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Middlesbrough play host to Portsmouth at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 7 of the 47 games.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was back in November 1997, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 05 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 03 Dec | Middlesbrough | 4 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sun 23 Oct | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | LD1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 16 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 02 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | LD1 |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 26 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 4 | Portsmouth | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough's 18 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Boro's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Portsmouth. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Portsmouth | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |