This season's FA Cup has produced a string of shock results which has without doubt produced one of the more memorable tournaments, but don't expect the excitement to continue at Wembley.

Portsmouth are the heavy favourites to lift the famous trophy, but all the indications are that the showpiece won't be a classic Trevor Booking and his FA cohorts are hoping for.

It's all too easy to use the cliche it will be a 'cagey affair', but a lack of goals certainly looks like being the order of the day on May 17.

Harry Redknapp's Premier League boys, marshalled by Sol Campbell, have been rock solid this season conceding less than a goal a game, while in attack they have been regular scorers without being razor sharp. But with the prolific Jermain Defoe cup-tied 'Harry' will have to choose from the unpredictable Kanu, John Utaka, and the goalless duo Milan Baros and David Nugent.

It will hardly have Dave Jones shaking in his boots and his well-marshalled defence are a tough nut to crack having conceded just over a goal a game in the Championship this term.

The Bluebirds have hardly been free-scoring themselves although they do possess recognised goal-getters in the form of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and the injury-prone Robbie Fowler. In Joe Ledley and Peter Whittingham they do have the necessary talent to carve out opportunities, but trying to run through top-flight heavyweights Campbell and Sylvain Distin will almost be a 'Mission Impossible'.

It really is hard to make a case for an open game packed with goals and when you look at some of the recent stats, a goalless draw or a 1-0 scoreline simply is a must for any die-hard punter.

Four of Pompey's five games in the FA Cup this term have ended 1-0 including the semi-final win over the Baggies, while Cardiff's semi-final also ended with a 1-0 triumph over Barnsley. 

Four of the FA Cup finals from 2000 have also had just one goal or less in them - so a low-scoring game is a 'mortgage job' if you pardon the cliche!