Portsmouth have lost four of their last six home matches
Leicester have scored in 13 of their last 14 away games
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Portsmouth claimed a huge three points on Tuesday with a surprise 2-0 success at home to Ipswich and they will be aiming to take another step closer to survival when taking on second-bottom Leicester at Fratton Park.
The south-coast side finished the Easter period with a 2-2 draw at home to Oxford which left them winless in eight and just one point above the drop zone.
But they dug deep last Saturday – winning 1-0 at Middlesbrough – and followed with the midweek victory over the Tractor Boys to move four points clear of the bottom three.
While Pompey have safety in their sights, Leicester are five points inside the relegation places having gone five games without a victory.
The Foxes suffered another huge setback with last Saturday’s 1-0 loss at home to Swansea and they head to Portsmouth needing a victory to give themselves a realistic survival chance.
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Team news
Ebou Adams (knee) has returned to training after a four-game absence and is expected to play some part for Portsmouth.
Gustavo Caballero (groin) was injured during last Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough and has joined Zak Swanson, Mark Kosznovszky and Josh Murphy on the injured list.
Connor Ogilvie completes a three-game suspension.
Jordan James (heel) and Aaron Ramsey (match fitness) face late checks for Leicester and Ben Nelson (thigh), Caleb Okoli (hamstring), Victor Kristiansen (knee) are out of contention.
Harry Souttar was an unused substitute last weekend and is pushing to make his first appearance since December 2024.
The stats
Portsmouth have kept just two clean sheets in their last 14 home matches.
Pompey have failed to score in three of their last six home fixtures.
Six of Portsmouth's last nine matches have featured less than three goals.
The Foxes have conceded fewer than two goals in five of their last seven fixtures.
Eight of Leicester’s last nine away games have featured goals for both teams.
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Prediction
Leicester have been finding all sorts of ways to lose matches but they have been competitive on their travels – drawing five successive away games – and can come up with a massive victory over Portsmouth on the south coast.
Portsmouth’s wins over Middlesbrough and Ipswich were rich rewards for a couple of highly committed performances.
But there could be a price to pay this weekend with the strong possibility of a dip in intensity levels.
Leicester have had a free week to prepare for the game and will probably have used it to improve their output in both penalty boxes.
Gary Rowett’s side have won the xG in each of their last four games without winning any of them, but their luck may be about to turn in the nick of time.
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