+0.14 points a game is the venue form gap, in Portsmouth's favour: Portsmouth takes 1.38 a game at home over the last two seasons, Swansea City 1.24 away.
Portsmouth: 50 league matches in the bank, 13 from this season and the rest from last season. Swansea City: 50 league matches in the bank, 13 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Portsmouth -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 3, drew 1, lost 2 of 6, scoring 10 and conceding 10. Last season at home: won 6, drew 5, lost 7 of 18, scoring 20 and conceding 17 -- 1.28 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Burnley 0-0 away; beat Millwall 2-1 at home; drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 away; beat Norwich City 1-0 away; beat Sheffield United 3-2 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 33 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by John Mousinho. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Swansea City -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 4, drew 0, lost 2 of 6, scoring 9 and conceding 10. Last season away: won 5, drew 4, lost 10 of 19, scoring 19 and conceding 29 -- 1.00 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Blackburn Rovers 4-0 at home; lost to Queens Park Rangers 0-5 away; lost to West Ham United 0-1 at home; beat Millwall 1-0 away; beat Norwich City 2-1 at home.
The dugout
Our feed records no manager against any of its banked matches, so the dugout cannot be read.
Built 10:31 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.