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Watford pack their bags to visit Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 5 of the 23 games.
The previous match played between the two at Fratton Park was more than three years back, in November 2006, the Pompey carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Watford | 4 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 30 Nov | Watford | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Watford | 2 - 2 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 25 Nov | Watford | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Watford however, is much more impressive, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Hornets scoring 15 and conceding 3.
Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches. Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 18 points from 10 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Watford | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |