Besides taking the 1-0 pick, the 2-0 pick should also be evenly taken for the backup issue as I believe that Pompey will outplay Sunderland but the main concern is whether the visitors will lose by more than 1. All or Portsmouth's home victories this season have been either by 1 goal or 2 goals margin and as for the black cats, their pathetic attack away from home will surely condemn them to their 10th away defeat.

Kenwyne Jones and Djibril Cisse have been misfiring for the Black Cats and othe than these two threats, I canot find any possible source of goal scoring form from their lineup. Their shaky defence will inevitably find it difficult to contain the tall striker in Peter Crouch and I expect Sunderland to be confined in their half for most of the match.