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Everton play host to Portsmouth at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Blues have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Everton was back in September 1994, over five years ago, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Blues in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 | DIV1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 21 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Everton | DIV1 |
| 1958/1959 | Wed 15 Apr | Portsmouth | 2 - 3 | Everton | DIV1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 13 Dec | Everton | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Everton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 27 matches. Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 24 points from 26 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton are not exactly setting the world alight at Goodison Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Portsmouth in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | No sequences of note |
| Portsmouth | Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |