Pick of the stats - Portsmouth v Norwich City
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Portsmouth's 3-0 win over Bristol City on Saturday was their biggest victory of the season and has them unbeaten in their past three Championship matches.
Even a point at Fratton Park on Tuesday night could be enough to lift Pompey out of the relegation zone.
Norwich's 3-0 reverse at QPR on Saturday ended a two-game winning streak and they are now six points short of the play-off places.
The Canaries have also failed to win any of their past six away games in the Championship.
Portsmouth have lost just one of their past five league games against Norwich City (W2 D2), though did lose their last such match against the Canaries in May 2011 (1-0).
After their 1-0 win in May 2011, Norwich are looking for successive league away wins at Portsmouth for the first time since October 1970.
Norwich have only lost one of their past seven league meetings with newly promoted sides (W4 D2), although that was this season away at Oxford United (0-2).
Portsmouth have lost all three of their midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games this season; not since February 2013 have they lost more in a row (7). However, Pompey are unbeaten in 17 such matches at home (W12 D5) since a 4-0 defeat by Ipswich in October 2021.
Norwich are winless in 12 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) away league outings (D5 L7) since a 2-1 win at Birmingham City in August 2022.
