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Sunderland travel to take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Black Cats have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 19 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Portsmouth was back in September 1998, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 4 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 02 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 15 Nov | Portsmouth | 1 - 4 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 17 Feb | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Black Cats have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 32 points from their 35 games thus far. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 12 points.
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Black Cats are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Portsmouth. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Sunderland | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 13 most recent games. |