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Norwich City play host to Portsmouth at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 29 games played, Canaries have recorded 14 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Norwich City was back in October 2004, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Norwich City | 2-2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 12 Mar | Portsmouth | 3 - 2 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 02 Dec | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 23 Oct | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 9 conceded.
The Pompey have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Norwich City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 33 points from 20 games. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 25 points from their 19 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 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Portsmouth is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Canaries in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Portsmouth | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |