Betting Odds | Recent Form & Head to Heads | Team Statistics - Portsmouth have won four of their five Premier League encounters with the Black Cats.
- Portsmouth's average of 2.4 goals a game against Sunderland is only bettered by the 2.5 they managed in four games against Reading (excluding teams they have played in only one season).
- Both of Portsmouth's winning goals against Sunderland at Fratton Park in the Premier League have been penalties.
- All four goals scored in Premier League games between these sides on the south coast have come in the last 21 minutes.
- At this point of last season Portsmouth had 19 more points.
- At this point of last season Sunderland had lost one more game but had three points more.
- Sunderland have failed to score in their last six Premier League away games.
- Fellow north east strugglers Newcastle and Middlesbrough are the only home teams to fail to keep a clean sheet at home to the Black Cats in 2009.
- Tottenham, Manchester City and Bolton are the only away sides to fail to score at Fratton Park this season.
- Portsmouth have gone 372 minutes without a Premier League goal.
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