Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
Ref: Anthony Backhouse, EnglandFratton Park, Portsmouth · 20,821 cap
Match recap
Portsmouth beat Middlesbrough 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Yang Min-Hyeok scored for Portsmouth. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.48 for Portsmouth versus 1.00 for Middlesbrough. Portsmouth sit 18th in the Championship table while Middlesbrough are 5th.
First Half
⚽
Yang Min-Hyeok
Assist: Williams
Second Half
⇄
Swift
59'
⇄
Hansen
⇄
Williams
⇄
Chaplin
68'
Brittain
Yellow Card
69'
⇄
Ayling
70'
⇄
Sène
Pack
Yellow Card
⇄
Yang Min-Hyeok
Bursik
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Hackney
84'
⇄
Targett
| # | 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
PortsmouthMiddlesbrough
2Won
Statistical edge
2–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.48VS1
Attack0 · 5 won
8
Shots
12
1
Shots on target
1
4
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
5
2
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
345
Total passes
557
272
Accurate passes
466
79%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
0
5
Blocked shots
6
-0.92
Goals prevented
-0.92
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough
3-4-2-1Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 3C. OgilvieD
- 4J. KnightD
- 5R. PooleD
- 7M. PackM
- 8J. SwiftM
- 9C. BishopF
- 21A. DozzellM
- 26J. BursikG
- 36C. ChaplinM
- 47Yang Min-HyeokM
Substitutes
- 10A. SegecicM
- 11F. BianchiniF
- 14H. MatthewsD
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 18M. KosznovszkyM
- 22Z. SwansonD
- 24T. DevlinM
- 29H. BlairF
- 30B. KillipG
Middlesbrough
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainM
- 3M. TargettM
- 5A. JonesD
- 6D. FryD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 12L. AylingD
- 18A. MorrisM
- 20K. SèneF
- 27S. HansenF
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 10D. BurgzorgF
- 11M. WhittakerF
- 13D. StrelecF
- 16A. BrowneM
- 19S. NypanM
- 22S. SilveraF
- 24A. BanguraD
- 33J. McLaughlinG
- 42A. KantéM
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Min-hyeok | M | 78 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Connor Ogilvie | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jordan Williams | D | 64 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Knight | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josef Bursik | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Pack(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colby Bishop | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Swift | M | 58 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Conor Chaplin | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Killip | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayden Matthews | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Bianchini | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zak Swanson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Devlin | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Márk Kosznovszky | M | 32 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Harvey Blair | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Adrian Segecic | M | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Hayden Hackney | M | 84 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Matt Targett | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Callum Brittain | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Jones | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sontje Hansen | F | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Dael Fry(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Ayling | D | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Abdoulaye Kanté | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon McLaughlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bangura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Silvera | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Browne | M | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Whittaker | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sverre Nypan | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| David Strelec | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Delano Burgzorg | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |