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Arsenal prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 6 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Emirates Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Gunners, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Portsmouth are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 7 points they have accumulated from 3 games. Portsmouth's 5 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
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 | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 12 matches. |
| Portsmouth | Not won in previous 12 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |