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Man Utd. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Red Devils have recorded 9 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the Pompey carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Man Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Red Devils's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Portsmouth's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Man Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man Utd. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Portsmouth may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |