Portsmouth travel to take on Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Pompey have recorded 3 wins, and Tottenham H. have come away with 5 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Tottenham H. was well over fifteen years ago, back in April 1988, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Spurs in a First Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 16 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Tottenham H. | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 02 Apr | Tottenham H. | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth | DIV1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 04 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Tottenham H. | DIV1 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 18 Feb | Tottenham H. | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 21 Feb | Tottenham H. | 4 - 4 | Portsmouth | DIV1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 04 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Tottenham H. | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tottenham Hotspur have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Spurs in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Pompey have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Tottenham H. see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 27 points from their 23 games played so far, Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tottenham H. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spurs, as the Pompey have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tottenham H. | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. |