Match Report
Plymouth Argyle (23rd, 46 pts) visited Portsmouth (16th, 54 pts) with 8 points between them. Plymouth Argyle ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 23rd table position. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Portsmouth ran at 1.26 scored and 1.54 conceded, Plymouth Argyle at 1.11 and 1.91.
Plymouth Argyle arrived off three straight defeats. From the last five rounds, Portsmouth held 12 points of 15 and Plymouth Argyle 2.
22 meetings are on record — 4 won by Portsmouth, 7 by Plymouth Argyle, 11 drawn, at 2.82 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 41% of the meetings went to the host. 64% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 64%.
Fratton Park in Portsmouth, capacity 20,899, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Plymouth Argyle led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Portsmouth: Adil Aouchiche (89') · Plymouth Argyle: Mustapha Bundu (44'), Ryan Hardie (49')