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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Magpies have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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 11 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 29 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 09 Feb | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 25 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 05 Oct | Portsmouth | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Magpies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 29 matches. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 37 points from their 28 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 8 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |