Thursday , 2 July 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium 27,017 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90+7' Conor Chaplin
Y 26' Jordan Williams
Y 72' Keshi Anderson
Y 89' Colby Bishop
Dael Fry 90' Y
Y 90' Marlon Pack

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
  • Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
  • Assistant 2 Callum Gough (England)

Standings

# 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

1
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Middlesbrough FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2025-10-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-18 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Middlesbrough FC and Portsmouth FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' It’s high time Kim Hellberg made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicolas Schmid, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Marlon Pack has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' Jordan Williams was booked on 26.
  • 31' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' Colby Bishop needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Sontje Hansen is replacing Jeremy Sarmiento for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adilson Malanda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Portsmouth FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Conor Chaplin scoring 1 goals.
  • 61' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 63' The whistle greets David Strelec as he departs to be replaced by Mamadou Kaly Sene.
  • 65' Adrian Segecic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gustavo Caballero on 65 minute.
  • 70' Portsmouth FC is showing some good football. However, Portsmouth FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a card for Keshi Anderson.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Keshi Anderson is replaced by Millenic Alli on 75 minute.
  • 76' Ibane Bowat has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Williams on 76 minute.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Riley McGree is replaced by Alex Gilbert.
  • 85' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Madiodio Dia by Conor Shaughnessy on 85 minute.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Colby Bishop. He receives a card.
  • 90' Dael Fry is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Tommy Conway as he departs to be replaced by Cruz Ibeh.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portsmouth FC players.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kim Hellberg

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Christian Saydee 2
Matt Ritchie 2
Matt Clarke 1
Tommy Conway 1
Emmanuel Latte Lath 1
Conor Chaplin 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2025-10-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-18 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC

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 L

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-04-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-06 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D 2026-04-03 Norwich City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-03-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 6–1 Portsmouth FC L 2026-03-16 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2026-03-10 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.49 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Portsmouth FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC42% Draw29% Portsmouth FC29%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC32% Draw48% Portsmouth FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.