FM Preview: Portsmouth v Norwich City 02 May 2011

Last updated : 01 May 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Portsmouth v Norwich City fixture

Portsmouth play host to Norwich City at Fratton Park on Monday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 28 games played, Pompey have recorded 13 wins, and Norwich City have come away with 9 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Portsmouth was back in January 2005, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Norwich City 0 - 2 Portsmouth Championship
2004/2005 Sat 01 Jan Portsmouth 1-1 Norwich City Premiership
2004/2005 Sat 02 Oct Norwich City 2 - 2 Portsmouth Premiership
2002/2003 Wed 12 Mar Portsmouth 3 - 2 Norwich City League Division One
2002/2003 Sat 21 Sep Norwich City 1 - 0 Portsmouth League Division One
2001/2002 Sun 02 Dec Portsmouth 1 - 2 Norwich City League Division One
2001/2002 Tue 23 Oct Norwich City 0 - 0 Portsmouth League Division One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.

The away form of Norwich City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Canaries, and 6 goals against.

Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 57 points from their 44 games played so far,

Norwich City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 80 points from the 44 games they have played so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Portsmouth 6 0 3 3 2 10 3
Norwich City 6 4 1 1 18 9 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Pompey at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Canaries come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Portsmouth Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Norwich City Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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