Middlesbrough FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Middlesbrough FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
- Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
- Assistant 2 Callum Gough (England)
32 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L 06 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D 03 Apr Millwall FC H 1–2 L 21 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D 14 Mar Bristol City FC H 1–1 D 11 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W 06 Apr Oxford United FC H 2–2 D 03 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–1 D 21 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–6 L 16 Mar Derby County FC H 0–1 L 10 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L Season Stats
Middlesbrough FC Portsmouth FC #5 Position #18 80 Points 55 46 Played 46 22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 14 / 13 / 19 72 Scored 49 47 Conceded 64 +25 GD -15 1.74 PPG 1.20 48% Win % 30% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this seasonMiddlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededPortsmouth FC0-152/116-301/231-454/–46-601/361-753/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Middlesbrough FC to score. At the same time, Portsmouth FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
4-2-2-2Starting XI
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Matt Targett ↓ Luke Ayling 46'
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Riley McGree ↓ Alex Gilbert 84'
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Tommy Conway ↓ Cruz Ibeh 90'
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Bench
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Luke Ayling ↑ 46'
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Sontje Hansen ↑ 46'
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Mamadou Kaly Sene ↑ 63'
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Alex Gilbert ↑ 84'
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Cruz Ibeh ↑ 90'
Coach Kim HellbergPortsmouth FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Jordan Williams ↓ Ibane Bowat 76'
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Keshi Anderson ↓ Millenic Alli 75'
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Bench
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Conor Shaughnessy ↑ 85'
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Adrian Segecic ↑ 65'
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Millenic Alli ↑ 75'
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Ibane Bowat ↑ 76'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Christian Saydee 2 Matt Ritchie 2 Matt Clarke 1 Tommy Conway 1 Emmanuel Latte Lath 1 Conor Chaplin 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2026-04-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-03 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2026-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC LPortsmouth FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.49 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.06 Portsmouth FC xGI would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Portsmouth FC 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Portsmouth FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.55Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 70%Draw or Portsmouth FC 58%Middlesbrough FC or Portsmouth FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.2%1 – 0 10.6%0 – 0 9.8%2 – 1 8.9%2 – 0 8.4%0 – 1 Actual1 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.5%0 – 2 4.3%3 – 0 4.1%3 – 2 2.5%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 14% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 22% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.