Over 1.5 goals at Portsmouth vs Peterborough 3/10 for Saturday’s League One contest

Competition: League One

Market: Over 1.5 goals

Odds: 3/10 @ 888sport

Two sides who find themselves battling it out at the top of the League One table, Portsmouth will host Peterborough on Saturday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, after crashing out of the EFL Cup earlier in the week, Portsmouth will be glad to make a return to League One duties here. In their opening six third-tier matchups so far this season, they have recorded four wins against a pair of draws, scoring 13 and conceding five in return. Along with managing to muster a points tally of 14 and opening this weekend’s fixtures sat at the top of the table, Pompey are one of just two sides who are yet to suffer a single defeat since opening the 2022/23 campaign. However, last seen getting hit with an action-packed penalties defeat away at Crawley, Saturday’s hosts have lost two of their last three matchups across all formats. Likewise, it should also be noted, Portsmouth have six of their previous seven outings finish with over 1.5 goals.

As for the visitors, while Peterborough might still find themselves battling it out at the top of the table, they are in the midst of an extended rut. In their opening six League One matchups this season, they have recorded four wins against a pair of defeats, scoring 13 and conceding six in return. Managing to muster a points tally of 12, they open this weekend’s fixtures sat fourth in the standings and two points adrift of breaking into the automatic promotion spots. However, as for their recent run of results, last seen getting hit getting hit with a 2-1 loss away at Stevenage while on EFL Cup duties, Peterborough have lost each of their last three matchups across all formats. Likewise, with eight of their opening nine fixtures seeing over 1.5 goals by the final whistle, we’re backing a similar outcome here.

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