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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 4 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Hammers have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Portsmouth sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 13 points from their 7 games. West Ham Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 7 matches.
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hammers 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 | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |