | Plymouth Argyle | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Lost | L | 13 | 21 | ||
| 65 | 29 | Scored | S | 22 | 53 | ||
| 51 | 24 | Conceded | C | 41 | 80 | ||
| 91% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 96% | 98% | ||
| 67% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 52% | 54% | ||
| 33% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 30% | ||
| 9% | 4% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 13% | ||
| 46% | 39% | BTTS | BTTS | 52% | 50% | ||
| 33% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 22% | ||
| 30% | 39% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 30% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sunderland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |