Pick of the stats - Portsmouth v Stoke City

Portsmouth continued their impressive home form by beating Middlesbrough 2-1 on Saturday to extend their unbeaten run at Fratton Park to six games (W5 D1).

Pompey have gained 19 points from 12 home games (W5 D4 L3) this season, compared to just seven points from 14 away matches.

Stoke City are unbeaten in their past four Championship matches (W1 D3), following a 1-1 draw at West Brom at the weekend, but are still searching for a first league win under new boss Mark Robins (P2 D2).

• Portsmouth have lost each of their past three league games against Stoke City, including a 6-1 defeat in the reverse fixture in October.

• Stoke City have won just two of their past 12 away league games against Portsmouth (D4 L6), but could win on successive trips there in the EFL for the first time, following a 2-1 win in the Premier League in February 2010.

• Portsmouth have lost five of their seven midweek league games this season (W1 D1), with Pompey failing to score in four of those matches.

• Stoke have won three of their past four Championship games against newly promoted sides (L1).

• Stoke manager Mark Robins is yet to win as a visiting manager against Portsmouth in the EFL (D1 L2), drawing 3-3 on his last trip with Coventry in League One in August 2019.