Ace Football previews the Championship game between Portsmouth and Derby who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Derby visit Portsmouth, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 38 match taking place at Fratton Park this coming Monday.
Form: Portsmouth vs Derby
Portsmouth Form
Only a single draw prevents Portsmouth from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Hull, before drawing 1-1 with Blackburn. They came up empty-handed once again when Swansea ran out as 1-2 winners. Portsmouth only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.
Derby Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Derby. They first took out Blackburn by 3-1 before downing Sheffield Wednesday by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Millwall, who ran out 1-0 winners. Derby managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding eight times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats for Portsmouth and Derby
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Portsmouth and Derby played across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 20 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Portsmouth have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Derby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Derby away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Derby matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Portsmouth vs Derby
Terry Devlin is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Derby look to Matthew Clarke, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Portsmouth vs Derby
Full-time result
Portsmouth claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Derby won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Portsmouth have not lost to Derby in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Derby scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Portsmouth managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Derby kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Portsmouth have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Derby.
Total goals
Portsmouth saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Derby, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Portsmouth conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.
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