Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2025-10-03 14:00.
[p]Portsmouth will face Middlesbrough in round nine of the Championship. The match will take place at Fratton Park in Portsmouth.[/p]
[p]Portsmouth is currently ranked seventeenth in the Championship after playing eight matches, with two wins, three draws, and three losses. The total score for these matches is 7:9. At home, Portsmouth is sixteenth in the standings, having played four matches with one win, one draw, and two losses, and a total home score of 4:6. In the last competitive match, Portsmouth drew 2:2 against Watford. Key players for Portsmouth include John Swift and Andre Dozzell, both selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament, and Regan Poole, who did not miss any minute in last five matches. Absences for Portsmouth are Josh Murphy (ankle injury), Conor Shaughnessy (hamstring injury), and Callum Lang (hamstring injury).[/p]
[p]Middlesbrough is ranked first in the Championship after eight matches, with five wins and three draws. The total score for these matches is 12:5. Away from home, Middlesbrough is fourth in the standings, having played four matches with two wins and two draws, and a total away score of 8:4. In the last competitive match, Middlesbrough drew 0:0 against Stoke City. Key players for Middlesbrough are Luke Ayling, who did not miss any minute in last five matches, and Matt Targett and Hayden Hackney, both selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament. There are no reported absences for Middlesbrough.[/p]
[p]In the last five matches between Portsmouth and Middlesbrough in the Championship, Portsmouth has won one match, Middlesbrough has won one match, and three matches ended in a draw. The most recent match between these teams took place in January 2025, with Portsmouth winning 2:1.[/p]
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[p]The offence of Middlesbrough is good and is better than offence of Portsmouth. Middlesbrough has scored 12 goals (shared fifth to sixth position in the competition) so far. Portsmouth has scored seven goals (shared twentieth to twenty-second position in the competition) so far. The defence of Middlesbrough is outstanding and is better than the defence of Portsmouth. Portsmouth has conceded nine goals (eleventh in the competition) so far. Middlesbrough has conceded five goals (shared first to second position in the competition) so far. The defence of Middlesbrough is the best in the league.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats[/p]
[p] – Middlesbrough have won the most matches in the league this season, winning 5 out of 8 matches. [/p]
[p] – Middlesbrough are in the Top 3 teams for the lowest amount of losses in the league this season, losing 0 out of 8 matches. [/p]
[p] – Middlesbrough are in the Top 3 teams for the highest number of yellow cards received in the league this season. In 8 matches they have received 21 yellow cards (the league average is 16.8) at an average of 2.6 per match. [/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – Middlesbrough are unbeaten in the last 8 league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Portsmouth failed to win 6 out of the last 7 league matches against Middlesbrough.[/p]
[p] – Portsmouth have scored in 3 of their last 4 home league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips, Prediction[/p]
[p] – Portsmouth have failed to score in both halves in the last 8 H2H league matches against Middlesbrough.[/p]
[p] – 7 of the last 8 H2H league matches saw 2 or more goals scored.[/p]
[p] – In 6 of the last 8 H2H league matches when Portsmouth have scored at least one goal, they did not lose the match.[/p]
[p] – Score prediction: At most 5 goals in total (under 5.5).[/p]
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