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Middlesbrough travel to take on 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 26 and win only 10 of the 47 games.
The last time the two teams met at Portsmouth was back in March 1998, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have been playing quite well at home, winning three, drawing two, and losing just one of their last six games. They have scored eight goals but have also conceded eight in these games.
Boro have had a bad spell away, of late. Drawing two and losing four of their last six matches. Boro have conceded nine goals in these games, and only scored two in reply.
Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 37 matches. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, with 48 points from their 37 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 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 | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |