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Portsmouth face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pompey will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 6 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Portsmouth | 1 - 5 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Gunners, with 3 goals against.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Pompey have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 29 points from their 17 games. Portsmouth sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 28 points from their 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gunners, as the Pompey have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Portsmouth | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |