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Portsmouth face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Pompey have recorded 4 wins, and Liverpool have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 22 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 15 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Mon 13 Apr | Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1991/1992 | Sun 05 Apr | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 27 Feb | Portsmouth | 0 - 2 | Liverpool | DIV1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 03 Oct | Liverpool | 4 - 0 | Portsmouth | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Liverpool's 39 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 24 points from their 27 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Pompey are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Liverpool. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |