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Leeds Utd. play host to Portsmouth at Elland Road on Tuesday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Whites are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 5 of the 26 games.
The last time the two teams met at Leeds Utd. was back in April 2004, over five years ago, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Whites in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 28 Aug | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 26 Oct | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 25 Apr | Leeds Utd. | 1-2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Portsmouth | 6 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 5 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Feb | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 3 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 24 Mar | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Pompey have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The Pompey's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Leeds Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 39 points from 23 games. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 21 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Whites's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Portsmouth. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Portsmouth | 7 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |