League One: Portsmouth - Wigan Athletic news and statistics

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 26.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

Here's everything you need and want to know about the League One match Portsmouth - Wigan Athletic!

Insights:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+36) in League One

Portsmouth are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Wigan Athletic are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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 Wigan Athletic.

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Portsmouth form and stats

Portsmouth are steadily winning League One games and points here at Fratton Park. 13 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 22 games. 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's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Gillingham (placed 21st). The home side are looking to build on that result. The gifted forward Curtis outperformed all teammates in that match and was awarded a match rating of 9.02 out of 10. Curtis scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Morecambe that finished 1-1.

There will be little rest for Portsmouth after this match as they are travelling to Sheffield Wednesday for a League One game in only four days.

Portsmouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fratton Park with 43 goals in 22 league matches. On the other hand, Portsmouth have conceded 23 goals.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Wigan Athletic collect 45 points from their 21 away matches in the League One. 13 victories and 6 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Wigan Athletic are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Wigan Athletic's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Plymouth Argyle that finished 1-1.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Ipswich Town.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Wigan manager Richardson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Shrewsbury Town.

The travelling fans enjoy Wigan Athletic's attacking play in away games, having scored 41 goals in 21 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (19 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most up to date reported scoreline involving both these sides is the Wigan Athletic - Portsmouth 1-0 played earlier this season. Portsmouth-Wigan Athletic H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Portsmouth four wins, Wigan Athletic four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
23 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Lang
C. Lang
14 goals
PortsmouthM. Harness
M. Harness
11 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
44 22 7 Played P 7 21 44
19 13 3 Won W 3 13 26
13 5 3 Drew D 4 6 11
12 4 1 Lost L 0 2 7
64 43 13 Scored S 14 41 77
45 23 6 Conceded C 5 19 41
86% 91% 71% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 90% 95%
64% 82% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 86% 86%
52% 68% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 57% 52%
32% 41% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 57% 38% 23%
11% 14% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 14% 11%
45% 50% 43% BTTS BTTS 43% 62% 61%
41% 45% 57% Clean Sheets C S 57% 33% 34%
27% 14% 29% Failed to Score F T 29% 14% 9%
 
5.2 5.4 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.1 5.1 5.8
5.4 4.8 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 3.9 3.3
1.7 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.9 13.9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 11.3 12.2
3.5 4.2 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.9 4.2 4.5
41% 46% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 46% 39%
 
12.5 11.7 12 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.5 8.9
3.8 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.9 2.7 2.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most points (45) away in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals (41) away in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+22) away in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+36) 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 44 26 11 7 77 41 23 13 5 5 36 22 21 13 6 2 41 19 36 89
2 Rotherham United 44 26 8 10 67 32 23 15 3 5 43 22 21 11 5 5 24 10 35 86
3 Milton Keynes Dons 45 25 11 9 73 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 29 86
4 Sunderland 44 23 11 10 77 52 22 16 2 4 48 18 22 7 9 6 29 34 25 80
5 Plymouth Argyle 45 23 11 11 68 43 22 14 4 4 32 14 23 9 7 7 36 29 25 80
6 Wycombe Wanderers 45 22 14 9 73 50 23 14 5 4 39 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 23 80
7 Sheffield Wednesday 44 22 13 9 71 47 22 15 5 2 44 17 22 7 8 7 27 30 24 79
8 Oxford United 45 22 9 14 81 58 22 13 5 4 46 26 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 75
9 Portsmouth 44 19 13 12 64 45 22 13 5 4 43 23 22 6 8 8 21 22 19 70
10 Bolton Wanderers 45 20 10 15 70 55 22 11 7 4 41 24 23 9 3 11 29 31 15 70
11 Ipswich Town 45 17 16 12 63 46 22 10 9 3 34 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 17 67
12 Charlton Athletic 45 17 8 20 55 55 23 10 4 9 32 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 0 59
13 Accrington Stanley 45 16 10 19 57 77 23 12 6 5 41 33 22 4 4 14 16 44 -20 58
14 Cambridge United 45 15 12 18 54 72 22 8 7 7 26 27 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 57
15 Cheltenham Town 45 13 16 16 64 78 23 10 7 6 33 30 22 3 9 10 31 48 -14 55
16 Burton Albion 45 14 11 20 50 65 22 10 6 6 33 24 23 4 5 14 17 41 -15 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 45 12 14 19 47 48 22 9 7 6 30 22 23 3 7 13 17 26 -1 50
18 Lincoln City 45 13 10 22 53 62 22 6 5 11 23 28 23 7 5 11 30 34 -9 49
19 Morecambe 45 10 12 23 57 87 22 7 8 7 33 34 23 3 4 16 24 53 -30 42
20 Fleetwood Town 44 8 16 20 58 75 22 5 8 9 31 34 22 3 8 11 27 41 -17 40
21 Gillingham 45 8 16 21 35 67 22 4 8 10 13 34 23 4 8 11 22 33 -32 40
22 AFC Wimbledon 45 6 19 20 46 71 22 2 14 6 24 30 23 4 5 14 22 41 -25 37
23 Doncaster Rovers 45 10 7 28 36 81 23 7 3 13 20 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -45 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 45 7 8 30 36 81 23 5 5 13 22 40 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 29

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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 44 26 11 7 77 41 23 13 5 5 36 22 21 13 6 2 41 19 36 89
2 Rotherham United 44 26 8 10 67 32 23 15 3 5 43 22 21 11 5 5 24 10 35 86
3 Milton Keynes Dons 45 25 11 9 73 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 29 86
4 Sunderland 44 23 11 10 77 52 22 16 2 4 48 18 22 7 9 6 29 34 25 80
5 Plymouth Argyle 45 23 11 11 68 43 22 14 4 4 32 14 23 9 7 7 36 29 25 80
6 Wycombe Wanderers 45 22 14 9 73 50 23 14 5 4 39 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 23 80
7 Sheffield Wednesday 44 22 13 9 71 47 22 15 5 2 44 17 22 7 8 7 27 30 24 79
8 Oxford United 45 22 9 14 81 58 22 13 5 4 46 26 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 75
9 Portsmouth 44 19 13 12 64 45 22 13 5 4 43 23 22 6 8 8 21 22 19 70
10 Bolton Wanderers 45 20 10 15 70 55 22 11 7 4 41 24 23 9 3 11 29 31 15 70
11 Ipswich Town 45 17 16 12 63 46 22 10 9 3 34 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 17 67
12 Charlton Athletic 45 17 8 20 55 55 23 10 4 9 32 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 0 59
13 Accrington Stanley 45 16 10 19 57 77 23 12 6 5 41 33 22 4 4 14 16 44 -20 58
14 Cambridge United 45 15 12 18 54 72 22 8 7 7 26 27 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 57
15 Cheltenham Town 45 13 16 16 64 78 23 10 7 6 33 30 22 3 9 10 31 48 -14 55
16 Burton Albion 45 14 11 20 50 65 22 10 6 6 33 24 23 4 5 14 17 41 -15 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 45 12 14 19 47 48 22 9 7 6 30 22 23 3 7 13 17 26 -1 50
18 Lincoln City 45 13 10 22 53 62 22 6 5 11 23 28 23 7 5 11 30 34 -9 49
19 Morecambe 45 10 12 23 57 87 22 7 8 7 33 34 23 3 4 16 24 53 -30 42
20 Fleetwood Town 44 8 16 20 58 75 22 5 8 9 31 34 22 3 8 11 27 41 -17 40
21 Gillingham 45 8 16 21 35 67 22 4 8 10 13 34 23 4 8 11 22 33 -32 40
22 AFC Wimbledon 45 6 19 20 46 71 22 2 14 6 24 30 23 4 5 14 22 41 -25 37
23 Doncaster Rovers 45 10 7 28 36 81 23 7 3 13 20 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -45 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 45 7 8 30 36 81 23 5 5 13 22 40 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 29

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