Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth
Ref: T. KirkRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · 34,988 cap
Match recap
Portsmouth beat Middlesbrough 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Chaplin scored for Portsmouth. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.28 for Middlesbrough versus 0.42 for Portsmouth. Middlesbrough sit 5th in the Championship table while Portsmouth are 18th.
First Half
26'
Williams
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Targett
⇄
Sarmiento
⇄
Strelec
65'
⇄
Caballero
72'
Anderson
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Anderson
76'
⇄
Williams
⇄
McGree
85'
⇄
Dia
89'
Bishop
Yellow Card
⇄
Conway
Fry
Yellow Card
90+9'
Pack
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Chaplin
Assist: Segecic
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MiddlesbroughPortsmouth
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.28VS0.42
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
3
8
Shots on target
1
15
Shots in the box
2
5
Shots outside box
1
5
Shots off goal
2
14
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
71%
Possession
29%
574
Total passes
232
488
Accurate passes
152
85%
Pass accuracy
66%
Discipline2 · 0 won
6
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
8
7
Blocked shots
0
0.82
Goals prevented
0.82
Middlesbrough
4-2-2-2
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Middlesbrough
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainD
- 3M. TargettD
- 6D. FryD
- 8R. McGreeM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 13D. StrelecF
- 16A. BrowneM
- 18A. MorrisM
- 29A. MalandaD
- 31S. BrynnG
- 45J. SarmientoM
Substitutes
- 12L. AylingD
- 14A. GilbertF
- 15Finley MunroeD
- 20K. SèneF
- 22S. SilveraF
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 27S. HansenF
- 32J. WildsmithG
- 44C. IbehF
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. SchmidG
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 5R. PooleD
- 7M. PackM
- 9C. BishopF
- 21A. DozzellM
- 24T. DevlinD
- 36C. ChaplinM
- 37K. AndersonM
- 47G. CaballeroM
- 55M. DiaD
Substitutes
- 6C. ShaughnessyD
- 8J. SwiftM
- 10A. SegecicM
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 17I. BowatD
- 20T. WaddinghamF
- 26J. BursikG
- 27M. AlliF
- 29H. BlairF
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Browne | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Tommy Conway | F | 89 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/3 |
| Dael Fry(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Matt Targett | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Adilson Malanda | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Callum Brittain | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Riley McGree | M | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| David Strelec | F | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Finley Munroe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Edmundson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Silvera | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cruz Ibeh | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sontje Hansen | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Luke Ayling | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Alexander Gilbert | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Schmid | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madiodio Dia | D | 85 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Devlin | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Chaplin | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Pack(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Caballero | M | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Colby Bishop | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordan Williams | D | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Keshi Anderson | M | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Thomas Waddingham | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Blair | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josef Bursik | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Swift | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Shaughnessy | D | 14 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Segečić | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ibane Bowat | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millenic Alli | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |