Fulham face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Cottagers have recorded 4 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, as the Pompey edged out their past their rivals by a score of 4 - 3 in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Sun 03 Apr | Fulham | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Portsmouth | 4 - 3 | Fulham | PREM |
2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
2003/2004 | Mon 24 Nov | Fulham | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Fulham | CHMP |
2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Fulham | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Fulham | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Pompey have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Cottagers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 14 points from their 19 games thus far. Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 19 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Fulham on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Portsmouth. No-score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Portsmouth | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Fulham | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |