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Man City prepare to entertain Portsmouth at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 21 wins out of 32 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in April 2002, with Man City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sun 21 Apr | Man City | 3-1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 03 Nov | Man City | 4 - 2 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 3 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 09 Aug | Man City | 2 - 2 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 05 Mar | Man City | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The Pompey have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Pompey, and 6 goals against.
Man City sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 3 points from their 1 games. Portsmouth's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Man City only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Portsmouth | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |