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Portsmouth travel to take on Leeds United at Elland Road on Sunday morning, 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 4 of the 25 games.
The last time the two teams met at Leeds Utd. was back in February 1997, over five years ago, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Whites in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Portsmouth | 6 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 5 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Feb | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 3 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 24 Mar | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | DIV2 |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 17 Oct | Portsmouth | 3 - 3 | Leeds Utd. | DIV2 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 25 Mar | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | DIV2 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 03 Sep | Portsmouth | 4 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pompey have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leeds Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 32 points from their 34 games thus far. Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 37 points from 33 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Portsmouth on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Leeds Utd.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | 6 games since last defeat. |