Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Middlesbrough (5th, 80 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Portsmouth (18th, 55 pts). Recent form flatters Portsmouth's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th.
Middlesbrough had gone 5 games without a win. Portsmouth had gone 8 games without a win.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Middlesbrough, 6 draws and 4 for Portsmouth, at 2.82 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 64% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 73%.
Goal scorers
Portsmouth: Conor Chaplin (90')
Key stats
Possession: Middlesbrough 72% · Portsmouth 28% · Total shots: 20-3 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 14-2