FM Preview: Millwall v Portsmouth 26 Dec 2011

Last updated : 25 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Millwall v Portsmouth fixture

Portsmouth face a trip to Millwall at The Den at lunchtime on Monday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, Pompey have recorded 6 wins, and Millwall have come away with 9 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2010, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Lions in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 26 Dec Portsmouth 1 - 1 Millwall Championship
2010/2011 Tue 19 Oct Millwall 0 - 1 Portsmouth Championship
2002/2003 Sat 01 Mar Millwall 0 - 5 Portsmouth League Division One
2002/2003 Sat 14 Sep Portsmouth 1 - 0 Millwall League Division One
2001/2002 Sat 09 Mar Portsmouth 3 - 0 Millwall League Division One
2001/2002 Thu 13 Dec Millwall 1 - 0 Portsmouth League Division One
1995/1996 Sat 27 Jan Millwall 1 - 1 Portsmouth League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Millwall have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Lions in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Pompey have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Millwall are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 22 matches.

Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 21 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Millwall 6 1 2 3 4 8 5
Portsmouth 6 3 2 1 8 5 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Portsmouth on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Millwall. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Millwall Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Portsmouth 5 games since last defeat.

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