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Southampton face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park at lunchtime on Sunday, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Saints have winning an impressive 8 games, and losing 3.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2004, 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Mar | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 07 Jan | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Sun 03 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 34 matches. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 28 points from their 34 games thus far.
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 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Southampton on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Saints. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |