League One duel: Close contest expected between Portsmouth and Sunderland

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 09.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

A key match in League One as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Portsmouth in 6th position and Sunderland placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One

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

Portsmouth have played 17 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Doncaster Rovers (1-2).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Portsmouth have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost two.

Portsmouth are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 17 games. Portsmouth's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sunderland form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One, are W7-D7-L1 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

The Sunderland goalkeeper Lee Burge is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 232 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Swindon Town.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sunderland playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were one Sunderland win, two draws and five defeats.

Sunderland are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 15 away games so far. Sunderland are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Portsmouth and Sunderland have met before this season: Sunderland - Portsmouth 1-3. Portsmouth-Sunderland H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Portsmouth four wins, Sunderland two wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandC. Wyke
C. Wyke
21 goals
PortsmouthJ. Marquis
J. Marquis
13 goals
PortsmouthR. Curtis
R. Curtis
6 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 17 4 Played P 3 15 32
15 6 1 Won W 2 7 15
7 5 0 Drew D 1 7 12
10 6 3 Lost L 0 1 5
49 23 2 Scored S 6 26 49
34 17 6 Conceded C 1 10 26
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 94%
72% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 75%
47% 41% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 47% 41%
38% 29% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 22%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
44% 35% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 50%
38% 35% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 60% 47%
28% 41% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 9%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.5 1.3
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
12.6 13.1 11 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 14.1 13.3
4.3 4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.7 5.1 4.5
36% 34% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 34% 34%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in League One
  • Sunderland is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 34 19 5 10 56 28 17 10 2 5 19 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 28 62
2 Peterborough United 32 19 5 8 52 28 15 12 2 1 34 11 17 7 3 7 18 17 24 62
3 Lincoln City 32 18 6 8 51 31 17 8 3 6 27 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 20 60
4 Sunderland 32 15 12 5 49 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 23 57
5 Doncaster Rovers 30 17 4 9 51 38 17 11 3 3 32 19 13 6 1 6 19 19 13 55
6 Portsmouth 32 15 7 10 49 34 17 6 5 6 23 17 15 9 2 4 26 17 15 52
7 Accrington Stanley 31 14 8 9 43 34 16 8 4 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 50
8 Ipswich Town 31 15 5 11 36 32 17 9 2 6 18 15 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 50
9 Charlton Athletic 33 13 9 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 18 9 5 4 22 15 2 48
10 Oxford United 31 13 8 10 44 36 15 7 4 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 47
11 Gillingham 33 14 5 14 45 45 18 8 2 8 25 26 15 6 3 6 20 19 0 47
12 Blackpool 29 13 6 10 35 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 45
13 Crewe Alexandra 33 12 9 12 42 43 16 8 5 3 26 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 -1 45
14 Plymouth Argyle 33 12 9 12 44 53 17 9 4 4 27 25 16 3 5 8 17 28 -9 45
15 Fleetwood Town 33 11 10 12 38 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 8 43
16 Milton Keynes Dons 33 11 9 13 47 47 15 5 7 3 24 19 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 9 11 10 33 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 15 5 5 5 13 16 -3 38
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 39 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 15 4 5 6 18 24 -17 34
19 Northampton Town 33 8 8 17 30 50 17 5 4 8 14 21 16 3 4 9 16 29 -20 32
20 Swindon Town 33 9 4 20 39 60 17 7 1 9 19 25 16 2 3 11 20 35 -21 31
21 Bristol Rovers 32 8 6 18 30 52 15 5 1 9 17 24 17 3 5 9 13 28 -22 30
22 AFC Wimbledon 31 7 9 15 32 55 13 3 2 8 15 26 18 4 7 7 17 29 -23 30
23 Wigan Athletic 33 8 6 19 35 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -25 30
24 Rochdale 33 6 10 17 41 61 16 1 7 8 17 33 17 5 3 9 24 28 -20 28

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 Hull City 34 19 5 10 56 28 17 10 2 5 19 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 28 62
2 Peterborough United 32 19 5 8 52 28 15 12 2 1 34 11 17 7 3 7 18 17 24 62
3 Lincoln City 32 18 6 8 51 31 17 8 3 6 27 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 20 60
4 Sunderland 32 15 12 5 49 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 23 57
5 Doncaster Rovers 30 17 4 9 51 38 17 11 3 3 32 19 13 6 1 6 19 19 13 55
6 Portsmouth 32 15 7 10 49 34 17 6 5 6 23 17 15 9 2 4 26 17 15 52
7 Accrington Stanley 31 14 8 9 43 34 16 8 4 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 50
8 Ipswich Town 31 15 5 11 36 32 17 9 2 6 18 15 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 50
9 Charlton Athletic 33 13 9 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 18 9 5 4 22 15 2 48
10 Oxford United 31 13 8 10 44 36 15 7 4 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 47
11 Gillingham 33 14 5 14 45 45 18 8 2 8 25 26 15 6 3 6 20 19 0 47
12 Blackpool 29 13 6 10 35 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 45
13 Crewe Alexandra 33 12 9 12 42 43 16 8 5 3 26 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 -1 45
14 Plymouth Argyle 33 12 9 12 44 53 17 9 4 4 27 25 16 3 5 8 17 28 -9 45
15 Fleetwood Town 33 11 10 12 38 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 8 43
16 Milton Keynes Dons 33 11 9 13 47 47 15 5 7 3 24 19 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 9 11 10 33 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 15 5 5 5 13 16 -3 38
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 39 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 15 4 5 6 18 24 -17 34
19 Northampton Town 33 8 8 17 30 50 17 5 4 8 14 21 16 3 4 9 16 29 -20 32
20 Swindon Town 33 9 4 20 39 60 17 7 1 9 19 25 16 2 3 11 20 35 -21 31
21 Bristol Rovers 32 8 6 18 30 52 15 5 1 9 17 24 17 3 5 9 13 28 -22 30
22 AFC Wimbledon 31 7 9 15 32 55 13 3 2 8 15 26 18 4 7 7 17 29 -23 30
23 Wigan Athletic 33 8 6 19 35 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -25 30
24 Rochdale 33 6 10 17 41 61 16 1 7 8 17 33 17 5 3 9 24 28 -20 28

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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.