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Everton prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 28 games played, Toffees have recorded 14 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was less than a year ago, in May 2007, with Everton running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Everton | 3-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Toffees in those games, with 3 conceded.
The Pompey have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The Pompey's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Everton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 50 points from their 27 games. Portsmouth's 44 points from 27 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 |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Toffees. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Portsmouth | 17 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |