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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Riverside Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 7 of the 49 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Feb | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough's 11 points from 8 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 6 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
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 | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |