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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 8 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in August 2006, where Portsmouth annihilated the Boro 0-4 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 36 matches. Portsmouth's 57 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Middlesbrough's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | 23 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |