Swansea City have impressed during their first 13 games of the Championship campaign and they will be looking for their fifth away victory in seven league away matches when they head to Fratton Park on Tuesday.
There may have been a feeling that the wheels had come off when they fell to a 5-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers, but the Swans bounced back well with a 4-0 success over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Portsmouth will be hoping they do not become embroiled in a relegation battle this season after a couple of struggling campaigns since returning to the Championship, but they are ticking along nicely, having lost just one of their last eight outings after a stuttering start.
Portsmouth v Swansea City Tips Summary
Best Bet - Swansea City draw no bet @ 5/6
Alternative Bet - Ross Stewart to score at any time @ 5/2
Bet Builder - Both teams to score, Adrian Segecic 2+ shots & Marko Milovanovic to be booked @ 37/4
Portsmouth v Swansea City Prediction
Best Bet: Swansea draw no bet @ 5/6
There is a strong chance that this will be a tight game and it is hard to ignore the fact Portsmouth have lost just once in their last eight outings.
However, apart from that capitulation at QPR a couple of weeks ago, Swansea have been strong on the road this season and could just edge affairs at Fratton Park.
Their 4-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers got them back on track at the weekend and they look the stronger outfit, but Pompey’s form is respected so it may be best to back the Welsh promotion hopefuls in the draw-no-bet market.
Alternative Bet: Ross Stewart to score at any time @ 5/2
There has been a big battle to be the main man in the Swansea attack this year with Zan Vipotnik, who led the Championship goal-scoring charts last season, finding his opportunities limited following a summer of intense transfer speculation.
Adam Idah was drafted in from Celtic and looked to have the position locked down, but he was benched in favour of former Southampton and Sunderland striker Ross Stewart for last week’s win over Blackburn.
It was the Scot’s first start and he seized his opportunity by grabbing a goal and he looks to be in the box seat with Vitor Matos unlikely to make many changes following the 4-0 success.
Take a chance on Stewart claiming another goal in Tuesday’s match-up.
Portsmouth v Swansea City Bet Builder Tip
- Both teams to score
- Adrian Segecic 2+ shots
- Marko Milovanovic to be booked
Pays 37/4
Swansea have been strong on the road but QPR took them to task and that should give Portsmouth hope they can at least give their second-placed opponents a strong test.
There have been goals at both ends in five of Pompey’s seven home league games this season and with the visitors perhaps still a little wary about what happened to them at Loftus Road, there is a strong chance both teams will find the net on Tuesday.
Adrian Segecic headed Pompey’s scoring charts last season and the Croatian should be involved in plenty of action in this clash.
While he has netted just twice this term compared to the 10 times he bagged last season, he has had at least two shots on goal in nine of his 12 appearances and should hope to at least match that figure this midweek.
There also looks a strong chance that his fellow midfielder Marko Milovanovic will find himself in the referee's notebook.
He did not come to the referee’s attention in last weekend’s goalless draw against Burnley, but he had picked up a yellow card in each of his previous three outings.
Another caution would not be a huge shock, particularly with referee Matt Corlett having brandished a whopping 11 yellows in two Championship games this season.
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Key Match Stats
- Six of Swansea’s last eight Championship matches have featured at least three goals
- The Swans have won four of their last six away games
- Portsmouth have lost one of their last eight matches
- Swansea have kept a Championship-high six clean sheets this season
- Portsmouth have failed to score in just one of their last 10 league encounters at Fratton Park
- Pompey have kept their opponents out in just one of their six more recent league home games
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