Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Portsmouth - Sunderland!
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.
Portsmouth form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Fratton Park as Portsmouth have scored 24 goals to get 29 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the League One are 8-5-0 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Portsmouth, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Portsmouth are confident in defense, having played 208 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A strong away win for Portsmouth against Lincoln City the last match, as R. Curtis and J. Marquis were on target. Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Barnsley.
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 twelve games) they have won 4 times, drawn 7 and lost 1.
Portsmouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fratton Park with 24 goals in 13 league matches. Portsmouth have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sunderland form and stats
The visitors are W5-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Sunderland are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The Sunderland goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 384 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two travels in a row for Sunderland, whose manager P. Parkinson could celebrate last time after the League One win against Tranmere Rovers. A draw for Sunderland before that, at their own venue hosting Doncaster Rovers (0-0).
Sunderland are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. From a total of one match.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Sunderland have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sunderland - Portsmouth 2-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Portsmouth 3 wins, 5 draws and Sunderland 2 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Curtis 11 goals |   C. Maguire 9 goals |  L. Gooch 8 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Portsmouth | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 39 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 37 |
| 29 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 69% | 69% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 70% |
| 46% | 46% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 31% | 41% |
| 31% | 38% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 15% | 23% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 54% | 54% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 56% |
| 35% | 46% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 26% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 26% |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 5 | 5 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 377 | 200 | 67 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 146 | 317 |
| 129 | 75 | 33 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 40 | 99 |
| 30% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | 37% |
- Portsmouth have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals (24)
- Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 50 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 48 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 46 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 41 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 39 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 39 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -5 | 38 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 37 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 34 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -5 | 30 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -14 | 29 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 24 | -7 | 28 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 28 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -18 | 22 |
| 22 | Southend United | 27 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 35 | -39 | 13 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 34 | -35 | 8 |