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Liverpool face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Reds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 6 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2004, the Pompey carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Dec | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Mar | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 33 matches. Liverpool find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 51 points they have accumulated from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Reds has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | No sequences of note |
| Liverpool | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |