FM Preview: Portsmouth v Cardiff City 27 Aug 2011

History of the Portsmouth v Cardiff City fixture

Cardiff City face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 8 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 12 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in August 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Pompey have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 1 of their own chances.

Cardiff City's away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.

Portsmouth's 5 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 7 from their 4 games so far.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Cardiff City have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Portsmouth. Away win

Sequence statistics

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