Portsmouth FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Portsmouth FC

2 – 1

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 18 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Fratton Park 20,389 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 30' Emmanuel Latte Lath

Matt Ritchie 54' 1–1

Matt Ritchie 82' 2–1

Y 24' Ben Doak

Matt Ritchie 40' Y

Y 55' George Edmundson

Overview

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Portsmouth FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Portsmouth FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-18 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
15 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–3	L
10 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
05 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	0–1	L
01 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	4–0	W
29 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–3	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Portsmouth FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
04 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
29 Dec	Burnley FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–3	D

Season Stats

Portsmouth FC		Middlesbrough FC
#19	Position	#3
8	Points	15
7	Played	8
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 1
9	Scored	16
10	Conceded	12
-1	GD	+4
1.14	PPG	1.88
29%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portsmouth FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/5

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portsmouth FC

Marko Milovanovic	2 G
Ebou Adams	1 G	1 A
Adrian Segecic	1 G
Terry Devlin	1 G
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen	1 G

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' Portsmouth FC have kicked off against Middlesbrough FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
24' A moment of madness from Ben Doak on 24 minutes earns him a card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Emmanuel Latte Lath doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' The referee calls foul for Matt Ritchie. He receives a card.
45' Callum Lang has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Carrick might look to freshen things up shortly.
54' GOAL! Matt Ritchie fires home to make it 1-1!
55' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. George Edmundson gets a card.
60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
65' Middlesbrough FC have won 475 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Isaac Hayden departs to be replaced by Andre Dozzell.
70' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Daniel Barlaser exits the field as Aidan Morris enters on 70.
75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portsmouth FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
80' Alex Gilbert is ready to make an impact after coming on for Delano Burgzorg at the 80 minute mark.
81' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Jordan Williams is replaced by Zak Swanson.
82' Brilliant from the ! Matt Ritchie makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 82.
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
88' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 88 minute. Rav van den Berg leaves to be changed by Luke Ayling.
89' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Finn Azaz has done his job and it is now time for Marcus Forss to step up.
Another three points for Portsmouth FC.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Matt Clarke
21
Marcus Forss ↑ 89'
12
Luke Ayling ↑ 88'
1
Seny Dieng
18
Aidan Morris ↑ 70'
27
Lukas Engel ↑ 70'
14
Alex Gilbert ↑ 80'
17
Micah Hamilton
49
Law McCabe

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Portsmouth FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.5 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portsmouth FC47% Draw24% Middlesbrough FC29%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

53%

Portsmouth FC or Middlesbrough FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portsmouth FC33% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC25%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap	Portsmouth FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Portsmouth FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Portsmouth FC Form

Middlesbrough FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Clean Sheet