Ace Football previews the Championship game between Portsmouth and Stoke who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Stoke go up against Portsmouth on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Fratton Park.
Portsmouth are number 10 in the table on 22 points after 14 matches. Stoke rank as number 3 with 26 points after 14 matches played.
Form: Portsmouth vs Stoke
Portsmouth Form
In their last three matches, Portsmouth won 2-1 against Millwall, before recording a draw in a 0-0 match against Burnley. They were back on top last time out, defeating Swansea 3-1. Portsmouth won four of their previous six Championship games at the Fratton Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded eight and scored 12 goals.
Stoke Form
In their last three matches, Stoke drew 0-0 with Bristol City, beat Preston by 2-0 and beat Blackburn by 1-2. Stoke won four times in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded eight goals while scoring nine themselves.
Betting facts for Portsmouth and Stoke
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Portsmouth and Stoke. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Portsmouth have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Stoke away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Stoke have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Stoke have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Portsmouth vs Stoke
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Full-time result
Portsmouth claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Stoke won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Portsmouth are without defeat in 6 matches on the spin. Portsmouth did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Stoke didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Stoke scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Portsmouth played. Of the previous 10 outings, Portsmouth scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Stoke have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Portsmouth when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Portsmouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Stoke, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.
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