Head-to-Head
In the last three head-to-head matches across all competitions, Portsmouth and Swansea City have each claimed one win, with one draw between them.
Pompey
- Pompey’s recent form has been poor, but they have been more positive and even more direct under John Mousinho.
- Pompey have won six, drawn four and lost seven of their 17 home games in the Championship this season.
- Pompey have scored 18 goals in 17 home games in this Championship campaign.
- Pompey won 3-1 away to Millwall in their previous game, but then lost 2-1 to Wrexham away and 0-1 to Hull City at home last weekend.
Swansea City
- Swansea, by contrast, have been more patient in possession under Vítor Matos, who has put the ball-playing identity back into the Swans, making them press the game more with triggers higher up the pitch and building the play from the back.
- Matos’ men have been up and down in recent weeks, winning two, drawing one and losing two of their last five matches, but losing both of their most recent away games.
Key Players
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Key players:
- Adrian Segecic leads Pompey’s scoring charts for the Championship campaign with 5 goals in 28 appearances and Mousinho’s approach makes his team a more results-driven unit than many others in this league.
- Zan Vipotnik has been the team’s most productive player with 16 goals in 33 Championship appearances, scoring three of their last six.
Betting Insights
- Pompey are 19th with 39 points from 34 games while Swansea are 16th with 46 from 35, so there is plenty to play for in this Tuesday night clash.
- Pompey will try to punish any Swansea mistakes with their high press while the Swans will try to control the tempo and flow of the game in the first half with their pressing and positional rotation.
Prediction
With both teams trying to press it should lead to a few physical duels and sudden shifts in momentum, so we are taking a draw for the correct score prediction at 3.22 .
