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Portsmouth play host to visiting club Barnsley at Fratton Park in the League One meeting on Tuesday.
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๐ Form Guide
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth go into this game following a 1-1 League One drawn result vs Bolton Wanderers.
The only player to score from Portsmouth was Abu Kamara (7'). Aaron Collins (36') scored for Bolton Wanderers.
John Mousinho's Portsmouth have found the net a sum total of 11 times in their past 6 outings. The comparative number of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures stands at 5.
Ahead of this clash, Portsmouth are unbeaten in their previous 5 league matches at home.
Barnsley
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In their previous fixture, Barnsley drew 2-2 in the League One match with Reading.
For Barnsley, the scorers were Adam Phillips (29') and Fรกbio Jalรณ (83'). Sam Smith (21') and Lewis Wing (81') scored for Reading.
The numbers tell their own story, and Barnsley have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals in all. At the back, Barnsley can certainly do much better.
Taking a look at their past results, Barnsley:
- have left without a victory over Portsmouth when having played them away from home in the previous 7 league matches. Not good at all.
- remain undefeated by Portsmouth when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their last 10 away league matches. Impressive, to say the least.
โ๏ธ Head to head
Looking at their past head to head clashes dating back to 15/12/2018 shows us that Portsmouth have won 2 of these games and Barnsley 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 3.
An aggregate of 19 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from Pompey and 9 coming from The Tykes. Thatโs an average goals per game of 3.17.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was League One match day 7 on 19/09/2023 which ended up with the score at Barnsley 2-3 Portsmouth.
The match was refereed by Lewis Smith.
๐๏ธ Team News: Portsmouth
Regan Poole (Cruciate ligament tear), Lee Evans (Knee problems), Josh Dockerill (Cruciate ligament tear) and Alex Robertson (Torn thigh muscle) wonโt be available for Portsmouth boss John Mousinho.
๐ฐ Team News: Barnsley
Due to a fully healthy group to pick from, the Barnsley manager Neill Collins has no fitness concerns to speak of before this clash.
๐ง Prediction
Our assessment is that Barnsley are likely to put a goal past this Portsmouth outfit, however that might not be enough to prevent defeat.
Our selection here is for a 2-1 advantage for Portsmouth when the full-time whistle blows. Should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 18:01 16/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Portsmouth
Formed: 1898
Stadium: Fratton Park (20,899)
Captain: Marlon Pack
Chairman: Michael Eisner
Manager: John Mousinho
Competitions: League One position 1
๐ Star Man: Abu Kamara
Regularly used in the Striker position, Abu Kamara was born in England. Having made a first senior appearance for Norwich City in the 2022 - 2023 season, the accomplished Forward has managed to score 7 league goals in this League One 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in a total of 42 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 91 | WWDWD |
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44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 86 | LWDDW |
3 |
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43 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 82 | LDWWD |
4 |
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42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 77 | LLWWL |
5 |
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43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 75 | LWLLD |
6 |
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43 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 73 | WDWWW |
7 |
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44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 70 | LDWWW |
8 |
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43 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 68 | WWWDL |
9 |
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44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 67 | DDLWL |
10 |
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44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 62 | LLWDL |
11 |
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44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 59 | WLWWL |
12 |
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44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | -15 | 58 | DWWDW |
13 |
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44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 56 | DLDDW |
14 |
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42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 55 | WLDDW |
15 |
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43 | 15 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 54 | LDLLW |
16 |
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44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 52 | DDWDD |
17 |
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44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 50 | WLDWD |
18 |
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42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 46 | LWWLD |
19 |
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43 | 13 | 7 | 23 | -30 | 46 | WDDLL |
20 |
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43 | 11 | 10 | 22 | -25 | 43 | LDLLW |
21 |
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43 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -30 | 40 | WLDLL |
22 |
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42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | -25 | 38 | WLLLL |
23 |
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43 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -24 | 37 | DLLLW |
24 |
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44 | 7 | 9 | 28 | -36 | 30 | WLLWL |
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Goals scored | 1.9 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 39 |
Time first goal conceded | 39 |
Yellow cards | 2.3 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.8 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
Goals scored | 1.9 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 36 |
Time first goal conceded | 37 |
Yellow cards | 2.6 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.8 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Colby Bishop | 21 |
Paddy Lane | 11 |
Kusini Yengi | 9 |
Abu Kamara | 8 |
Callum Lang | 4 |
Devante Cole | 18 |
John McAtee | 12 |
Adam Phillips | 11 |
Herbie Kane | 8 |
Jon Russell | 3 |
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