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Arsenal prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Highbury on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 28 games played, Gunners have recorded 14 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury was just last season, in September 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1970/1971 | Mon 01 Feb | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Portsmouth are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 58 points from their 28 games. Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 28 matches.
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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Arsenal fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Gunners. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |