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Arsenal face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Wednesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 12 of the 35 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Pompey, with 8 goals against.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Gunners's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 14 points. Arsenal's total of 38 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 13 |
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 | 16 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Arsenal | 5 games since last defeat. |