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Portsmouth face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Man Utd | 4 - 1 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 07 May | Man Utd | 4 - 1 | Portsmouth | DIV1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 19 Dec | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Man Utd | DIV1 |
| 1974/1975 | Tue 15 Oct | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Man Utd | DIV2 |
| 1974/1975 | Wed 28 Aug | Man Utd | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | DIV2 |
| 1958/1959 | Mon 30 Mar | Portsmouth | 1 - 3 | Man Utd | DIV1 |
| 1958/1959 | Fri 27 Mar | Man Utd | 6 - 1 | Portsmouth | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. During these games, Red Devils have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Man Utd sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 22 points from their 10 games. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 12 points from their 10 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Pompey are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man Utd. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd | Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |