FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as West Ham United take on Portsmouth in a Championship match on 10th September 2011 at 15:00.

History of the West Ham United v Portsmouth fixture

West Ham United prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 15 games played, Hammers have recorded 7 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 5 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was two seasons ago, in December 2009, with West Ham United running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

West Ham United's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Hammers have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Portsmouth's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Pompey have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Ham United's total of 10 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Portsmouth's 6 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Hammers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

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