Leicester are unbeaten at home this season, conceding just twice at the King Power Stadium
Since the start of last season, no team has lost more Championship away games than Portsmouth
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Leicester look set to mount a serious Championship promotion challenge this season and they will hope to further underline those credentials when Portsmouth visit the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening.
The Foxes head into the weekend sitting third in the standings and having lost just one of their nine league matches, although four draws in their previous five has stopped them progressing even higher up the table.
Portsmouth make the journey north 11 places but only four points behind their hosts in the standings and they will be buoyed by their victory over another promotion contender, Middlesbrough, before the international break.
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Team news
Leicester remain without defender Harry Souttar, who is at least on the comeback trail from the Achilles injury that has kept him sidelined since last December.
The Foxes have no fresh fitness concerns and manager Marti Cifuentes could hand a start to Aaron Ramsey after the midfielder returned from suspension off the bench against Swansea before the international break.
Portsmouth's treatment room remains busy, with Nicolas Schmid, Jacob Farrell, Conor Shaughnessy, Callum Lang, Franco Umeh and Thomas Waddingham all still sidelined.
Josh Murphy is also unlikely to feature, although he is edging towards a return from the ankle issue that has seen him miss Pompey's last four matches.
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The stats
Leicester are unbeaten in their last seven Championship matches and have only lost once all season in the league.
The Foxes ended a run of four successive draws with a 3-1 victory at Swansea last time out.
Portsmouth have failed to win any of their last three away matches since triumphing at Oxford on the opening weekend.
Only relegated Plymouth had a worse away record in the second tier last season than Pompey.
This will be the first meeting between these two sides since a 1-1 draw at the King Power on New Year's Eve 2011.
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Prediction
There were doubts over Leicester's ability to mount a Championship promotion challenge following last season's relegation and a relative lack of activity in the transfer market, but losing just one of their opening nine games appears to have put those concerns to bed.
Turning draws into victories will be key if Leicester are to secure an instant return to the top-flight but they will be confident of picking up all three points against a Pompey side that have lost 17 times on the road since the start of last season.
Cifuentes could also see his side keep a third home clean-sheet of the season against a Pompey forward line that has scored just eight times in nine league matches and is missing the creative force of Murphy.
Portsmouth cannot be written off under John Mousinho — as showcased by their win over Middlesbrough — but Leicester should come out on top in the East Midlands and they can celebrate their victory alongside a clean-sheet.
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