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Exeter City
EFL Trophy | Second Round
Jan 7, 2022 at 7.30pm UK
St James Park
Portsmouth

Exeter
2 - 3
Portsmouth

Jay (6'), Collins (76')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Hirst (5'), Curtis (89', 90+3')
Morrell (35'), Raggett (64'), Curtis (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's EFL Trophy clash between Exeter City and Portsmouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Exeter City 1-2 Portsmouth

While Exeter impressed against Forest Green in midweek, you have to anticipate that several alterations will be made. With that in mind, we are backing Pompey to edge this contest by the odd goal in three, potentially during the latter stages. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Exeter City win with a probability of 39.48%. A win for Portsmouth had a probability of 35.34% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Exeter City win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.61%) and 2-0 (6.33%). The likeliest Portsmouth win was 0-1 (8.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Portsmouth would win this match.

Result
Exeter CityDrawPortsmouth
39.48%25.18%35.34%
Both teams to score 56.96%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.37%46.63%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.1%68.89%
Exeter City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.6%23.4%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.61%57.38%
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.35%25.64%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.46%60.54%
Score Analysis
    Exeter City 39.48%
    Portsmouth 35.34%
    Draw 25.18%
Exeter CityDrawPortsmouth
1-0 @ 8.72%
2-1 @ 8.61%
2-0 @ 6.33%
3-1 @ 4.17%
3-0 @ 3.06%
3-2 @ 2.84%
4-1 @ 1.51%
4-0 @ 1.11%
4-2 @ 1.03%
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 39.48%
1-1 @ 11.86%
0-0 @ 6%
2-2 @ 5.86%
3-3 @ 1.29%
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 25.18%
0-1 @ 8.17%
1-2 @ 8.07%
0-2 @ 5.56%
1-3 @ 3.66%
2-3 @ 2.66%
0-3 @ 2.52%
1-4 @ 1.25%
2-4 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.55%
Total : 35.34%

How you voted: Exeter vs Portsmouth

Exeter City
25.4%
Draw
12.7%
Portsmouth
61.9%
63
Head to Head
Feb 18, 2020 7.45pm
Semi-Finals
Portsmouth
3-2
Exeter
Harness (86'), McGeehan (90'), Marquis (90')
Taylor (79'), Burgess (89' og.)
Fisher (50'), Warren (59')
Jan 28, 2017 3pm
Aug 27, 2016 3pm
Exeter
0-1
Portsmouth

Harley (25'), Sweeney (85'), Riley-Lowe (90')
Roberts (85' pen.)
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