Match Report
26 points separated the sides: Portsmouth 1st on 97, Stevenage 9th on 71. On recent form Portsmouth sat only 5th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Portsmouth were scoring 1.7 and conceding 0.89, Stevenage 1.24 and 1, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Portsmouth have 4 wins to Stevenage's 6, with 4 draws, at 2.79 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 57%.
The match was played at Fratton Park (capacity 20,688). On the scoreboard, Portsmouth led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Portsmouth: Paddy Lane (12'), Colby Bishop (33') · Stevenage: Louis Thompson (26')
Key stats
Possession: Portsmouth 56% · Stevenage 44% · Total shots: 12-9 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 1-5