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Derby County pack their bags to visit Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 48 games played, Rams have recorded 12 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 24 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Fratton Park was more than three years back, in January 2008, with Portsmouth running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 06 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Portsmouth | 3 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Portsmouth | 6 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Derby County | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Sep | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Pompey have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rams have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 28 matches. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Rams out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |