Wycombe Wanderers vs Portsmouth Prediction

This weekend sees all the big teams in the country enter the FA Cup as it is the long awaited 3rd round. Wycombe host Portsmouth on Friday night as both teams look to potentially go deep into England’s main cup competition.

Key Stats

• Portsmouth have won the previous 2 meetings between the two teams
• Wycombe have scored 7 goals in their last 5 games
• Portsmouth have scored 9 goals in their last 5 games

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Wycombe come into this game flying high in League One as they find themselves 2nd and just two points behind Birmingham City in 1st after a great start to the season under Matt Bloomfield that sees them well in the promotion race to the Championship. Portsmouth find themselves just outside the relegation zone joint on both points and goal difference with Hull in 22nd and joint on points with Cardiff in 23rd. After promotion from League One last year Pompey would be more than happy to finish the season 21st so long as they survive relegation.

Wycombe Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Franco Ravizzoli, David Wheeler, Ryan Tafazolli, Alex Hartridge, Jack Grimmer, Josh Scowen, Matt Butcher, Fred Onyedinma, Cameron Humphreys, Gareth McCleary, Richard Kone

Wycombe have had a great start to the season so far, finding themselves well in the promotion race as they sit 2nd just behind title favourites Birmingham City on 51 points. They have had a mixed few results in their last 5 with 2 wins, 2 draws and a loss with the most recent results being a 1-1 draw at home to Blackpool. The Chairboys will be looking to their top scorer to help them through this game against Championship opposition, as Richard Kone will look to add to his 13 goal tally so far this season, supporting by the top assister and highest rated player in Cameron Humphreys.

Portsmouth Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Nicolas Schmid, Conor Ogilvie, Tom McIntyre, Robert Atkinson, Terry Devlin, Owen Moxon, Andre Dozzell, Abdoulaye Kamara, Callum Lang, Matt Ritchie, Christian Saydee

Portsmouth have struggled to find much form this season and find themselves right in the relegation battle, joint on points with third and second bottom. They have had more success at home recently, scoring 4 goals in both of their last home games against Coventry and Swansea however they have struggled with away form , most recently losing 1-0 at the Stadium of Light. Pompey have enjoyed the goals of Callum Lang this season, especially in that home game against Coventry where he scored all 4. Pompey will no doubt play a weaker team as they look to focus on the league and gain survival.

Head to Head Stats: Wycombe vs Portsmouth

These teams have played each other 20 times in the past 15 seasons with Portsmouth seeing the most success with 8 wins to Wycombe’s 5, and 7 draws between the two.

The last five games have been split in favour of Portsmouth with 2 wins for them, 2 draws and 1 Wycombe win.

29th March 2024 – Wycombe 1-3 Portsmouth – League One

3rd October 2023 – Portsmouth 2-1 Wycombe – League One

7th May 2023 – Portsmouth 2-2 Wycombe – League One

4th December 2022 – Wycombe 2-0 Portsmouth – League One

19th March 2022 – Portsmouth 0-0 Wycombe – League One

Betting Tips for Wycombe vs Portsmouth

Our betting experts have gone with Wycombe Wanderers To Win as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 23/20 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £21.60 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Wycombe vs Portsmouth

Wycombe 1-0 Portsmouth

With Portsmouth’s poor away record and Wycombe in good form, we see there being a slight ‘upset’ with the League One team beating the Championship one.