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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Boleyn Ground on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 12 games played, Hammers have recorded 6 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was just last season, in December 2006, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Hammers in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1-2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Hammers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The Pompey have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
West Ham Utd.'s 44 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 53 points they have accumulated from 32 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hammers are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Portsmouth will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | 21 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |