Wycombe Wanderers vs Portsmouth Betting Prediction, Tips & Preview

January 8, 2025

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Our Wycombe Wanderers vs Portsmouth Prediction Sees Chairboys Hold Pompey to Draw

EFL League One high flyers Wycombe Wanderers welcome EFL Championship strugglers Portsmouth to Adams Park this Friday for a third-round tie in the FA Cup. Can the third-tier team make home advantage count and book a place in round four?

FA Cup Betting Picks:

Draw – 3.50

1-1 Draw – 7.25

Bet on Wycombe vs Portsmouth

Honours Even After 90 Minutes?

Wycombe are flying in League One right now, collecting 51 points from 25 games. The Chairboys sit second behind Birmingham City after 15 wins, six draws, and four losses. Wanderers are also the top scorers with 50 goals.

Portsmouth, who were promoted from League One last term, are having a tough time in England’s second division. Pompey are down in 21^st place with 23 points to their name, winning just five of 24.

Wycombe are having a fine campaign under Matt Bloomfield, but they have won just one of their last four. Last time out, Wanderers were narrowly beaten by promotion rivals Huddersfield Town.

Portsmouth have suffered three defeats from their last four Championship matches. After thumping Swansea City 4-0 at Fratton Park, Pompey lost 1-0 to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light last Sunday.

Recent Wycombe Wanderers vs Portsmouth United Head-to-Head Meetings

These two were regular opponents in League One in recent years. Portsmouth did the league double over Wycombe on their way to promotion last term, scoring five goals to boot.

Wanderers have won just one of the last seven meetings. Back in December 2022, the Chairboys beat Pompey 2-0 at Adams Park. They last met in the FA Cup in 2016, with Wycombe running out 2-1 winners away from home.

Wycombe Wanderers vs Portsmouth Betting Tips & Predictions

With Wycombe going great guns in League One, while Portsmouth fight at the wrong end of the Championship table, Friday’s FA Cup tie at Adams Park is intriguing.

It could go either way, but we are backing the draw in normal time at 3.50. As for the correct score, 1-1 has caught the eye at 7.25.