FootyMAD's Portsmouth match preview

History of the Portsmouth v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Canaries have recorded 9 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 13 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2003, as the Pompey edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division One match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
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
2000/2001	Tue 24 Oct	Norwich City	0 - 0	Portsmouth	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Pompey's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Canaries have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Portsmouth's 26 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Norwich City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 15 points from their 20 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Portsmouth	6	2	2	2	6	7	8
Norwich City	6	1	1	4	4	12	4

FootyMad's prediction ...

Canaries are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Portsmouth. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Portsmouth	Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Norwich City	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.