Portsmouth look to Fratton Park supporters for inspiration before Plymouth Argyle match

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 17.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

This could be a great fixture, with Portsmouth placed 2nd and Plymouth Argyle at 3rd. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Portsmouth have the most scored goals (17) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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

3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Portsmouth have to build on here at Fratton Park in the League One.

A strong away win for Portsmouth against Burton Albion the last match, as Bishop were on target. Midfielder Curtis was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Curtis dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Peterborough United in a game that was won 2-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Portsmouth have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 2 and lost 5.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Portsmouth's attacking play is working. Portsmouth have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Plymouth Argyle have produced an overall stat of 2-0-2 so far.

Plymouth Argyle are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Oxford United (placed 15th). Whittaker came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Oxford United last time out, making the manager Schumacher feel like a tactical genius. Scarr was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.54. The defender Scarr won 10 of 14 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Derby County.

We have checked recent matches where Plymouth have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 20 games were 5 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Plymouth Argyle manager Schumacher as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Swindon Town.

The Plymouth manager Schumacher has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Plymouth Argyle have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (1-4-0) when facing Portsmouth.

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthC. Bishop
C. Bishop
5 goals
PortsmouthC. Ogilvie
C. Ogilvie
3 goals
PortsmouthD. Scarlett
D. Scarlett
3 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Portsmouth Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 0 4 8
6 3 2 Won W 0 2 6
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
17 9 6 Scored S 0 8 14
6 3 2 Conceded C 0 9 9
88% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
38% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
25% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 25%
50% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 38%
50% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 62%
12% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.4 4.2 1 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.2 4.8
4.5 4.2 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.5 5.2
1 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.1 11.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.2 12.8
3.4 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.5 5.1
63% 60% 86% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 34%
 
9 6.2 8 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.5 9.8
2.6 2 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 3.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • All of Plymouth Argyle's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Portsmouth have not yet lost a game.
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Portsmouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Portsmouth have the most scored goals (17) in League One
  • Portsmouth have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in League One
  • Portsmouth have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Portsmouth is in the best form (6-0-0) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 8 6 2 0 16 4 4 2 2 0 8 3 4 4 0 0 8 1 12 20
2 Portsmouth 8 6 2 0 17 6 4 3 1 0 9 3 4 3 1 0 8 3 11 20
3 Plymouth Argyle 8 6 0 2 14 9 4 4 0 0 6 0 4 2 0 2 8 9 5 18
4 Sheffield Wednesday 8 5 1 2 15 7 4 2 1 1 9 5 4 3 0 1 6 2 8 16
5 Bolton Wanderers 8 4 2 2 10 6 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 14
6 Cambridge United 8 4 1 3 12 12 4 4 0 0 9 4 4 0 1 3 3 8 0 13
7 Peterborough United 8 4 0 4 14 9 4 3 0 1 9 1 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 12
8 Shrewsbury Town 8 3 3 2 8 8 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 2 2 0 5 2 0 12
9 Exeter City 8 3 2 3 12 8 4 3 0 1 8 2 4 0 2 2 4 6 4 11
10 Wycombe Wanderers 8 3 2 3 11 10 4 2 1 1 6 3 4 1 1 2 5 7 1 11
11 Barnsley 8 3 2 3 10 9 4 2 1 1 5 4 4 1 1 2 5 5 1 11
12 Fleetwood Town 8 2 5 1 8 7 4 1 3 0 3 2 4 1 2 1 5 5 1 11
13 Derby County 8 3 2 3 7 8 4 3 0 1 7 5 4 0 2 2 0 3 -1 11
14 Charlton Athletic 8 2 4 2 12 10 4 2 2 0 8 3 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 10
15 Oxford United 8 3 1 4 7 8 4 2 1 1 5 4 4 1 0 3 2 4 -1 10
16 Lincoln City 8 2 4 2 8 11 4 1 3 0 6 4 4 1 1 2 2 7 -3 10
17 Port Vale 8 2 3 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 1 2 4 7 -3 9
18 Bristol Rovers 8 2 2 4 10 13 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3 8
19 Cheltenham Town 8 2 2 4 8 11 4 1 0 3 5 8 4 1 2 1 3 3 -3 8
20 Forest Green Rovers 8 2 2 4 7 16 4 1 0 3 3 8 4 1 2 1 4 8 -9 8
21 Accrington Stanley 8 1 4 3 9 12 4 0 3 1 6 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 -3 7
22 Milton Keynes Dons 8 2 1 5 7 10 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 1 0 3 4 5 -3 7
23 Morecambe 8 0 4 4 4 15 4 0 2 2 1 8 4 0 2 2 3 7 -11 4
24 Burton Albion 8 0 1 7 8 22 4 0 0 4 0 9 4 0 1 3 8 13 -14 1

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.