Ace Football previews the Championship round 46 match between Portsmouth and Hull and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Hull come to Fratton Park for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Portsmouth will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 16 in the Championship standings, Portsmouth, have so far collected 53 points this season, while Hull collected 48 points. This puts them up as number 22 after 45 rounds.
Team form: Portsmouth vs Hull
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 3-5 and 1-0 winners against Norwich and Watford, respectively. Against Sheffield Wednesday, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Portsmouth won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored eight goals.
Hull Form
It is all or nothing with Hull, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-0 against Swansea, before beating Preston 2-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-1 against Derby. Hull managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring five time and letting in three.
Betting stats and facts for Portsmouth and Hull
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 Hull played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Portsmouth have won 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 34 of the last 36 Hull matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 19 Hull matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Hull away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Hull away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Hull matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Portsmouth vs Hull
It has been a superb season for Colby Bishop so far as he managed to score impressive 11 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and Portsmouth rely on his abilities against Hull. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.
Betting markets: Portsmouth vs Hull
Full-time result
Portsmouth claimed a modest six 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 two. Hull won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Hull got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Portsmouth managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portsmouth, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Hull’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.
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