Southampton v Portsmouth 5/1 Bet Builder Tips, Longshot Predictions & Cheat Sheet

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South Coast rivalries resume as Southampton and Portsmouth prepare to play each other for the first time since 2019, and within the same league since 2012.
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- Southampton v Portsmouth
- Championship
- 12:00
- Southampton v Portsmouth
- Championship
- 12:00
📂 Southampton v Portsmouth Cheat Sheet
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📈 Southampton v Portsmouth Form & Tactics
Will Still has an abundance of talent to work with, and now that the transfer window is closed, he knows exactly what the job is.
Still has decided to go with the 3-4-3 formation. Cameron Archer seems to currently have the trust to play the centre forward role, but there is serious competition for that position. It is also interesting that Jay Robinson is seemingly the first choice on the left, ahead of some players with big reputations.
Expect Southampton to dominate possession in most matches. They have three central defenders who are confident and competent on the ball, and with the addition of Finn Azaz, trusted alongside Shea Charles in central midfield last time out, there should be the creativity to help create the chances for the forwards. But, can this be balanced out defensively?
Saints have only managed five points from four matches, so they need to pick up some form and a win in the derby will be the perfect start to this next stage of the season.
John Mousinho is one of the longest serving managers in the Championship, despite him only being in charge for less than three years, but he knows this set of players really well and is able to be flexible in the way that he uses the talent at his disposal.
He tends to use a 4-2-3-1 formation in a quite traditional way. A solid back four with a defence first mentality in the full backs, but with the ability to play forwards quickly. There is plenty of skill in midfield these days with Andre Dozzell showing great signs of maturity and development, alongside John Swift.
There is a sprinkling of match changing ability in the three behind the forward, keeping hold of Josh Murphy was huge for Pompey, and Adrian Segecic is looking like an awesome piece of recruitment.
Pompey have two wins, both 1-0, as well as a draw and a defeat in the league so far.
🏁 Ref Watch
Matt Donohue
Fouls pg | Yellows pg | Reds pg | Pens pg |
---|---|---|---|
23.53 | 3.91 | 0.19 | 0.14 |
Per game stats from Donohue's 163 career Championship games.
📊 Southampton v Portsmouth Key Stats
Southampton have the winning record in the South Coast derby, 35 wins to Portsmouth’s 21.
Southampton average 58.9% possession in their Championship matches so far, behind only Ipswich for the highest percentage possession in the competition.
The big hurt for Southampton so far has been the number of big chances missed - their total of eight is second only to Wrexham as the highest number.
Portsmouth sit 19th in the league for average possession, but 9th for accurate long passes - an indication to their style of play.
Portsmouth have the third highest number of yellow cards so far - 11 received.
Portsmouth’s xG is 5.5 but they have scored only four, whereas they have only conceded three goals from an xG against of 4.9.
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