Championship: Southampton vs Portsmouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 9 match between Southampton and Portsmouth and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Portsmouth go up against Southampton on Sunday for a Championship meeting at St. Mary’s Stadium.

Placed 13th in the table Southampton have amassed ten points after eight matches. On eight points, Portsmouth rank 19th with eight matches played this season.

Team form: Southampton vs Portsmouth

Southampton Form

Southampton hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Swansea by 3-1, before winning 4-1 against Bristol City. The streak ended in a recent 2-1 defeat against Wrexham. Southampton won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 18 goals and conceded eight times.

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 2-0 against Cardiff, before recording a 0-0 draw with Charlton. Another draw followed then, this time 2-2 against Blackburn. Portsmouth won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding nine times.

Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Portsmouth

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Southampton and Portsmouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Southampton vs Portsmouth

Marko Milovanovic shows decent form right now for Portsmouth, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Southampton, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Cyle Larin also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Championship matches.

Popular betting markets: Southampton vs Portsmouth

Full-time result

Southampton claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Portsmouth won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Amazingly, Southampton are on a streak of 14 home matches without defeat. Portsmouth have not lost to Southampton in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Southampton scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Portsmouth scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Southampton played. Portsmouth will feel optimistic about scoring on Sunday with Southampton managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Portsmouth, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Southampton are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 28 matches.