Carlisle United are winless in eight league meetings with Portsmouth (D4 L4) since a 4-2 home victory in August 2012 under Greg Abbott.

Portsmouth are aiming to achieve a league double over Carlisle United for the first time since the 1985/86 season in the second tier.

Carlisle United have lost each of their last five league games; they last endured a longer losing run in the Football League from September-December 2003, a run of 12 en route to relegation to non-league in 2003-04.

Portsmouth have kept nine clean sheets in 16 away league games this season, the most of any side in England’s top four tiers on the road this term. Pompey last hit double figures for away clean sheets in a league season in 2016-17 (11), and last did so in the third tier in 1982-83 (11).

Sky Bet League One: Pre-match stat pack

Sky Bet League One: Pre-match stat pack