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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 32 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 October 2005, when they played out a goalless draw 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 | Sun 26 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 25 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Magpies have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth's 46 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Newcastle Utd.'s 41 points from 33 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 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Fratton Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 8 games since last away draw. |