Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Championship 11 Apr 2026, 14:00
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
🏟 Riverside Stadium 👤 Thomas Kirk, England Round 42

Match report

Portsmouth edged past Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship on 11 April 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Middlesbrough had 20 shots to Portsmouth's 3.

The match was played at Riverside Stadium, with Thomas Kirk, England in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 20 - 3 On target 8 - 1 Corners 14 - 2 Fouls 6 - 14 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Nicolas Schmid
Portsmouth · 8 saves
8 Alan Browne 60 passes (90% accurate)
8 Aidan Morris 68 passes (88% accurate)
8 Terry Devlin captained the side
8 Madiodio Dia captained the side
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–0 14–3
Shots On Goal 2–0 6–1
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 5–0 9–2
Attacks 52–40 54–21
Match statistics
14 Corners 2
5 Substitution 4
106 Attacks 61
52 Dangerous Attacks 29
7 On Target 1
13 Off Target 1
20 Shots Total 3
8 Shots On Goal 1
5 Shots Off Goal 2
7 Shots Blocked 0
15 Shots Inside Box 2
5 Shots Outside Box 1
6 Fouls 14
14 Corners 2
3 Offsides 3
71% Ball Possession 29%
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Saves 8
565 Passes Total 228
485 Passes Accurate 152
Line-ups 4-2-2-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Middlesbrough · 4-2-2-2
31 S. Brynn
2 C. Brittain 6 D. Fry 29 A. Malanda 3 M. Targett
16 A. Browne 18 A. Morris
8 R. McGree 45 J. Sarmiento
9 T. Conway 13 D. Strelec
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
1 N. Schmid
24 T. Devlin 5 R. Poole 55 M. Dia 2 J. Williams
7 M. Pack 21 A. Dozzell
47 G. Caballero 36 C. Chaplin 37 K. Anderson
9 C. Bishop
Middlesbrough
Coach
Kim Hellberg
Substitutes
  • 27 Sontje Hansen
  • 12 Luke Ayling
  • 20 Mamadou Kaly Sene
  • 14 Alexander Gilbert
  • 44 Cruz Ibeh
  • 32 Joe Wildsmith
  • 22 Samuel Silvera
  • 25 George Edmundson
  • 15 Finley Munroe
Portsmouth
Coach
John Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 10 Adrian Segečić
  • 27 Millenic Alli
  • 17 Ibane Bowat
  • 6 Conor Shaughnessy
  • 8 John Swift
  • 20 Thomas Waddingham
  • 16 Luke Le Roux
  • 29 Harvey Blair
  • 26 Josef Bursik
Cards
  • 26' J. Williams Portsmouth
  • 72' K. Anderson Portsmouth
  • 89' C. Bishop Portsmouth
  • 90+3' D. Fry Middlesbrough
  • 90+9' M. Pack Portsmouth
Head-to-head
Middlesbrough 0 1 draws 3 Portsmouth
2026-04-11 Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth 0 - 1
2025-10-04 Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0
2025-01-18 Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1
2024-08-24 Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth 2 - 2
Recent form
Middlesbrough D D D L L
Portsmouth D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth?
Middlesbrough lost 0-1 against Portsmouth on 11 April 2026.
Who won Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth?
Portsmouth won the match 1-0.
Where was Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth played?
The match was played at Riverside Stadium.