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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 19 December at 16:00, Italian time.

Middlesbrough3rd in ChampionshipvsPortsmouth13th in Championship
22Points15
6-4-1Won-drawn-lost4-3-4
2Points per match1.4
22Goals for14
16Goals against14
2Clean sheets3
DWWDDFormDWWLD
unbeaten in 9Current rununbeaten in 3
4-2-0 · 14 ptsAt home (W-D-L)2-1-2 · 7 pts
2-2-1 · 8 ptsAway (W-D-L)2-2-2 · 8 pts
22 in 11Expected goals for (xG)14.4 in 11
11.3Expected goals against (xG)12.9
6.87Average player rating6.81
Will Lankshear (9)Top scorer—

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Saturday 19 December.
Middlesbrough v Portsmouth, Saturday 19 December at 16:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Middlesbrough v Portsmouth on Saturday 19 December
Middlesbrough v PortsmouthArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Middlesbrough 54%draw 23%Portsmouth 23%
Most likely score1-111% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver56% over · 44% under
Both teams to scoreYes56% yes
Goals the model expects1.82 – 1.09Middlesbrough – Portsmouth

Poisson model on 11 matches for Middlesbrough and 11 for Portsmouth, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
1Middlesbrough wins
4draws
3Portsmouth wins

8 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Middlesbrough 10, Portsmouth 11 · 2.6 per match

  1. 11 Apr 2026Middlesbrough0-1PortsmouthChampionship
  2. 4 Oct 2025Portsmouth1-0MiddlesbroughChampionship
  3. 18 Jan 2025Portsmouth2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  4. 24 Aug 2024Middlesbrough2-2PortsmouthChampionship
  5. 3 Mar 2012Portsmouth1-3MiddlesbroughChampionship
  6. 6 Aug 2011Middlesbrough2-2PortsmouthChampionship
  7. 12 Mar 2011Portsmouth0-0MiddlesbroughChampionship
  8. 2 Oct 2010Middlesbrough2-2PortsmouthChampionship

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.