Portsmouth are flying at 6th, while Shrewsbury Town are loitering 5 points behind in the table. Will they cut the gap?
- Portsmouth have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
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 Shrewsbury Town.
Portsmouth form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Portsmouth have to build on here at Fratton Park in the League One. The home fans are hungry for more even though Portsmouth have been steadily collecting points here at Fratton Park through three straight draws.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Portsmouth, who played 1-1 against Oxford United. That match was also played at this venue (Fratton Park). Robertson was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.55 out of 10. The defender Robertson hit three key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Forest Green Rovers.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 7 games, won 2 matches, drawn 4 and lost 1.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Portsmouth as they have a new game in only three days, a EFL Trophy match thankfully also at home. AFC Wimbledon are visiting.
The Portsmouth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Shrewsbury Town have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
There might be some fixture complaints from Shrewsbury Town as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-2 against Plymouth Argyle. Midfielder Shipley was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.95. Shipley scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A loss against Charlton Athletic was the result prior to that, in a home game.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Shrewsbury when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.
Shrewsbury Town have the goal stats of 8-8 (for/against) from 8 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Portsmouth have managed a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when facing Shrewsbury Town.The matches between these teams have sometimes been brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bishop 8 goals | C. Ogilvie 3 goals |  D. Scarlett 3 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Portsmouth | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 87% |
| 79% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 50% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 47% |
| 36% | 43% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 21% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 57% | 86% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 36% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 27% |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| 53% | 54% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 47% | 36% |
| 9.4 | 6.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13.1 | 13 |
| 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
- Portsmouth have not yet lost a game at home.
- Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Derby County | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 16 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 13 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -18 | 13 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -13 | 12 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 11 |
