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West Ham Utd. play host to Portsmouth at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 2 of the 10 games.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham Utd. was more than a decade ago, in January 1993, with West Ham Utd. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 16 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 2-0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sun 27 Sep | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 08 Dec | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 29 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 10 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 26 Sep | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Hammers, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to West Ham Utd., Portsmouth are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Pompey have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
West Ham Utd.'s 42 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 21 points from their 29 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for West Ham Utd. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Hammers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |