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Sunderland face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 48 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2008, the Pompey carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 13 Jan | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 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. The Black Cats have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 36 matches. Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 36 points from 36 matches.
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 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |