Portsmouth U18 are considered as favourites to win this home fixture against Cheltenham Town U18, if the league standings are thought to provide some clues. Or could we be eyeing a possible shock?
- Cheltenham Town U18 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Portsmouth U18 form and stats
When playing at home in the Youth Alliance, Portsmouth U18 have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
The Portsmouth fans got no joy from their last match, a Youth Alliance game also here: A 0-4 defeat against Exeter City U18 (placed 2nd). As you see from the result above, Portsmouth U18 suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Prior to that, an away loss at Bristol Rovers U18.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 8 games), Portsmouth U18's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Portsmouth defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cheltenham Town U18 form and stats
Cheltenham Town U18 have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Youth Alliance, after 1-1-5 (7 played). A depressing four defeats in a row for Cheltenham in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Exeter City U18.
The manager Haynes was unhappy after their last game, a FA Youth Cup match played at their home ground. Cheltenham Town U18 suffered a 1-3 loss to Blackpool U18.
A 3-3 draw was the result before that, hosting AFC Bournemouth U18 in the Youth Alliance.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cheltenham have conceded 15 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cheltenham Town U18 - Portsmouth 1-2 was the outcome when these squads previously did battle, some time ago this season. Previous five meetings involving these squads: Portsmouth won five, Cheltenham Town U18 were winners in zero and we saw zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Portsmouth U18 missing players
Cheltenham Town U18 missing players
| Portsmouth U18 | Cheltenham Town U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 26 | 16 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 25 |
| 92% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 86% |
| 85% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 79% |
| 69% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 64% |
| 46% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 43% |
| 31% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 23% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 29% |
| 23% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Cheltenham Town U18 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cheltenham Town U18 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portsmouth U18 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cheltenham Town U18 have scored 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 | AFC Bournemouth U18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Exeter City U18 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Portsmouth U18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle U18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Oxford United U18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Swindon Town U18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town U18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 8 | Newport County U18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers U18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -13 | 12 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers U18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 8 |
