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Man City 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 36 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 10 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, the Pompey carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Portsmouth | 4 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Man City | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Sky Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Portsmouth's 38 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Man City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 25 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Man City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |