Championship: Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 9 match between Portsmouth and Middlesbrough and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Middlesbrough come to Fratton Park for the Championship match on Saturday, Portsmouth will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed 17th in the table Portsmouth have amassed nine points after eight matches. On 18 points, Middlesbrough rank oneth with eight matches played this season.

Team form: Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Portsmouth Form

In their last three matches, Portsmouth lost 0-2 against Sheffield Wednesday, 2-1 against Ipswich and drew 2-2 with Watford. Portsmouth managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded seven goals.

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating West Bromwich with a 2-1 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Southampton. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 0-0 against Stoke. Middlesbrough won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Portsmouth and Middlesbrough

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Portsmouth and Middlesbrough. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Marlon Pack will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Middlesbrough hope Tommy Conway can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Betting markets: Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Full-time result

Portsmouth claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Middlesbrough won two, drew six and lost two of their last 10 games away. Middlesbrough have hit a nice vein of form with 8 matches now without losing.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Portsmouth only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Middlesbrough only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Middlesbrough managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Portsmouth have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Middlesbrough.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Portsmouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Middlesbrough, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.