FootyMAD's Portsmouth match preview

Last updated : 10 November 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Portsmouth v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 4 of the 23 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, the Pompey carving out a narrow 1 - 0 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 01 AprFulham1 - 3PortsmouthPREM
2005/2006Sat 31 DecPortsmouth1 - 0FulhamPREM
2004/2005Sun 03 AprFulham3 - 1PortsmouthPREM
2004/2005Mon 30 AugPortsmouth4 - 3FulhamPREM
2003/2004Sat 01 MayPortsmouth1 - 1FulhamPREM
2003/2004Mon 24 NovFulham2 - 0PortsmouthPREM
2000/2001Sat 21 AprPortsmouth1 - 1FulhamCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 5 conceded.

Fulham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Cottagers have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Portsmouth sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 19 points from their 11 games. Fulham's 16 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Portsmouth62047116
Fulham6222788

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Portsmouth 9 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 11 .
Fulham Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.