Leicester C. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Foxes have won 9 of the 25 games compared to the host's 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 17 Feb | Leicester C. | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 2 | Leicester C. | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 10 Feb | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Leicester C. | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 30 Aug | Leicester C. | 4 - 2 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 28 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Leicester C. | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 26 Apr | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Leicester C. | LD1 |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 30 Mar | Leicester C. | 0 - 3 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. In this time, Pompey have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 7.
The away form of Leicester C. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Foxes have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 15 points from their 13 games played so far, Leicester C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Leicester C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Foxes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | 18 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Leicester C. | 8 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |