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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Portsmouth at St. James' Park on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 5 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was just last season, in October 2003, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 29 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 3-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 09 Feb | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 25 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 05 Oct | Portsmouth | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 23 Mar | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Magpies have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 20 points from their 16 games played so far, Portsmouth's 21 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Newcastle Utd.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |