FootyMAD Portsmouth match preview

Last updated : 03 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic fixture

Charlton pack their bags to visit Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Addicks will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 10 of the 44 games.

The previous match played between the two at Fratton Park was more than three years back, in October 1999, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1999/2000Fri 21 AprCharlton1 - 1PortsmouthLD1
1999/2000Sat 16 OctPortsmouth0 - 2CharltonLD1
1997/1998Sat 18 AprCharlton1 - 0PortsmouthLD1
1997/1998Sat 20 DecPortsmouth0 - 2CharltonLD1
1996/1997Sat 19 AprCharlton2 - 1PortsmouthLD1
1996/1997Sat 12 OctPortsmouth2 - 0CharltonLD1
1995/1996Sat 02 MarPortsmouth2 - 1CharltonLD1

Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Pompey have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 7.

In complete contrast to Portsmouth, Charlton are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Addicks's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Portsmouth's 9 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Charlton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 8 points from their 7 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Portsmouth62221178
Charlton613210126

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Addicks have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Portsmouth 15 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Charlton Not won in previous 2 away matches.