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Man Utd. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Red Devils have recorded 9 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Man Utd. | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Man Utd. | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Man Utd. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Red Devils, and 3 goals against.
Portsmouth's 43 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Man Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 78 points from the 31 games played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man Utd. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Man Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |