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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park at lunchtime on Friday, 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 just last season, in October 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Portsmouth's 23 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. West Ham Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Hammers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |