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League One | Gameweek 31
Feb 3, 2024 at 3pm UK
Fratton Park
Northampton Town

Portsmouth
4 - 1
Northampton

Ogilvie (7'), Lane (16', 58'), Lang (70')
Sparkes (90+5')
McIntyre (54')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Leonard (89')
Guthrie (42')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Portsmouth and Northampton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Oxford Utd 2-2 Portsmouth
Tuesday, January 30 at 7.45pm in League One
Last Game: Northampton 0-2 Shrewsbury
Saturday, January 27 at 3pm in League One

We said: Portsmouth 3-1 Northampton Town

With the Cobblers struggling with injuries, they could probably do without an away game against the current league leaders. While they may have lost just one of their last five away league matches, Northampton have succumbed in each of their previous four away meetings with Portsmouth, and we think that run will continue with a defeat on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portsmouth win with a probability of 54.93%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.63%) and 2-0 (8.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.62%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 1-2 (5.86%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Portsmouth would win this match.

Result
PortsmouthDrawNorthampton Town
54.93% (-0.779 -0.78) 22.66% (-0.084 -0.08) 22.4% (0.859 0.86)
Both teams to score 56.36% (1.481 1.48)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.72% (1.393 1.39)43.27% (-1.397 -1.4)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.33% (1.359 1.36)65.67% (-1.363 -1.36)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.35% (0.224 0.22)15.65% (-0.225 -0.23)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.32% (0.414 0.41)44.68% (-0.416 -0.42)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.82% (1.582 1.58)33.18% (-1.583 -1.58)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.21% (1.708 1.71)69.79% (-1.71 -1.71)
Score Analysis
    Portsmouth 54.93%
    Northampton Town 22.4%
    Draw 22.66%
PortsmouthDrawNorthampton Town
2-1 @ 9.85% (-0.022 -0.02)
1-0 @ 9.63% (-0.518 -0.52)
2-0 @ 8.93% (-0.415 -0.42)
3-1 @ 6.09% (0.034 0.03)
3-0 @ 5.52% (-0.212 -0.21)
3-2 @ 3.36% (0.16 0.16)
4-1 @ 2.82% (0.037 0.04)
4-0 @ 2.56% (-0.078 -0.08)
4-2 @ 1.56% (0.086 0.09)
5-1 @ 1.05% (0.021 0.02)
5-0 @ 0.95% (-0.022 -0.02)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 54.93%
1-1 @ 10.62% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-2 @ 5.44% (0.218 0.22)
0-0 @ 5.19% (-0.326 -0.33)
3-3 @ 1.24% (0.108 0.11)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 22.66%
1-2 @ 5.86% (0.191 0.19)
0-1 @ 5.73% (-0.102 -0.1)
0-2 @ 3.16% (0.08 0.08)
1-3 @ 2.16% (0.158 0.16)
2-3 @ 2% (0.162 0.16)
0-3 @ 1.16% (0.077 0.08)
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 22.4%

How you voted: Portsmouth vs Northampton

Portsmouth
80.0%
Draw
6.7%
Northampton Town
13.3%
15
Head to Head
Dec 2, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 13
Northampton
0-3
Portsmouth

Bowie (47')
Raggett (11'), Lane (26', 48')
Norris (22')
Mar 6, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 34
Northampton
4-1
Portsmouth
Watson (20', 23'), Horsfall (32'), Hoskins (43')
Miller (85'), Mitchell (88')
Harrison (73' pen.)
Marquis (34')
Oct 27, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 9
Portsmouth
4-0
Northampton
Marquis (39', 47'), Curtis (50'), Harness (83')
Williams (57'), Harness (60')

Bolger (43')
Dec 3, 2019 7.45pm
Round of 32
Portsmouth
2-1
Northampton
Maloney (39'), Harness (62')
Bolton (43')
Harriman (12')
Martin (43'), Harriman (76')
Dec 30, 2017 3pm
Portsmouth
3-1
Northampton
Kennedy (41'), Hawkins (45', 48')
Pitman (42'), Kennedy (90')
Long (36')
McGugan (45')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPortsmouth462813578413797
3Bolton WanderersBolton462512986513587
4Peterborough UnitedPeterborough462591289612884
5Oxford UnitedOxford Utd4622111379562377
6Barnsley4621131282641876
7Lincoln CityLincoln4620141265402574
8Blackpool4621101565481773
9Stevenage4619141357461171
10Wycombe WanderersWycombe461714156055565
11Leyton Orient461811175355-265
12Wigan AthleticWigan462010166356762
13Exeter CityExeter461710194661-1561
14Northampton TownNorthampton46179205766-960
15Bristol Rovers46169215268-1657
16Charlton AthleticCharlton461120156465-153
17Reading461611196870-253
18Cambridge UnitedCambridge461212223961-2248
19Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury46139243567-3248
20Burton Albion461210243967-2846
RCheltenham TownCheltenham46128264165-2444
RFleetwood TownFleetwood461013234972-2343
RPort Vale461011254174-3341
RCarlisle UnitedCarlisle4679304181-4030


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