Tottenham vs Portsmouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th January 2023

Tottenham go up against Portsmouth at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this coming Saturday in a thrilling FA Cup match. Portsmouth celebrated a 0-2 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday?

Tottenham are massive favourites with the bookmakers to knock out Portsmouth of the cup. It will be a big surprise to see the latter advance from this stage on Saturday.

Before their upcoming match in the FA Cup, Tottenham are performing absolutely brilliant, when it comes to goal scoring. In the past ten outings, they performed a formidable average of 2.8 goals per game. An awe-inspiring total of 28 goals. They let 17 goals slip in, which creates an average of 1.7 per game. During this run they fought their way to one clean sheets.

Portsmouth enter their next FA Cup match, averaging a highly satisfactory 2.4 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a presentable total of 24 goals, while also conceding 15 times. That is a total average of 1.5 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Tottenham vs Portsmouth Prediction

Tottenham Form

Tottenham hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with Brentford resulted in a 2-2 draw, followed by a 0-2 defeat against Aston Villa, before beating Crystal Palace by 0-4. Tottenham won five of their last six FA Cup matches at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, scoring 20 and conceding ten along the way. They lost once but didn't draw a single match.

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Exeter, followed by another draw. This time it ended 2-2 against Ipswich, before going down in a 1-3 defeat against Charlton. In their last six FA Cup away matches, Portsmouth won a very acceptable four times. They've also drawn none and lost twice, scoring 11 while also conceding nine times.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Tottenham waste away a win against Portsmouth, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Tottenham vs Portsmouth Team News

Tottenham could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Portsmouth.

Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur are missing from the squad, Tottenham will field against Portsmouthon Saturday.

Tottenham vs Portsmouth H2H

Portsmouth ended up winning 0-2 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham vs Portsmouth Results

Tottenham vs Portsmouth Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Harry Kane brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Tottenham will start him against Portsmouth, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Colby Bishop, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Tottenham collected five wins, drew two and lost three in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Portsmouth won four of their previous 10 away, drew two and lost four times. Of the last 10 times Tottenham stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened seven times. Both teams also scored in four of the last 10 away games for Portsmouth.

Tottenham performed an average of 2.1 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Portsmouth's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.