History of the Portsmouth v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played at Portsmouth, Blues have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Portsmouth running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Mon 12 Apr Portsmouth 3 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Sat 27 Sep Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Portsmouth PREM 2001/2002 Sun 07 Apr Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Portsmouth LD1 2001/2002 Tue 30 Oct Portsmouth 1 - 1 Birmingham C. LD1 2000/2001 Mon 16 Apr Birmingham C. 0 - 0 Portsmouth LD1 2000/2001 Sat 28 Oct Portsmouth 1 - 1 Birmingham C. LD1 1999/2000 Tue 07 Mar Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Portsmouth LD1
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for Pompey, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Portsmouth, Blues have had a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Blues have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Portsmouth 6 3 2 1 11 7 11 Birmingham City 6 0 4 2 5 10 4
STB Prediction ...
The Blues were none too clever on the road at the back end of last season, however, I take them to come away from Fratton Park with a point from their opening fixture. Score DrawSequence statistics: Portsmouth Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Birmingham City Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
No win in the 8 most recent games.