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Middlesbrough v Portsmouth : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

We’ve Championship action to look forward to on Saturday afternoon, as Kim Hellberg and his Middlesbrough side host John Mousinho’s Portsmouth at the Riverside Stadium. Form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all published below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We've backed , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?

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Middlesbrough's next match is v Watford at 12:30 on Saturday 25th April
Portsmouth's next match is v Stoke at 15:00 on Saturday 25th April
The last English Championship meeting between M'Boro and Portsmouth was on Saturday 11th April 2026
English Championship
April 11th 2026
M'Boro 0
1 Portsmouth
 
90' C. Chaplin
 
MID
POR
Shots On
8
1
Shots Off
5
2
Corners
14
2
Possession
71%
29%
Fouls
6
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
M'BoroPortsmouth
 
C. Brittain
M. Targett (L. Ayling 46')
D. Fry
R. McGree (A. Gilbert 84')
A. Browne
T. Conway (C. Ibeh 90')
D. Strelec (M. Sene 63')
A. Morris
S. Brynn
A. Malanda
J. Sarmiento (S. Hansen 46')
N. Schmid
(I. Bowat 76') J. Williams
R. Poole
M. Pack
C. Bishop
T. Devlin
A. Dozzell
football iconC. Chaplin
(M. Alli 75') K. Anderson
(A. Segečić 65') G. Caballero
(C. Shaughnessy 85') M. Dia

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our top tip on this one, meaning that the sides will score a minimum of 2 goals between them during 90 mins. Both M'Boro and Portsmouth's latest form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think M'Boro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
57%
12/25100/1
Draw
24%
10/314/1
Portsmouth
20%
11/21/40
M'Boro 1-0
12%
13/217/5
Draw 1-1
11%
7/128/1
M'Boro 2-0
11%
13/220/1
M'Boro 2-1
10%
15/290/1
Draw 0-0
7%
12/11/3
Portsmouth 1-0
7%
18/112/1
M'Boro 3-0
6%
9/190/1
M'Boro 3-1
6%
11/1125/1
Portsmouth 2-1
5%
20/1125/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1200/1
Portsmouth 2-0
3%
33/180/1
M'Boro 4-0
3%
18/1150/1
M'Boro 3-2
3%
22/1200/1
M'Boro 4-1
2%
20/1250/1
Portsmouth 3-1
2%
50/1250/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
8/11125/1
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
11/101/1000
Home 1st Goal
55%
4/96/1
Away 1st Goal
40%
2/118/1
No 1st Goal
5%
12/11/10
BTTS - Yes
49%
5/655/1
BTTS - No
51%
5/61/1000
BTTS - Home Win
23%
11/566/1
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/225/1
BTTS - Away Win
9%
11/190/1
Home/draw
80%
1/91/1000
Away/draw
43%
13/81/14
Home/away
76%
1/55/1
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
2/940/1
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
10/31/1000
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
7/41/50
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
4/91/50
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
4/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/61/50
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
9/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/161/50
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/255/1
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/11/10
Home DNB
73%
1/62/11
Away DNB
36%
4/116/5
M'Boro win to nil
33%
6/4-
Portsmouth win to nil
11%
12/1-
M'Boro / M'Boro
36%
6/510/1
M'Boro / Portsmouth
2%
40/166/1
M'Boro / Draw
5%
14/140/1
Draw / M'Boro
19%
10/34/5
Draw / Portsmouth
7%
12/111/2
Draw / Draw
12%
11/211/5
Portsmouth / M'Boro
4%
20/140/1
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
9%
10/133/1
Portsmouth / Draw
5%
16/140/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 41 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 36 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 12 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 10 fixtures. M'Boro have outscored their opponents by 62 goals to 40 goals.

Home League Performance

M'Boro have played 20 games at home winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 28 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 16 goals at home.

Portsmouth are in 21st position in the Championship on 42 points having played 40 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 35 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

35 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 10 and won 8. Portsmouth have conceded 52 goals, scored 35, failed to score in 12 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Portsmouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry44261174689 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-1A
2
Ipswich43221383079 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
3
Millwall442310111379 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3F
4
Southampton442113102476 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
5
M'Boro442113102176 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
6
Wrexham44191312670 
d
 
1-1A
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
7
Hull44201014470 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-4F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2F
8
Derby4419916866 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
9
Norwich4419718864 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
10
Birmingham44161216060 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
May 2
l
 
4-0A
11
Swansea4417918-460 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
12
Bristol C44161117-159 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
13
QPR44161018-858 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-4F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
6-1A
14
Sheff Utd4417621057 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
15
Watford44141515-457 
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
16
Preston44141515-657 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
17
Stoke44151019-155 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
18
West Brom44131318-952 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
19
Blackburn45131319-1352 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
20
Portsmouth44131219-1751 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
-
-
21
Charlton44121418-1350 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
22
Oxford Utd44101420-1544 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
23
Leicester44111518-1142 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
24
Sheff Wed4411231-58-3 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
M'Boro 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro1 - 2Millwall
M'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
M'Boro0 - 1Charlton
M'Boro1 - 1Leicester
M'Boro0 - 0Oxford Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Norwich
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Southampton
M'Boro0 - 1Hull
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
M'Boro3 - 1QPR
M'Boro2 - 1Derby
M'Boro2 - 4Coventry
M'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
M'Boro1 - 1Wrexham
M'Boro2 - 1Ipswich
M'Boro0 - 0Stoke
M'Boro2 - 1West Brom
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Swansea
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro2 - 2Swansea
HM'Boro1 - 2Millwall
AM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
HM'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
HM'Boro0 - 1Charlton
AM'Boro4 - 0QPR
AM'Boro3 - 1Birmingham
HM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
HM'Boro0 - 0Oxford Utd
AM'Boro1 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro2 - 1Sheff Utd
HM'Boro1 - 0Norwich
HM'Boro4 - 0Preston
AM'Boro2 - 1Stoke
AM'Boro3 - 2West Brom
HM'Boro4 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro0 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
AM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
Portsmouth 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Norwich1 - 1Portsmouth
QPR6 - 1Portsmouth
Blackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
Wrexham2 - 1Portsmouth
Millwall1 - 3Portsmouth
Charlton1 - 3Portsmouth
Preston1 - 0Portsmouth
Watford1 - 1Portsmouth
Sheff Wed0 - 1Portsmouth
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Derby1 - 1Portsmouth
Swansea1 - 0Portsmouth
Sheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
Hull3 - 2Portsmouth
Birmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
Leicester1 - 1Portsmouth
Ipswich2 - 1Portsmouth
Southampton0 - 0Portsmouth
West Brom1 - 1Portsmouth
Oxford Utd0 - 1Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPortsmouth2 - 2Oxford Utd
APortsmouth1 - 1Norwich
APortsmouth1 - 6QPR
HPortsmouth0 - 1Derby
HPortsmouth1 - 2Swansea
APortsmouth1 - 1Blackburn
HPortsmouth0 - 1Hull
APortsmouth1 - 2Wrexham
APortsmouth3 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth3 - 1Charlton
HPortsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
APortsmouth0 - 1Preston
HPortsmouth3 - 0West Brom
HPortsmouth1 - 1Southampton
APortsmouth1 - 1Watford
APortsmouth1 - 0Sheff Wed
APortsmouth0 - 5Bristol C
HPortsmouth2 - 1Charlton
HPortsmouth1 - 1QPR
APortsmouth1 - 1Derby
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
M'Boro have drawn with Portsmouth in 4 consecutive home league meetings
5
M'Boro have not lost to Portsmouth in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at M'Boro since 1994
M'Boro
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
16
16
Games: Scored
9 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
3 / 12
MID
2
D
8
POR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro2 - 0
0 - 4Portsmouth
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro4 - 0
0 - 2Portsmouth
League games at Portsmouth since 1993
Portsmouth
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
16
8
Games: Scored
8 / 13
6 / 13
Clean sheets
7 / 13
5 / 13
MID
2
D
4
POR
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Portsmouth1 - 0
Portsmouth2 - 1
1 - 3M'Boro
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth2 - 1
0 - 1M'Boro
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth1 - 0
Portsmouth2 - 1
Portsmouth5 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Middlesbrough's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Portsmouth have conceded in each of their last 12 Championship games. A PG of 1.7 for K. Hellberg's side suggests that run should continue.

M'Boro 5th Portsmouth 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Portsmouth scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
M'Boro have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-8
Portsmouth’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Portsmouth
1.7
0.9
Attack rating
21%
better
MID
POR
view stats
Games scored31
27
Failed to score10
13
Scored first21
16
Goals scored62
40
Avg. goals scored1.5
1
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for15
12
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
22%
better
MID
POR
view stats
Games conceded29
33
Clean sheets12
7
Conceded first16
22
Goals conceded41
57
Avg. goals conceded1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1
1.2
KickOff rating
+22%

M'Boro v Portsmouth Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
431059
S BrynnT ConwayT ConwayL Ayling
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK431
1
-
C Brittain DEF384
6
-
D Fry DEF263
1
-
A Malanda DEF18
3
-
M Targett DEF3943
5
-
A Browne MID3643
2
-
A Morris MID373
3
-
J Sarmiento  MID14
1
-
R McGree MID2453
3
-
D Strelec FWD296
1
-
T Conway FWD43105
6
-
Subs
J Wildsmith GLK
-
L Ayling DEF4015
9
-
F. Munroe DEF3
-
G Edmundson DEF7
1
-
A Gilbert FWD2011
5
-
K Sène FWD262
2
-
S Silvera FWD2021
3
-
S Hansen FWD161
1
-
C. Ibeh FWD1
-
Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
40749
R PooleA SegecicA SegecicM Pack
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Schmid GLK34
-
T Devlin DEF3851
3
1
R Poole DEF401
5
-
M. Dia DEF6
2
-
J Williams DEF2811
4
-
M Pack MID332
9
-
A Dozzell MID3521
8
-
G Caballero MID121
1
-
C Chaplin MID3523
2
-
K Anderson  MID71
1
-
C Bishop FWD4131
4
-
Subs
J Bursik GLK9
1
-
C Shaughnessy DEF182
-
I Bowat DEF152
1
-
J Swift MID2732
9
-
A Segecic MID3674
1
-
L Roux MID12
3
-
T. Waddingham FWD4
1
-
M Alli FWD2013
1
-
H Blair FWD14
-