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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Tuesday evening, 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 December 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Portsmouth | 1 - 4 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Hammers have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 20 games have yielded only 14 points. West Ham Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 21 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
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 | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 11 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |