Portsmouth v Peterborough Betting Tips – League One, 30th April 7.45pm
It is high stakes for both of these in League One at the moment. Pompey have the chance to move within one point of the top two if they could pick up the victory at home in this one. That would leave a tense final weekend of action. As for Peterborough, they need the win to move themselves up to within one point of sixth-placed Doncaster. Read our predictions for Portsmouth v Peterborough.
Portsmouth v Peterborough Betting Odds*
Portsmouth 13/20
Draw 14/5
Peterborough 4/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on August 29th, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.)
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Portsmouth News and Form
What a high tension stressful game this is for both of these in midweek. Portsmouth got themselves a point at Sunderland on the weekend, which leaves their chance at earning automatic promotion still there. If they claim victory in this one, that puts them to within one point of the current top two. So that would leave them with a big chance of earning promotion on the final weekend of the season.
Portsmouth are in good form currently. They were on a seven-match winning streak in the division before playing out a draw with Sunderland on the weekend. They have won their last four on home soil and they are unbeaten in their last seven home fixtures. They have scored at least two goals in each of their last four home games and they are currently on a 10 match scoring streak in the league, home and away combined.
Overall this season Portsmouth have taken a home record of W12 D6 L3 and they have averaged 1.8 goals per home fixture. But they are not only a good scoring side but they are a defensively sound team as well. They have conceded at under a goal per home fixture on average this season with less than half of their home fixtures ending up over 2.5 goals. Portsmouth have earned a clean sheet in 33% of their home games.
Just going back to the scoring output which they have produces season, Pompey have scored at least two goals in seven of their last eight games, home and away. Eight of their home victories in the league this season have been by at least a to goal margin. The negative for Portsmouth is that they have no clean sheet in their last five League One fixtures.
Portsmouth v Peterborough Head to Head
Portsmouth earned a 2-1 away win at Peterborough earlier this season
That is back-to-back league wins for Portsmouth over Peterborough which they have taken
Portsmouth have won five of the last six meetings in all competitions
Both teams have scored in just two of their last six meetings in all competitions
Key-Facts – Portsmouth v Peterborough
- Portsmouth have won seven of their last eight home fixtures
- Pompey are on an eight match undefeated streak of home form
- Peterborough have won only one of their last five away games
Peterborough News and Form
So Peterborough have everything to play for in this game as well. They suffered a big hit on the weekend with a 3-0 away loss at the relegation-threatened Walsall. That really was a big missed opportunity for the posh. Peterborough are not particularly in great form away from home, losing three of their last five away fixtures. Overall this season they have recorded a decent enough W10 D5 L7 record on their travels it has just for the Park a bit for them really since Christmas. all but one of the seven away defeats that Peterborough have suffered this season in the league have happened since Boxing Day so it has been a tough second half of the season for them.
They have scored well away from home this season as they average 1.7 goals per road fixture. But they have conceded at an average of 1.5 per game. 59% of Peterboroughs away games have ended over 2.5 goals. Peterborough have conceded 72% of their away goals this season in the second half of games. They opened the scoring in 12 of their away games this season, scoring two-thirds of their road goals in the second period of games. Of the seven away defeats which they have suffered this season, five of them have been by at least a two-goal margin. If they don’t get the win out of this game, the chance at the top six finish will be lost
Portsmouth v Peterborough Tips & Odds
Portsmouth to win and both teams to score at 9/4 odds
Over 2.5 goals at 7/10
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on August 29th, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.)
Portsmouth v Peterborough Predictions
Portsmouth to win: this could be a very entertaining fixture as both really have to come out and push for the win. The only way either of them reach their goal this season is to pick up three points in the fixture. That means at this should be entertaining but Portsmouth are the ones with a much better form and on home, soil can pick up the victory. Portsmouth to win
