Everton face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Toffees have recorded 9 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Everton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pompey in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Everton is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Toffees have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 25 points from their 16 games. Everton's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Toffees have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Portsmouth | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Everton | Not won in previous 6 away matches. |