Match Report
36 points separated the sides: Portsmouth 1st on 97, Exeter City 13th on 61. Exeter City ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. Per game in the league, Exeter City were scoring 1 and conceding 1.33, Portsmouth 1.7 and 0.89, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Exeter City 2, draws 4, Portsmouth 6, at 2.08 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at St James Park (capacity 8,830). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Exeter City 37% · Portsmouth 63% · Total shots: 15-10 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 3-6