Match Report
24 points separated the sides: Portsmouth 1st on 97, Blackpool 8th on 73. Blackpool's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Blackpool ran at 1.41 scored and 1.04 conceded, Portsmouth at 1.7 and 0.89.
Portsmouth's unbeaten run stood at 9.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 6 for Blackpool, 4 for Portsmouth and 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
The venue was Bloomfield Road in Blackpool, with room for 16,200 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.