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Everton face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Everton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pompey in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Everton | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 05 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Everton | LC |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 20 Sep | Everton | 2 - 3 | Portsmouth | LC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 09 Apr | Everton | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 21 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 1958/1959 | Wed 15 Apr | Portsmouth | 2 - 3 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Pompey, with 8 goals against.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Blues's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far, Everton sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 13 points from their 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Blues 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 | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Everton | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |