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Middlesbrough face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Tuesday evening, 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 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, the Pompey carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 6 conceded.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 37 points they have accumulated from 24 games. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 30 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Middlesbrough on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Portsmouth. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |