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Portsmouth face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pompey will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 7 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Apr | Birmingham | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Birmingham | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Birmingham | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Mar | Birmingham | 4 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 6 goals against.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Pompey, and 5 goals against.
Birmingham's 11 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Portsmouth's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Portsmouth | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |