Fulham are ready to welcome Portsmouth to Loftus Road (temporary) on Monday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. Only 4 wins have been recorded in the 19 games, with 8 ending in defeat.
The previous match played between the two at Loftus Road (temporary) was within the last three years, in November 2000, with Fulham running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Fulham | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Fulham | 3-1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Fulham | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 09 Nov | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 11 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Fulham | DIV2 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 07 Sep | Fulham | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth | DIV2 |
| 1984/1985 | Mon 08 Apr | Fulham | 1 - 3 | Portsmouth | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Fulham's 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Fulham are not exactly setting the world alight at Loftus Road (temporary) at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Portsmouth in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |