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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 31 games played, Magpies have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Newcastle Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Magpies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 7 matches. Newcastle Utd.'s 8 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Magpies out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 10 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |