Despite netting nine goals over the course of their first two pre-season matches, Havant & Waterlooville will be massive underdogs at Westleigh Park on Friday night.
Portsmouth are likely to field different XIs in the first and second periods, however the overall strength of the Pompey squad should be enough to secure a comfortable victory.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portsmouth win with a probability of 72.22%. A draw had a probability of 16.7% and a win for Havant & Waterlooville had a probability of 11.03%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.59%) and 1-2 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.89%), while for a Havant & Waterlooville win it was 1-0 (3.3%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Portsmouth would win this match.