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Man. City prepare to entertain Portsmouth at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 25 wins out of 38 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Man. City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 20 Apr | Man. City | 3-1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 8 conceded.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. City find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 6 points they have accumulated from 4 games. Portsmouth's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Sky Blues's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Portsmouth. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 16 . |
| Portsmouth | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |