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Arsenal face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 11 of the 34 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 02 Sep | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 12 Apr | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Arsenal | 4 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Gunners, and 1 goals against.
Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 34 matches. Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 65 points from their 34 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Gunners has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |