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West Brom. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 17 of the 37 previous games, with the hosts winning just 11.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2004, as the Pompey edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | West Brom. | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Portsmouth | 3 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | West Brom. | 5 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Sep | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. Pompey have conceded a disappointing 8 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
West Brom.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Baggies have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 10 points from their 16 games thus far. West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Baggies out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| West Brom. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |