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Arsenal prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 6 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Emirates Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2008, the Gunners carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | Portsmouth | 0 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Pompey have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Arsenal's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Gunners being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | 11 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |