Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th August 2024

When Portsmouth come to Riverside Stadium for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Middlesbrough will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Middlesbrough are placed 11th with three points after two matches. Portsmouth occupy a position as 15th in the league on two points.

Middlesbrough have seen both sides of the coin already this season in the Championship, and will out to double up on their share of wins in the coming match.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Middlesbrough and Portsmouth are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Middlesbrough scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing 11 goals against. This is an average of 1.1 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

Portsmouth are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 19 goals, and while Portsmouth claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.9 goals per match.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Middlesbrough played against Portsmouth. It finished 1-3 in a great match between the pair.

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth Prediction

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Swansea by 1-0, before beating Leeds by 0-3. The winning streak came to an end against Derby, who ran out 1-0 winners. Middlesbrough claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Riverside Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 11 goals.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Middlesbrough a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Leeds, they got a 3-3 draw, before coming up short against Millwall, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 0-0 game with Luton. Portsmouth managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 14 time and letting in nine.

Middlesbrough enter the season as candidates for a top three finish, but more than a third place would in the end would be a rather big surprise.

With Middlesbrough in relatively good shape these days, we aim for the home win, when they take on Portsmouth. The value lies with the former, with form a little too dubious for the visitors.

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth Squads

Middlesbrough Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Michael Carrick, will select the lineup against Portsmouth from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Seny Dieng (0/2), Thomas Glover (0/0), Alex Bangura (0/0), Anfernee Dijksteel (0/0), Dael Fry (0/0), Darragh Lenihan (0/0), Lukas Engel (0/2), Luke Ayling (0/2), Matthew Clarke (0/2), Rav van den Berg (0/2), Tommy Smith (0/0), Abella Perez Damia (0/0), Aidan Morris (0/2), Daniel Barlaser (0/1), Finn Azaz (0/2), Hayden Hackney (0/2), Jonathan Howson (0/1), Riley McGree (0/1), Sonny Finch (0/0), Alex Gilbert (0/0), Cristhian Stuani (0/0), Delano Burgzorg (0/2), Emmanuel Latte Lath (1/2), Isaiah Jones (0/2), Josh Coburn (0/2), Marcus Forss (0/0), Matthew Hoppe (0/0), Micah Hamilton (0/1), Tommy Conway (0/1).

Portsmouth Squad

Below is the full team squad of Portsmouth. The manager Mousinho will pick his starting XI against Middlesbrough from these players:

Jordan Archer (0/0), Will Norris (0/2), Connor Ogilvie (0/2), Conor Shaughnessy (0/2), Jacob Farrell (0/0), Jordan Williams (0/2), Regan Poole (0/0), Ryley Towler (0/2), Tom McIntyre (0/0), Zak Swanson (0/0), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Andre Dozzell (0/2), Ben Stevenson (0/1), Harry Clout (0/0), Joe Morrell (0/0), Marlon Pack (0/2), Matt Ritchie (0/2), Owen Moxon (0/2), Terry Devlin (0/1), Tom Lowery (0/0), Anthony Scully (0/0), Callum Lang (2/2), Christian Saydee (0/2), Colby Bishop (0/0), Elias Soerensen (1/2), Gavin Whyte (0/0), Josh Murphy (0/0), Kusini Yengi (0/0), Paddy Lane (0/2), Samuel Silvera (0/2).

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth Team News

At the time of writing, Middlesbrough have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Portsmouth this coming Saturday.

Alex Bangura, Darragh Lenihan and Tommy Smith nurses various injuries and won't take part for Middlesbrough against Portsmouth at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth Lineups

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 1-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. Middlesbrough have a 25% win rate against Portsmouth, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 1-3-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth Results

In three of the previous four matches between Middlesbrough and Portsmouth both teams scored.

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Championship campaign, and both Middlesbrough and Portsmouth will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

In their last 10 matches at Riverside Stadium across all tournaments Middlesbrough won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Portsmouth claimed five wins, five draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Middlesbrough kept visitors at Riverside Stadium from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Portsmouth have been able to keep a clean sheet in five of their last 10 games away from home.

In the last four encounters between Middlesbrough and Portsmouth over 2.5 goals came out three times, as Middlesbrough averaged 1.75 goals a game. Portsmouth scored an average of 1.25 goals in these, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Middlesbrough’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Portsmouth's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.