Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Portsmouth

1 - 0

Middlesbrough

🕒 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Fratton Park 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Backhouse 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Portsmouth 18 · Middlesbrough 5

Referee Stats

Anthony Backhouse

25 matches · 2.16 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.16
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	68%
Draws	4%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-12).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Portsmouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 23

Avg: 1.09 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 30

Avg: 1.63 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.30

PPG

1.63

1.09

1.63

1.00

1.25

39%

O2.5

65%

48%

BTTS

65%

17%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Portsmouth rank18th

Middlesbrough rank5th

Portsmouth points55

Middlesbrough points80

Portsmouth: #18 · 55 pts · GD -15

29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25

4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Portsmouth last 5 home

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals6-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D D D D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals10-6

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Portsmouth trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 4%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Portsmouth score at home70%

Portsmouth clean sheet at home26%

Middlesbrough score away78%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Portsmouth score first17%

Portsmouth win after scoring first50%

Middlesbrough score first22%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Portsmouth 25% · Middlesbrough 50%

Avg first goal minute: Portsmouth 25.0' · Middlesbrough 16.0'

Vs league average

Portsmouth score at home1.09 vs 1.40

Portsmouth concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough score away1.63 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough concede away1.25 vs 1.40

Portsmouth score 22% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 35% above league average.

Defensive side: Portsmouth are 17% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.25

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Portsmouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

345

557

Passes Accurate

272

466

Passes %

79%

84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

11 Apr 2026 Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth 0 - 1 04 Oct 2025 Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

18 Jan 2025 Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1 24 Aug 2024 Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth 2 - 2