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Man City face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 9 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Portsmouth | 4 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Man City | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 21 Apr | Man City | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 03 Nov | Man City | 4 - 2 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 3 | Man City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Portsmouth, Man City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far, Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 14 points from their 13 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Man City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |