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Sheff. Utd. pack their bags to visit Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blades 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 previous match played between the two at Fratton Park was more than three years back, in January 2003, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pompey in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 13 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 3 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Pompey, with 5 goals against.
The The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.
Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 29 points they have accumulated from 18 games. Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Pompey. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |