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Everton face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday 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 just last season, in September 2004, with Everton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pompey in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Everton | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 04 Jan | Everton | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Sep | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 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 | LGEC |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 20 Sep | Everton | 2 - 3 | Portsmouth | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Pompey have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 17 points from their 21 games thus far. Everton find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 21 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Everton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Fratton Park will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Everton | 4 games since last defeat. |