Portsmouth vs Rotherham United match preview: Even contest expected at Fratton Park

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 12.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

Both these teams are in pretty good shape, Rotherham United enjoying a 20 point lead on Portsmouth in the standings. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One

It's no vacation for neither Portsmouth nor Rotherham United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Portsmouth form and stats

Portsmouth have played 19 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The club members are hoping that Portsmouth will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Cheltenham Town (placed 12th). Portsmouth's goalkeeper Bazunu was extremely busy against Cheltenham Town, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.

Before that, Portsmouth played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Bolton Wanderers.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Lincoln City are coming to town in three days.

The Portsmouth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 34 goals in 19 league matches. Portsmouth have conceded 20 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Rotherham United form and stats

Rotherham United have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 11-5-3 from 19 games. Rotherham United are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Rotherham are looking to quickly end their 257 minutes long goal drought in the League One.

Rotherham United have much to to correct after their out-of-character defeat (0-1) to Charlton Athletic in their previous game, played at their own home ground. Barlaser got a match rating of 7.35 in that game, top player of the team. Barlaser hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A quick return to home after this game, as Rotherham are hosting Ipswich Town in the League One only four days away.

The visiting Rotherham United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 24 goals from 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Rotherham defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (5 goals in 19 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved faced each other earlier this season: Rotherham United - Portsmouth 4-1. Head to head statistics (for the previous four meetings): Portsmouth won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and Rotherham United managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
17 goals
Rotherham UnitedF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
11 goals
PortsmouthM. Harness
M. Harness
10 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Rotherham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
40 19 6 Played P 7 19 40
16 10 2 Won W 4 11 24
12 5 3 Drew D 2 5 8
12 4 1 Lost L 1 3 8
54 34 10 Scored S 8 24 64
41 20 6 Conceded C 2 5 26
85% 89% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 84% 90%
60% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 47% 65%
50% 63% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 11% 32%
30% 37% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 5% 18%
10% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 12%
42% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 14% 11% 32%
42% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 71% 74% 52%
30% 16% 33% Failed to Score F T 29% 32% 25%
 
5.2 5.4 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.9 6.7 6.5
5.3 4.9 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.1 3.6
1.8 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
12.8 13.7 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 13.9 14.3
3.5 4.1 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.2 4.6
39% 44% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 30% 35%
 
12.2 11.2 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.9 9.1
3.9 3.4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (14) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (21) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+38) 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 Wigan Athletic 40 26 8 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 19 13 4 2 39 17 37 86
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 40 24 8 8 64 26 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 11 5 3 24 5 38 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
11 Portsmouth 40 16 12 12 54 41 19 10 5 4 34 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 13 60
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 41 13 9 19 48 63 20 9 5 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 48
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

Table
  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 40 26 8 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 19 13 4 2 39 17 37 86
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 40 24 8 8 64 26 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 11 5 3 24 5 38 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
11 Portsmouth 40 16 12 12 54 41 19 10 5 4 34 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 13 60
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 41 13 9 19 48 63 20 9 5 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 48
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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