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Portsmouth are ready to welcome Birmingham City to Fratton Park on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 39 games played, Pompey have recorded 14 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 11 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Fratton Park was within the last three years, in October 2001, 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Apr | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Portsmouth | 1-1 | Birmingham C. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Birmingham C. | LD1 |
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. While Pompey have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. The Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 31 matches. Birmingham C. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 46 points they have accumulated from 32 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Portsmouth's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |