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

Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Michael Carrick leads his Middlesbrough side to the Fratton Park in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, with John Mousinho's Portsmouth their challengers. For every Championship preview, KickOff delves into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Meaningful stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then published alongside the best odds.

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Portsmouth's next match is v Stoke at 19:45 on Wednesday 22nd January
Middlesbrough's next match is v West Brom at 19:45 on Tuesday 21st January
The last English Championship meeting between Portsmouth and M'Boro was on Saturday 18th January 2025
English Championship
January 18th 2025
Portsmouth 2
1 M'Boro
 
M. Ritchie 54'30' E. Latte Lath
M. Ritchie 82'
 
POR
MID
Shots On
5
5
Shots Off
7
5
Corners
7
4
Possession
47%
53%
Fouls
11
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
PortsmouthM'Boro
 
N. Schmid
J. Williams (Z. Swanson 81')
R. Atkinson (R. Towler 80')
C. Ogilvie
I. Hayden (A. Dozzell 69')
M. Ritchiefootball iconfootball icon
J. Murphy
F. Potts
M. Pack
C. Bishop
C. Lang
T. Glover
S. Edmundson
D. Fry
(L. Engel 70') V. Borges dos Santos Neto
(L. Ayling 88') R. van den Berg
(A. Morris 70') D. Barlaser
H. Hackney
(M. Forss 89') F. Azaz
(A. Gilbert 80') D. Burgzorg
football iconE. Latte Lath
B. Doak

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

We have a pair of effective, attacking groups going head-to-head and, as such, we are predicting both of them to score at least 1 goal during the 90 minutes. Can respective managers John Mousinho or Michael Carrick find a tactical plan to top their opponent? Recent form stats and historical head-to-heads, as well as the latest odds from the bookmakers, suggest that's unlikely.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of M'Boro coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Portsmouth
35%
31/10
9%
3/1
9%
Draw
24%
5/2
7%
27/10
5%
M'Boro
42%
17/20
7%
17/20
6%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
M'Boro 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Portsmouth 2-1
8%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
M'Boro 1-0
7%
15/213/2
Draw 2-2
7%
12/111/1
Portsmouth 1-0
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
M'Boro 2-0
6%
9/1
11%
15/2
M'Boro 3-1
5%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Portsmouth 2-0
5%
20/1
19%
16/1
11%
Draw 0-0
4%
11/1
8%
9/1
9%
Portsmouth 3-1
4%
28/1
15%
22/1
M'Boro 3-2
4%
22/1
10%
16/1
Portsmouth 3-2
3%
33/122/1
12%
M'Boro 3-0
3%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
Portsmouth 3-0
2%
40/1
20%
28/1
15%
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
8/11
4%
8/11
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
11/10
5%
1/1
7%
Home 1st Goal
48%
8/5
5%
13/8
Away 1st Goal
50%
8/15
2%
4/7
No 1st Goal
2%
11/1
8%
10/1
BTTS - Yes
63%
4/6
3%
4/6
1%
BTTS - No
37%
11/10
5%
21/20
5%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
6/1
7%
11/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
9%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
23%
13/5
11%
12/5
10%
Home/draw
58%
10/11
7%
10/11
7%
Away/draw
65%
2/9
3%
1/4
4%
Home/away
76%
2/7
3%
2/7
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/9
2%
1/4
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
10/3
4%
11/4
11%
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
7/4
5%
7/4
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
4/9
4%
2/5
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
4/1
11%
4/1
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/6
3%
2/13
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
9/117/2
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/161/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/251/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/19/1
9%
Home DNB
51%
2/1
12%
15/8
10%
Away DNB
58%
4/11
5%
4/11
5%
Portsmouth win to nil
15%
7/1
11%
-
M'Boro win to nil
18%
5/2
8%
-
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
13%
11/2
13%
5/1
8%
Portsmouth / M'Boro
4%
20/116/1
Portsmouth / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Portsmouth
10%
15/2
11%
7/1
11%
Draw / M'Boro
16%
4/1
5%
19/5
7%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/117/4
5%
M'Boro / Portsmouth
3%
28/1
15%
25/1
M'Boro / M'Boro
27%
2/1
9%
15/8
10%
M'Boro / Draw
6%
12/111/1
8%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Portsmouth have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 8 and won 5. Portsmouth have conceded 43 goals, scored 30, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Portsmouth have played 11 games at home, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 6th place on 41 points in the Championship league table having played 26 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 40 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 12 away games, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Portsmouth
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd2717642155 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
2
Leeds2615832953 
Mar 8
d
 
3-3A
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
3
Burnley27141122253 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
4
Sunderland2714941751 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
Feb 3
l
 
1-0A
5
Blackburn271269742 
Mar 29
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
6
West Brom2791441141 
l
 
0-3A
Jan 25
Jan 21
w
 
0-1F
7
M'Boro Away2711881041 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
-
-
8
Watford2712510141 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
9
Bristol C279108237 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
10
Sheff Wed261079-237 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
11
Norwich27999436 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
12
QPR278118-435 
Feb 22
w
 
1-2A
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
13
Swansea279711-334 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
14
Coventry278811-232 
w
 
4-1A
Apr 9
l
 
0-3A
May 3
15
Oxford Utd278811-1132 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
16
Preston276138-631 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 15
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
17
Millwall267910030 
Jan 28
Apr 5
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
18
Stoke2761011-828 
Jan 22
l
 
6-1A
w
 
2-0F
-
19
Derby277614-627 
Apr 12
l
 
4-0A
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
20
Cardiff276912-1227 
Feb 11
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
21
Hull276813-1026 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
22
Portsmouth Home266812-1326 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
23
Luton277515-1726 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
24
Plymouth274914-3021 
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
Apr 18
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Portsmouth 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth4 - 0Swansea
Portsmouth4 - 1Coventry
Portsmouth0 - 0Norwich
Portsmouth3 - 0Bristol C
Portsmouth3 - 1Preston
Portsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
Portsmouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
Portsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 3West Brom
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Portsmouth0 - 0Luton
Portsmouth1 - 2Wigan
Portsmouth3 - 2Barnsley
Portsmouth3 - 1Shrewsbury
Portsmouth2 - 2Derby
Portsmouth2 - 1Burton
Portsmouth2 - 1Oxford Utd
Portsmouth4 - 1Reading
Portsmouth3 - 1Cambridge
Portsmouth4 - 1Northampton
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APortsmouth0 - 3Blackburn
APortsmouth0 - 1Sunderland
HPortsmouth4 - 0Swansea
APortsmouth0 - 3Bristol C
APortsmouth1 - 2Watford
HPortsmouth4 - 1Coventry
APortsmouth0 - 4Derby
HPortsmouth0 - 0Norwich
HPortsmouth3 - 0Bristol C
APortsmouth2 - 2Swansea
HPortsmouth3 - 1Preston
APortsmouth0 - 1Plymouth
APortsmouth1 - 1Hull
HPortsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
APortsmouth0 - 2Cardiff
APortsmouth2 - 1QPR
HPortsmouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
APortsmouth1 - 6Stoke
HPortsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
APortsmouth1 - 2Burnley
M'Boro 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hull0 - 1M'Boro
Plymouth3 - 3M'Boro
Leeds3 - 1M'Boro
Burnley1 - 1M'Boro
Oxford Utd2 - 6M'Boro
QPR1 - 4M'Boro
Norwich3 - 3M'Boro
Watford2 - 1M'Boro
West Brom0 - 1M'Boro
Sunderland1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff0 - 2M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff1 - 4M'Boro
Ipswich1 - 1M'Boro
Hull2 - 2M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 1M'Boro
QPR0 - 2M'Boro
Stoke2 - 0M'Boro
Leicester1 - 2M'Boro
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
AM'Boro1 - 0Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
AM'Boro3 - 3Plymouth
HM'Boro1 - 0Millwall
AM'Boro1 - 3Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
AM'Boro6 - 2Oxford Utd
HM'Boro5 - 1Luton
AM'Boro4 - 1QPR
HM'Boro0 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro3 - 3Norwich
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
HM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
AM'Boro1 - 2Watford
AM'Boro1 - 0West Brom
HM'Boro2 - 0Stoke
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
M'Boro have not lost to Portsmouth in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Portsmouth since 1993
Portsmouth
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
13
7
Games: Scored
6 / 11
5 / 11
Clean sheets
6 / 11
5 / 11
POR
5
D
4
MID
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
1 - 3M'Boro
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth2 - 1
0 - 1M'Boro
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth1 - 0
Portsmouth2 - 1
Portsmouth5 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth2 - 0
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
POR
2
D
8
MID
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
Goal Statistics
Portsmouth 22nd M'Boro 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
34%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Portsmouth will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+41
Portsmouth have scored 41% more goals at home than predicted
+29
M'Boro have scored 29% more goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Portsmouth
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
POR
MID
23%
better
view stats
Games scored15
20
Failed to score10
6
Scored first9
15
Goals scored30
43
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.7
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1.6
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
POR
MID
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
18
Clean sheets5
8
Conceded first13
10
Goals conceded44
32
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
18%
Avg. XG against1.6
1
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26959
C OgilvieC Lang J MurphyM Pack
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Schmid GLK18
2
-
J Williams DEF13
4
-
M Pack DEF251
8
1
R Atkinson DEF3
-
C Ogilvie DEF262
2
-
I Hayden MID2
-
F Potts MID2213
4
-
M Ritchie MID213
3
-
C Lang  MID2393
8
-
J Murphy MID2355
5
-
C Bishop FWD1332
-
Subs
J Archer GLK2
-
T Mcintyre DEF12
3
-
Z Swanson DEF1611
3
-
R Towler DEF111
3
-
O Moxon MID10
3
-
A Dozzell MID21
5
-
T Devlin MID18
1
-
C Saydee FWD212
2
-
H Blair FWD8
3
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261199
F AzazE LathF AzazG Edmundson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Glover GLK5
-
R Berg DEF14
3
2
D Fry DEF10
-
G Edmundson DEF201
9
-
N Borges DEF232
3
-
D Barlaser MID1811
2
-
H Hackney MID2431
4
1
B Doak MID2226
8
-
F Azaz MID2689
3
-
D Burgzorg MID2322
1
-
E Lath FWD27112
3
-
Subs
S Dieng GLK17
-
L Engel DEF8
1
-
M Clarke DEF142
-
L Ayling DEF192
1
-
L. McCabe MID
-
A Morris MID16
2
-
A Gilbert FWD61
-
M. Hamilton FWD13
-
M Forss FWD5
-