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Sunderland face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 50 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Pompey carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 18 May | Portsmouth | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 13 Jan | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth 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, 9 to 7.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 8 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 15 points. Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 25 points from their 24 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 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |