• Portsmouth have lost three from six at home in the Championship so far

• Stoke's games have featured fewer goals than any Championship side

• Recommended bet: Stoke to win & Under 2.5 Goals

Portsmouth and Stoke are both seeking to rebound from midweek reverses when they go head to head on the south coast in one of Saturday's early offerings from the Championship.

Pompey were beaten at home by league leaders Coventry, while Stoke could not recover from a nightmare start in their loss at Millwall.

The home side have a lengthy injury list and Mark Robins' economical Stoke side could grind out a third away win in seven attempts this season.

Team News

John Mousinho has his injury worries at Pompey. Callum Lang, Nicolas Schmid, Conor Shaughnessy, Thomas Waddingham and Harvey Blair are still sidelined, Adrian Segecic limped off in midweek, while Josh Murphy remains a doubt and now John Swift is suspended.

For Stoke, Junior Tchamadeu is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the campaign in midweek.

There will be a defensive reshuffle as the likes of Aaron Creswell and Maksym Talovierov are in contention and Eric Bocat is a fitness doubt.

Sam Gallagher, Bosun Lawal and Joon-Ho Bae are ruled out for the visitors.

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The stats

There have been under 2.5 goals in Stoke's last eight league games.

Portsmouth have lost three from six at home in the Championship so far.

Stoke have two wins, two draws and two defeats from six on the road.

Stoke (12) are the joint-lowest goalscorers in the top 12 entering this round of games.

Pompey have scored 10 goals in their 11 Championship games.

Stoke have won four of the last five head-to-head meetings.

Prediction

Stoke are one of the most efficient sides in the Championship this season, entering this round of games in sixth spot with 18 points, despite scoring only 12 goals in 11 games.

The Potteries side are low on entertainment, with their games averaging just 1.81 goals.

Injuries are causing problems for Portsmouth and boss Mousinho will have to shuffle his deck again.

Opposite number Robins saw his side quickly fall 2-0 down at Millwall in midweek, most uncharacteristic of Stoke this season, and they struggled to get back in the game with the Lions retreating thereafter.

Pompey tend to sit deep and look to counter, which will suit a visiting side that is risk-averse but controlled in possession under Robins.

Stoke have drawn three of their last five in the league, none of their last eight Championship games have featured more than two goals and they are capable of a low-scoring Fratton Park success.

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