FM Preview: Leeds United v Portsmouth 01 Oct 2011

Last updated : 30 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leeds United v Portsmouth fixture

Portsmouth face a trip to Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pompey will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 5 of the 27 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2010, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Portsmouth 2 - 2 Leeds Utd. Championship
2010/2011 Tue 28 Dec Leeds Utd. 3-3 Portsmouth Championship
2007/2008 Tue 28 Aug Portsmouth 3 - 0 Leeds Utd. League Cup
2004/2005 Tue 26 Oct Portsmouth 2 - 1 Leeds Utd. League Cup
2003/2004 Sun 25 Apr Leeds Utd. 1 - 2 Portsmouth Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 08 Nov Portsmouth 6 - 1 Leeds Utd. Premiership
1998/1999 Sat 23 Jan Portsmouth 1 - 5 Leeds Utd. F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Leeds United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.

The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Pompey's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Leeds United see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far,

Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leeds United 6 3 1 2 11 12 10
Portsmouth 6 1 2 3 7 9 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Whites, as the Pompey have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Leeds United 8 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Portsmouth Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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