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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 7 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Portsmouth | 5 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 05 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 03 Dec | Middlesbrough | 4 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sun 23 Oct | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 16 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 6 conceded.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Pompey's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Middlesbrough find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 14 points they have accumulated from 9 games. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough may be coming up against a decent side in Portsmouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Boro. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Portsmouth | No sequences of note |