Portsmouth FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26

Portsmouth FC

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Full Time

Middlesbrough FC

Sat 4 Oct 2025 · 14:00 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Portsmouth FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

  • Portsmouth FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
  • Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Coventry City FC	46	95
  2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
  3	Millwall FC	46	83
  4	Southampton FC	46	80
  5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
  6	Hull City AFC	46	73
  7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
  8	Derby County FC	46	69
  9	Norwich City FC	46	65
  10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
  11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
  12	Bristol City FC	46	62
  13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
  14	Preston North End FC	46	60
  15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
  16	Watford FC	46	57
  17	Stoke City FC	46	55
  18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
  19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
  20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
  21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
  22	Oxford United FC	46	47
  23	Leicester City FC	46	46
  24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

  Head-to-Head

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  Portsmouth FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Middlesbrough FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2025-10-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-18 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC

  Recent Form

  Portsmouth FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  04 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–0	W
  01 Oct	Watford FC	H	2–2	D
  27 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L
  20 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–2	L
  14 Sep	Southampton FC	A	0–0	D
  30 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W

  Middlesbrough FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  04 Oct	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
  30 Sep	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
  27 Sep	Southampton FC	A	1–1	D
  19 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
  13 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
  30 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W

  Season Stats

  Portsmouth FC		Middlesbrough FC
  #18	Position	#5
  55	Points	80
  46	Played	46
  14 / 13 / 19	W / D / L	22 / 14 / 10
  49	Scored	72
  64	Conceded	47
  -15	GD	+25
  1.20	PPG	1.74
  30%	Win %	48%

  Key Stats

  50% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (4 games)

  50% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  22% Clean Sheets
  Portsmouth FC this season

  28% Clean Sheets
  Middlesbrough FC this season

  Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Portsmouth FC gets underway.
  • With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

• Portsmouth FC

  Middlesbrough FC

• Head to Head

  2025-10-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-18 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC

  Portsmouth FC Form

  2025-10-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-10-01 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-09-27 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2025-09-20 Portsmouth FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-09-14 Southampton FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2025-08-30 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W

  Middlesbrough FC Form

  2025-10-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-09-27 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-08-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W