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

Sat 18th Jan, 15:00 BST, Fratton Park, Portsmouth

the Fratton Park crowd welcome Middlesbrough's fans on Saturday afternoon, as John Mousinho's Portsmouth take on Michael Carrick's team in the Championship. Statistics for our tip of both teams to score are shown below, including head-to-head history. Changing the market using the tabs below changes all statistics and the odds, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.


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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.

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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 43% chance of M'Boro coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Portsmouth
33%
7/210/3
2%
Draw
23%
11/43/1
3%
M'Boro
43%
8/118/11
1%
Draw 1-1
10%
13/26/1
M'Boro 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Portsmouth 2-1
8%
14/111/1
M'Boro 1-0
7%
15/213/2
Draw 2-2
7%
12/111/1
Portsmouth 1-0
6%
14/111/1
M'Boro 2-0
6%
8/115/2
M'Boro 3-1
5%
12/110/1
Portsmouth 2-0
5%
25/118/1
Draw 0-0
4%
12/111/1
9%
Portsmouth 3-1
4%
33/122/1
M'Boro 3-2
4%
20/116/1
M'Boro 3-0
3%
14/111/1
Portsmouth 3-2
3%
33/122/1
12%
Portsmouth 3-0
2%
50/133/1
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
4/68/13
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
6/523/20
Home 1st Goal
48%
7/4-
Away 1st Goal
50%
1/2-
No 1st Goal
2%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
63%
8/1313/20
BTTS - No
37%
6/511/10
2%
BTTS - Home Win
19%
13/211/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/419/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
24%
9/421/10
Home/draw
57%
21/2021/20
Away/draw
67%
2/112/9
2%
Home/away
77%
1/42/9
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/51/5
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
7/216/5
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
13/86/4
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
1/210/21
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
7/27/2
2%
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/52/11
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
9/115/2
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/161/16
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/251/40
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/111/1
9%
Home DNB
50%
12/521/10
3%
Away DNB
59%
3/103/10
Portsmouth win to nil
14%
8/1-
M'Boro win to nil
19%
9/4-
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
12%
13/211/2
Portsmouth / M'Boro
4%
20/116/1
Portsmouth / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Portsmouth
9%
17/28/1
Draw / M'Boro
17%
15/418/5
2%
Draw / Draw
13%
5/15/1
9%
M'Boro / Portsmouth
3%
33/125/1
M'Boro / M'Boro
30%
7/48/5
1%
M'Boro / Draw
6%
12/112/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Portsmouth have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 7 and won 5. Portsmouth have conceded 37 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 7 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 5th place on 41 points in the Championship league table having played 26 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 5 games. They have scored 40 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 27 goals and have failed to score in 4 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
Leeds2615832953 
Mar 8
d
 
3-3A
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
2
Burnley26141022252 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
3
Sheff Utd2616641952 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
4
Sunderland2614841750 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
Feb 3
l
 
1-0A
5
M'Boro Away2611871141 
Jan 18
d
 
2-2F
-
-
6
West Brom2691341140 
l
 
0-3A
Jan 25
Jan 21
w
 
0-1F
7
Blackburn251168539 
Mar 29
Jan 15
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
8
Bristol C269107337 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
9
Watford2511410-137 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
10
Sheff Wed261079-237 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
11
Norwich26998636 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
12
Swansea269710034 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
13
QPR267118-532 
Feb 22
w
 
1-2A
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
14
Millwall25799130 
-
Apr 5
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
15
Preston266128-630 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 15
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
16
Coventry267811-329 
w
 
4-1A
Apr 9
l
 
0-3A
May 3
17
Oxford Utd257711-1228 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
18
Derby267613-427 
Apr 12
l
 
4-0A
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
19
Stoke266911-827 
Jan 22
l
 
6-1A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
20
Luton267415-1725 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
21
Portsmouth Home245811-1123 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
Jan 18
22
Hull265813-1123 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
23
Cardiff255812-1523 
Feb 11
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
24
Plymouth254813-2920 
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
Apr 18
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Portsmouth have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
6
M'Boro have not lost in 6 consecutive league games
Portsmouth 21ST
20 league games
Home
5
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 - 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
HPortsmouth0 - 3West Brom
M'Boro 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
6
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
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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 21st M'Boro 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Portsmouth will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% 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
21%
better
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Games scored15
20
Failed to score9
6
Scored first9
15
Goals scored30
43
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.7
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1.6
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
POR
MID
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
18
Clean sheets5
8
Conceded first12
10
Goals conceded41
32
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
18%
Avg. XG against1.6
1
KickOff rating
+12%

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
23957
C OgilvieC Lang J MurphyM Pack
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ogilvie DEF232
2
-
M Pack MID221
6
1
C Saydee FWD202
2
-
P Lane FWD2011
2
-
J Murphy FWD2055
3
-
C Lang  FWD2092
7
-
F Potts MID1912
3
-
M Ritchie MID181
2
-
A Dozzell MID18
5
-
R Poole DEF16
2
-
T Devlin MID16
-
N Schmid GLK15
1
-
Z Swanson DEF1411
3
-
J Williams DEF12
4
-
T Mcintyre DEF12
3
-
S Silvera FWD11
-
O Moxon MID10
3
-
E Sørensen FWD101
-
C Bishop FWD1032
-
R Towler DEF91
3
-
K Yengi FWD9
2
-
M O’Mahony FWD92
-
W Norris GLK8
2
-
H Blair FWD8
3
-
A Kamara MID5
1
-
J Archer GLK2
-
C Shaughnessy DEF2
1
-
J. Farrell DEF1
-
B Stevenson MID1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251097
F AzazE LathF AzazG Edmundson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Lath FWD26102
3
-
F Azaz MID2589
3
-
H Hackney MID2331
4
1
N Borges DEF222
3
-
D Burgzorg FWD2221
1
-
B Doak FWD2126
6
-
I Jones FWD21
1
-
G Edmundson DEF191
7
-
T Conway FWD198
-
A Dijksteel DEF1811
2
-
L Ayling DEF182
1
-
S Dieng GLK17
-
D Barlaser MID1711
2
-
R McGree MID1615
2
-
A Morris MID15
2
-
M Clarke DEF142
-
R Berg DEF13
2
1
M. Hamilton FWD13
-
D Fry DEF9
-
J Howson MID91
-
L Engel DEF7
1
-
A Gilbert FWD51
-
T Glover GLK4
-
M Forss FWD4
-