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Arsenal face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 10 of the 30 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1970/1971 | Mon 01 Feb | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 23 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. 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. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Portsmouth's 23 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Arsenal sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 35 points from their 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Arsenal only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Fratton Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | 9 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |