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Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

19 Dec 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2026/2027

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12 completed meetings

Middlesbrough

15:00

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Portsmouth

Upcoming meeting. Compare their previous results below; match events and final stats will appear after play.

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Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.

Middlesbrough

Latest: Millwall · 2–2

Match stats

15 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Millwall · 2026/2027

Portsmouth

Latest: Charlton Athletic · 0–0

Match stats

12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Charlton Athletic · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

4Portsmouth wins

5Draws

3Middlesbrough wins

58%Both teams scored

50%Over 2.5 goals

14Portsmouth goals

15Middlesbrough goals

At Middlesbrough’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Portsmouth’s away games.

Middlesbrough statsPortsmouth stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

MiddlesbroughPer matchPortsmouth

2.75 / 4Goals scored1.33 / 3

1.75 / 4Goals conceded1.00 / 3

4.50 / 4Total match goals2.33 / 3

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.33 / 3

0.00 / 4Failed to score / match0.33 / 3

19.25 / 4Shots12.00 / 3

7.25 / 4Corners6.00 / 3

11.50 / 4Total match corners12.00 / 3

0.75 / 4Cards0.67 / 3

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

MiddlesbroughStatPortsmouth

0.754 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.673 matches

1.004 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.673 matches

75% (3)4 matchesWins33% (1)3 matches

25% (1)4 matchesDraws33% (1)3 matches

0% (0)4 matchesLosses33% (1)3 matches

25% (1)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets33% (1)3 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves33% (1)3 matches

100% (4)4 matchesBoth teams scored67% (2)3 matches

Goal frequencies

MiddlesbroughStatPortsmouth

100%4 matchesScored 1+ goals67%3 matches

100%4 matchesScored 2+ goals33%3 matches

50%4 matchesScored 3+ goals33%3 matches

25%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%3 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals67%3 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals33%3 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%3 matches

25%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time33%3 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time33%3 matches

25%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%3 matches

75%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time67%3 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time0%3 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%3 matches

Corners

MiddlesbroughStatPortsmouth

4.254 matchesCorners conceded / match6.003 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners100%3 matches

75%4 matchesWon 5+ corners67%3 matches

50%4 matchesWon 7+ corners33%3 matches

25%4 matchesWon 9+ corners33%3 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners100%3 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners100%3 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners67%3 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%3 matches

Cards

MiddlesbroughStatPortsmouth

1.254 matchesOpponent cards / match2.333 matches

2.004 matchesTotal cards / match3.003 matches

0.754 matchesYellow cards / match0.673 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards67%3 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards0%3 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards0%3 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards0%3 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%3 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards67%3 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards0%3 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards0%3 matches

Shots & play

MiddlesbroughStatPortsmouth

11.504 matchesShots conceded / match11.333 matches

63.25%4 matchesPossession / match55.67%3 matches

10.754 matchesFouls / match10.003 matches

2.504 matchesOffsides / match1.673 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Middlesbrough

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.92 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.21 per game

Portsmouth

Expected goals (xG)7 games with data

1.51 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)7 games with data

1.40 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Middlesbrough

Goals

Will Lankshear6

Sebastian Berhalter2

Amario Cozier-Duberry2

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Portsmouth

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Ryan Kavuma-McQueen11

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear8 matches

5.18

Sebastian Berhalter6 matches

1.28

Kyle Joseph6 matches

1.24

Portsmouth

Marko Milovanović4 matches

3.09

Adrian Segečić7 matches

2.00

Ryan Kavuma-McQueen7 matches

1.13

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear7 matches

5.49

Amario Cozier-Duberry3 matches

1.01

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.95

Portsmouth

Marko Milovanović4 matches

2.73

Abu Kamara6 matches

1.16

Colby Bishop2 matches

1.09

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Middlesbrough

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.59

Will Lankshear7 matches

0.50

Aidan Morris6 matches

0.40

Portsmouth