MX23RW : Sunday, January 5 15:42:24| >> :300:86500:86500:
Barnsley
Birmingham logo
Blackpool
Bolton logo
Bristol Rovers
Burton Albion
Cambridge United
Charlton Athletic
Crawley Town
Exeter City
Huddersfield logo
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
Mansfield Town
Northampton Town
Peterborough United
Reading logo
Rotherham logo
Shrewsbury Town
Stevenage
Stockport County
Wigan logo
Wrexham AFC
Wycombe Wanderers
Portsmouth
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
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham23165241172453
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe24156350262451
3Wrexham25156437181951
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield23135536191744
5Barnsley2512673933642
6Reading2412573933641
7Stockport CountyStockport25108737271038
8Leyton Orient24114932221037
9Mansfield TownMansfield2311483126537
10Bolton WanderersBolton2311483534137
11Charlton AthleticCharlton239772721634
12Lincoln CityLincoln258892830-232
13Stevenage238781820-231
14Exeter CityExeter2494112831-331
15Blackpool247983235-330
16Rotherham UnitedRotherham237792123-228
17Wigan AthleticWigan2376102123-227
18Northampton TownNorthampton2568112439-1526
19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2474134146-525
20Bristol Rovers2474132238-1625
21Crawley TownCrawley2355132443-1920
22Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2445152444-2017
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge2445152243-2117
24Burton Albion2428142038-1814


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!