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Middlesbrough face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 10 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 30 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 28 Aug | Middlesbrough | 0 - 4 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 1 goals have been registered in this time, with 3 in the wrong end.
Middlesbrough's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Boro have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth's 31 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |