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Man. City face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 10 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 21 Sep | Man. City | 6 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 20 Apr | Man. City | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Pompey have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Man. City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 24 points from 24 matches. Man. City's 31 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Man. City have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Man. City | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |