Portsmouth v Fleetwood Town

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Portsmouth recorded a comprehensive 3-0 win away from home at Shrewsbury Town last weekend which became a fourth win on the trot for the south coast club in the English third tier, while Fleetwood Town experienced the exact opposite as The Cod Army succumbed to a fourth league defeat on the trot at the hands of Peterborough United, losing 1-0 at home.

Having racked up four wins on the trot, Portsmouth now hold a useful looking seven-point cushion between themselves and their closest rivals, second placed Peterborough United at the top of the English third tier ahead of this weekend's action in League One following previous wins against Burton Albion, Northampton Town and Bolton Wanderers.

Portsmouth have produced an excellent campaign so far this season, marred only by a single defeat which came in the form of a surprising and unexpected heavy 4-0 rout at home by Blackpool but this has been Pompey's only slip-up this term amidst 14 wins within their 21 games played to date.

The hosts have also captured seven wins from their 11 home games so far along with keeping five clean sheets into the bargain as well, while the bigger picture shows John Mousinho's side have been handed just one loss in their last 16 home games overall.

Fleetwood Town dropped down into third from bottom position in the League One table after suffering a fourth defeat on the trot in the English third tier in last weekend's 1-0 defeat at home to high-flying Peterborough United, and having also slipped to recent losses at the hands of Stevenage, Wigan Athletic and Northampton Town, the visitors look to have their work cut out down on the south coast against a confident Portsmouth outfit.

Success has been fleeting and occasional rather than consistent for Fleetwood Town in this season's League One campaign as the visitors have enjoyed pockets of highlights with their longest unbeaten run being a four-match sequence from towards the end of October which included picking up wins against Reading and Exeter City.

However, The Cod Army have managed to capture just four wins in total from their 20 league matches to date overall and results away from home have also left a lot to be desired for some time now.

Fleetwood have collected just two wins from their previous 12 outings on the road in League One with rare wins at Cheltenham Town and Reading but also includes losing six of these 12 games as well, thus making this upcoming trip to Fratton Park a daunting prospect for the visitors.

Portsmouth v Fleetwood Town Verdict

Anything other than a Portsmouth win here would be a shock and the hosts should also manage to record a clean sheet into the bargain as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Portsmouth win & BTTS No @ 2.25

Correct Score: Portsmouth 2-0 @ 7.00