League One: Peterborough vs Portsmouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 39 match between Peterborough and Portsmouth and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Peterborough enjoy home advantage, when visitors Portsmouth swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Portsmouth have taken the lead in the League One after collecting 80 points from their initial 38 encounters. Peterborough trail them by 71 points after 37 rounds, leaving them as number 4 in the table.

Team form: Peterborough vs Portsmouth

Peterborough Form

In their last three outings, Peterborough won 5-1 against Northampton, beat Burton by 1-3 and hammered Stevenage 3-1. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Peterborough but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six League One matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 15 goals while conceding nine.

Portsmouth Form

In their last three matches, Portsmouth beat Oxford 2-1, drew 0-0 with Blackpool and beat Burton by 2-1. Portsmouth managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored five while also conceding two times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Betting facts for Peterborough and Portsmouth

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 Peterborough and Portsmouth played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Peterborough vs Portsmouth

Peterborough against Portsmouth is also a battle between Ephron Mason-Clark and Kusini Yengi with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three League One goals in their last six games respectively.

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Full-time result

Peterborough claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Portsmouth won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing two in this series of matches. Peterborough won their last 5 matches on the bounce. Portsmouth struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 11 matches in a row. Portsmouth remained without defeat in 6 away games on the bounce. Peterborough have beaten Portsmouth in 4 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Peterborough scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Portsmouth got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Peterborough games Peterborough managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Peterborough have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Portsmouth.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Peterborough’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Portsmouth, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Peterborough were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.

Suggested bet: Peterborough vs Portsmouth

To summarize, the upcoming League One clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Peterborough vs Portsmouth mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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