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History of the Portsmouth v Birmingham City fixture

Portsmouth prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 40 games played, Pompey have recorded 15 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 11 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Fratton Park was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Portsmouth running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Mon 12 Apr	Portsmouth	3-1	Birmingham C.	PREM
2003/2004	Sat 27 Sep	Birmingham C.	2 - 0	Portsmouth	PREM
2001/2002	Sun 07 Apr	Birmingham C.	1 - 1	Portsmouth	LD1
2001/2002	Tue 30 Oct	Portsmouth	1 - 1	Birmingham C.	LD1
2000/2001	Mon 16 Apr	Birmingham C.	0 - 0	Portsmouth	LD1
2000/2001	Sat 28 Oct	Portsmouth	1 - 1	Birmingham C.	LD1
1999/2000	Tue 07 Mar	Birmingham C.	1 - 0	Portsmouth	LD1

Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Pompey, with 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to Portsmouth, Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Blues have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Portsmouth	6	3	2	1	11	7	11
Birmingham C.	6	0	4	2	5	10	4

FootyMad's prediction ...

Portsmouth may be coming up against a decent side in Birmingham C., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Pompey. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Portsmouth	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Birmingham C.	Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 12 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games.