Man Utd. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Red Devils have recorded 8 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, with Portsmouth running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Man Utd. | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Man Utd. | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Man Utd. | 4 - 1 | Portsmouth | FAC |
1993/1994 | Wed 26 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Man Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 18 points from their 25 games thus far. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 51 points from their 25 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
Man Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Man Utd. 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 | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
Man Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |