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Man. City face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the Pompey carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Pompey, with 7 goals against.
Man. City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 22 points they have accumulated from 12 games. Man. City sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 25 points from their 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 13 |
| Man. City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Man. City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Fratton Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Man. City | Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |