FootyMAD's Portsmouth match preview

Last updated : 22 August 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester City v Portsmouth fixture

Man City prepare to entertain Portsmouth at City of Manchester Stadium on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 24 wins out of 36 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in August 2005, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 11 MarPortsmouth2 - 1Man CityPREM
2005/2006Sat 27 AugMan City2-1PortsmouthPREM
2004/2005Sat 30 AprMan City2 - 0PortsmouthPREM
2004/2005Sat 20 NovPortsmouth1 - 3Man CityPREM
2003/2004Sat 10 JanPortsmouth4 - 2Man CityPREM
2003/2004Sat 23 AugMan City1 - 1PortsmouthPREM
2001/2002Sun 21 AprMan City3 - 1PortsmouthCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Sky Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Portsmouth's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Pompey's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Man City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far. Portsmouth sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 3 points from their 1 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man City61053113
Portsmouth640210712

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Sky Blues at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Pompey come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Man City Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Portsmouth 16 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.