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Man. City prepare to entertain Portsmouth at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 5 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in August 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 23 Aug | Man. City | 0-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Man. City | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Portsmouth | 1 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Sky Blues have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Portsmouth's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Man. City's 52 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 57 points they have accumulated from 34 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at City of Manchester Stadium for the Sky Blues and the Madmen are unable to see past Portsmouth claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Portsmouth | 22 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |