Portsmouth will seek to put ground between themselves and the Championship drop-zone when Sheffield United visit on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
Pompey start the day two places and one point above the relegation zone, although they have two games in hand on third-bottom Blackburn.
Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Preston ended a four-match unbeaten streak but the Blues are unbeaten and have taken 11 points from their past five games at Fratton Park.
The Blades are six points better off in 17th but know a win could take them within five points of the play-off spots.
They have however taken just one point, and scored one goal, across their past three games away from Bramall Lane.
- Portsmouth have lost just one of their past 11 home league games against Sheffield United (W6 D4), going down 2-1 in January 2003 under Harry Redknapp.
- Following their 3-0 win in November, Sheffield United are looking to complete the league double over Portsmouth for the first time since 1995/96.
- Portsmouth have alternated between a win (3) and a draw (2) in their past five home league games, beating West Bromwich Albion 3-0 last time out.
- Sheffield United won four of their first seven Championship away games following Chris Wilder's return last September (L3). However, they have only won one of the past six on the road in the league (D1 L4).
- Adrian Segecic has netted six goals in the Championship this season, twice as many as any other Portsmouth player (Yang Min-Hyeok and Terry Devlin on 3).