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Hull City travel to take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, The Tigers have recorded 3 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 10 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Portsmouth was well over fifteen years ago, back in January 1991, with Portsmouth annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1990/1991 | Sat 13 Apr | Hull City | 0 - 2 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 01 Jan | Portsmouth | 5 - 1 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 17 Feb | Hull City | 1 - 2 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 09 Sep | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 01 Apr | Hull City | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 08 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Hull City | FLLM |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 17 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 3 | Hull City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The The Tigers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Tigers, and 13 goals against.
Portsmouth's 18 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Hull City find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 21 points they have accumulated from 13 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Hull City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Tigers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Portsmouth, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Hull City | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 4 most recent games. |