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Arsenal prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Highbury on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 6 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Arsenal | 3-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 19 Dec | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 May | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Portsmouth | 1 - 5 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Fri 01 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 29 Aug | Arsenal | 6 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Gunners, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Portsmouth are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pompey have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal's 29 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 14 points from their 18 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal may be coming up against a decent side in Portsmouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Gunners. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |