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Bolton pack their bags to visit Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Trotters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 6 of the 40 games.
The previous match played between the two at Fratton Park was within the last three years, in February 2001, with Bolton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pompey in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Bolton | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Bolton | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 22 Feb | Bolton | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Bolton | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 09 May | Portsmouth | 0 - 2 | Bolton | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Dec | Bolton | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 11 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 3 | Bolton | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 6 conceded.
Bolton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.
Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 4 points they have accumulated from 2 games. Bolton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
| Bolton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Trotters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Won 3 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Bolton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |