Match Report
6 points for Portsmouth (2nd), 8 for Scunthorpe United (1st): a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Scunthorpe United: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. In league terms the two rates read 2/1 for Portsmouth and 2/0.67 for Scunthorpe United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.56.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Portsmouth, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Portsmouth against 4/15 for Scunthorpe United.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 4 for Portsmouth, 4 for Scunthorpe United and 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. In 70% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Fratton Park in Portsmouth staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,688. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Portsmouth led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.




