Fratton Park: Get ready for a football frolic when Portsmouth tie their boots for Plymouth Argyle. Get the latest info on the fixture here at Tipsway!
- Plymouth Argyle have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in League One
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 Plymouth Argyle.
Portsmouth form and stats
Portsmouth must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three League One games here at Fratton Park. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Portsmouth to get some points in this home game.
The Portsmouth fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Fratton Park: A 1-2 defeat against Cambridge United (placed 13th). Midfielder Marcus Harness was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Harness hit one key pass.
Prior to that, an away loss at Milton Keynes Dons.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.
The manager D. Cowley will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Charlton Athletic in only four days.
Portsmouth are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Portsmouth have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
Plymouth Argyle have six points from their first three away games in the League One, meaning two victories and a loss. Plymouth has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
235 minutes! That's how long the Plymouth goalkeeper Michael Cooper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for Plymouth, whose manager R. Lowe could celebrate last time after the League One win against AFC Wimbledon. Goalkeeper Michael Cooper was absolutely vital in the Plymouth victory against AFC Wimbledon, making six saves. Michael Cooper (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.14. Cooper stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Plymouth secured a home win against Sheffield Wednesday with the score 3-0.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Plymouth Argyle 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.
A new game in only four days for Plymouth, the League One home match versus Doncaster Rovers. Busy days.
Plymouth find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Plymouth as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - seven - one (Portsmouth wins - draws - Plymouth Argyle wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Hardie 4 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 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8.7 | 5.9 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 10.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.7 | 10.4 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 25% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 36% |
- Plymouth Argyle have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Plymouth Argyle have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in League One
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Plymouth Argyle 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 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 |