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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Riverside Stadium on Monday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 7 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2005, 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Pompey have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Pompey, and 7 goals against.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Portsmouth sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 4 points from their 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Boro go into their game against Portsmouth in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 19 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Portsmouth | No sequences of note |