Ace Football previews the Championship round 25 match between Portsmouth and Swansea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Swansea go up against Portsmouth this coming Wednesday for a Championship meeting at Fratton Park.
Portsmouth are placed 23th with 20 points after 22 matches. Swansea occupy a position as nineth in the league on 33 points.
Form: Portsmouth vs Swansea
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 4-1 victory against Coventry. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Watford, before handing over another win to Bristol City in a 3-0 defeat. Portsmouth won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded five goals.
Swansea Form
In their last three matches, Swansea lost against Hull by 2-1, beat Queens Park Rangers by 3-0 winning 2-1 against Luton. Swansea won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding seven.
Betting stats for Portsmouth and Swansea
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Portsmouth and Swansea. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 6 of the last 7 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Portsmouth 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 2.5 goals
- Portsmouth have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Championship while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 14 Swansea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Swansea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Portsmouth vs Swansea
Liam Cullen scored four goals in six Championship games for Swansea. This took his total for the season up to eight goals scored in Championship. Callum Lang is the man to point out for the home side, scoring five times in six Championship outings.
Popular markets: Portsmouth vs Swansea
Full-time result
Portsmouth claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Swansea won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away. Swansea scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Swansea scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Swansea played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Portsmouth managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Swansea kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven 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 happened in eight of the last ten games for Swansea, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games. Swansea scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.