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Everton prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 27 games played, Toffees have recorded 13 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was just last season, in September 2005, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Toffees in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Everton are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Toffees in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Pompey have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 54 points they have accumulated from 36 games. Portsmouth's 53 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Portsmouth is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Toffees in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | Not won in previous 9 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |