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Sheff. Utd. are ready to welcome Portsmouth to Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 26 wins out of 36 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Bramall Lane was more than three years back, in January 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 1-1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Portsmouth | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 13 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 3 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. While The Blades have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches. Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 2 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Blades's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Portsmouth. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |