ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
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Fratton Park
Referee: Anthony Backhouse, England
Portsmouth
Match Timeline
Middlesbrough
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
23'
Yang Min-Hyuk · Assist: J. Williams
Portsmouth
🔄
58'
J. Swift ↔ M. Kosznovszky
Portsmouth
🔄
59'
S. Hansen ↔ D. Strelec
Middlesbrough
🔄
64'
J. Williams ↔ T. Devlin
Portsmouth
🔄
64'
C. Chaplin ↔ A. Segecic
Portsmouth
🟨
68'
Callum Brittain
Middlesbrough
🔄
69'
L. Ayling ↔ A. Browne
Middlesbrough
🔄
70'
M. K. Sene ↔ S. Nypan
Middlesbrough
🟨
74'
Marlon Pack
Portsmouth
🔄
78'
Yang Min-Hyuk ↔ H. Blair
Portsmouth
🟨
83'
Josef Bursik
Portsmouth
🔄
84'
M. Targett ↔ D. Burgzorg
Middlesbrough
🔄
84'
H. Hackney ↔ M. Whittaker
Middlesbrough

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Portsmouth Win 0%
Draw 0%
Middlesbrough Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Portsmouth0.78
Middlesbrough1.35
Recent Form (Last 5)
Portsmouth Portsmouth
WWDLW
7 GF / 9 GA
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
WLDWL
12 GF / 5 GA
Key Stats
0.88
Average Goals Scored
1.5
1.13
Average Goals Conceded
0.63
4
BTTS Yes
4
3
Over 2.5
4
3.38
Shots on Goal
3.75

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Portsmouth Portsmouth 8 matches
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 8 matches
Portsmouth Statistic Middlesbrough
2 Wins 5
3 Draws 3
3 Losses 0
7 Goals For 12
9 Goals Against 5
0.88 Avg Goals Scored 1.5
1.13 Avg Goals Conceded 0.63
4 BTTS Yes 4
5 Over 1.5 5
3 Over 2.5 4
1 Over 3.5 1
3 Clean Sheets 4
2 Failed To Score 1
3.38 Shots On Goal 3.75
12.88 Total Shots 10.75
5.63 Corners 4.88
50.9% Ball Possession 49.9%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 6 head-to-head meetings, Portsmouth won 3 times, Middlesbrough won 1 times, while 2 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 9:8 from Portsmouth's perspective. 4 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 4 matches, with an average of 2.83 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 / Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1
H2H summary: Portsmouth wins 3, draws 2, Middlesbrough wins 1
Stats
Portsmouth Portsmouth
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
Shots on Goal
1
Shots on Goal
1
Shots off Goal
2
Shots off Goal
5
Blocked Shots
5
Blocked Shots
6
2 Corner Kicks 8
13 Fouls 6
0 Offsides 2
38% Ball Possession 62%
8 Total Shots 12
1 Shots on Goal 1
2 Shots off Goal 5
5 Blocked Shots 6
4 Shots insidebox 7
4 Shots outsidebox 5
1 Goalkeeper Saves 0
345 Total passes 557
272 Passes accurate 466
0.48 expected_goals 1.00
🟨 2 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Portsmouth
Formation
Middlesbrough
J. Bursik
J. Bursik
J. Williams
🎯
J. Williams
J. Knight
J. Knight
R. Poole
R. Poole
C. Ogilvie
C. Ogilvie
M. Pack
M. Pack
A. Dozzell
A. Dozzell
C. Chaplin
C. Chaplin
J. Swift
J. Swift
Yang Min-Hyuk
Yang Min-Hyuk
C. Bishop
C. Bishop
S. Brynn
S. Brynn
L. Ayling
L. Ayling
D. Fry
D. Fry
A. Jones
A. Jones
C. Brittain
C. Brittain
A. Morris
A. Morris
H. Hackney
H. Hackney
M. Targett
M. Targett
S. Hansen
S. Hansen
M. K. Sene
M. K. Sene
T. Conway
T. Conway
Portsmouth 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
26
J. Bursik
🟨 83'
G
2
J. Williams
🎯 23' ↓ 64'
D
4
J. Knight
D
5
R. Poole
D
3
C. Ogilvie
D
7
M. Pack
🟨 74'
M
21
A. Dozzell
M
36
C. Chaplin
↓ 64'
M
8
J. Swift
↓ 58'
M
47
Yang Min-Hyuk
⚽ 23' ↓ 78'
M
9
C. Bishop
F
Substitutes
30
B. Killip
G
22
Z. Swanson
D
24
T. Devlin
↑ 64'
M
14
H. Matthews
D
16
L. Le Roux
M
18
M. Kosznovszky
↑ 58'
M
11
F. Bianchini
F
10
A. Segecic
↑ 64'
M
29
H. Blair
↑ 78'
F
Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
31
S. Brynn
G
12
L. Ayling
↓ 69'
D
6
D. Fry
D
5
A. Jones
D
2
C. Brittain
🟨 68'
M
18
A. Morris
M
7
H. Hackney
↓ 84'
M
3
M. Targett
↓ 84'
M
27
S. Hansen
↓ 59'
F
20
M. K. Sene
↓ 70'
F
9
T. Conway
F
Substitutes
33
J. McLaughlin
G
10
D. Burgzorg
↑ 84'
F
11
M. Whittaker
↑ 84'
F
13
D. Strelec
↑ 59'
F
16
A. Browne
↑ 69'
M
19
S. Nypan
↑ 70'
M
22
S. Silvera
F
24
A. Bangura
D
42
A. Kante
M
Last matches: Portsmouth
15.08.26
Cha
Portsmouth
QPR
1
3
L
01.08.26
Fri
Portsmouth
SV Darmstadt 98
0
0
D
29.07.26
Fri
Portsmouth
Farnborough
1
1
D
25.07.26
Fri
Portsmouth
Wycombe
1
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Portsmouth
Bristol Rovers
1
1
D
15.07.26
Fri
Portsmouth
Aldershot Town
0
2
L
14.07.26
Fri
Portsmouth
Woking
2
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Birmingham
1
1
D
25.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Stoke City
3
1
W
21.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Coventry
1
5
L
18.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Leicester
1
0
W
14.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Ipswich
2
0
W
11.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
1
0
W
06.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Oxford United
2
2
D
03.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Norwich
1
1
D
21.03.26
Cha
Portsmouth
QPR
1
6
L
16.03.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Derby
0
1
L
10.03.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Swansea
1
2
L
07.03.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Blackburn
1
1
D
28.02.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Hull City
0
1
L
Last matches: Middlesbrough
15.08.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Lincoln
2
1
W
01.08.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Espanyol
3
3
D
25.07.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Huddersfield
1
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Celtic
1
1
D
23.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Hull City
0
1
L
12.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
1
2
L
09.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
0
0
D
02.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Wrexham
2
2
D
25.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Watford
5
1
W
22.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
W
19.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Ipswich
2
2
D
11.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Portsmouth
0
1
L
06.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Swansea
2
2
D
03.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Millwall
1
2
L
21.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Blackburn
0
0
D
14.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Bristol City
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Charlton
0
1
L
08.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
QPR
4
0
W
02.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
3
1
W
24.02.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Leicester
1
1
D
H2H: Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
11.04.26
H2H
Middlesbrough
Portsmouth
0
1
W
04.10.25
H2H
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
1
0
W
18.01.25
H2H
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
2
1
W
24.08.24
H2H
Middlesbrough
Portsmouth
2
2
D
03.03.12
H2H
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
1
3
L
06.08.11
H2H
Middlesbrough
Portsmouth
2
2
D
Last matches: Portsmouth
15.08.26
Cha
Portsmouth
QPR
1
3
L
02.05.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Birmingham
1
1
D
18.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Leicester
1
0
W
14.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Ipswich
2
0
W
06.04.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Oxford United
2
2
D
16.03.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Derby
0
1
L
10.03.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Swansea
1
2
L
28.02.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Hull City
0
1
L
14.02.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Sheffield Utd
0
1
L
31.01.26
Cha
Portsmouth
West Brom
3
0
W
25.01.26
Cha
Portsmouth
Southampton
1
1
D
11.01.26
FA
Portsmouth
Arsenal
1
4
L
29.12.25
Cha
Portsmouth
Charlton
2
1
W
26.12.25
Cha
Portsmouth
QPR
1
1
D
13.12.25
Cha
Portsmouth
Blackburn
2
1
W
29.11.25
Cha
Portsmouth
Bristol City
0
1
L
22.11.25
Cha
Portsmouth
Millwall
3
1
W
05.11.25
Cha
Portsmouth
Wrexham
0
0
D
25.10.25
Cha
Portsmouth
Stoke City
0
1
L
21.10.25
Cha
Portsmouth
Coventry
1
2
L
H2H at home: Portsmouth
04.10.25
H2H
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
1
0
W
18.01.25
H2H
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
2
1
W
03.03.12
H2H
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
1
3
L
Last matches: Middlesbrough
18.07.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Celtic
1
1
D
23.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Hull City
0
1
L
12.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
1
2
L
02.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Wrexham
2
2
D
19.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Ipswich
2
2
D
06.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Swansea
2
2
D
21.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Blackburn
0
0
D
08.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
QPR
4
0
W
02.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
3
1
W
16.02.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Coventry
1
3
L
09.02.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Utd
2
1
W
21.01.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Stoke City
2
1
W
16.01.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
West Brom
3
2
W
10.01.26
FA
Middlesbrough
Fulham
1
3
L
01.01.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Derby
0
1
L
20.12.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Bristol City
0
2
L
09.12.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Charlton
2
1
W
05.12.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Hull City
4
1
W
22.11.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
1
1
D
04.11.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Leicester
1
1
D
H2H away: Middlesbrough
04.10.25
H2H
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
1
0
L
18.01.25
H2H
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
2
1
L
03.03.12
H2H
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough
1
3
W

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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