Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Championship 4 Oct 2025, 14:00
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Fratton Park Round 9

Match report

Portsmouth edged past Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship on 4 October 2025.

Middlesbrough dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 12 shots to Portsmouth's 8.

The match was played at Fratton Park.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 8 - 12 On target 1 - 1 Corners 2 - 8 Fouls 13 - 6 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Matt Targett
Middlesbrough · captained the side
7 Yang Min-hyeok 1 goal
7 Josef Bursik captained the side
7 Jordan Williams 1 assist
7 Josh Knight captained the side
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–3 4–9
Shots On Goal 1–0 0–1
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 1–3 1–5
Attacks 50–55 45–50
Match statistics
2 Corners 8
4 Substitution 5
95 Attacks 105
0 Attacks 3
1 Attacks 5
1 Attacks 3
1 Attacks 5
1 Attacks 5
32 Dangerous Attacks 52
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
1 On Target 1
7 Off Target 11
38% Ball Possession 62%
8 Shots Total 12
1 Shots On Goal 1
2 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 6
4 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 5
13 Fouls 6
2 Corners 8
0 Offsides 2
38% Ball Possession 62%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 0
343 Passes Total 554
272 Passes Accurate 464
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
26 J. Bursik
2 J. Williams 4 J. Knight 5 R. Poole 3 C. Ogilvie
7 M. Pack 21 A. Dozzell
36 C. Chaplin 8 J. Swift 47 Y. Min-hyeok
9 C. Bishop
Middlesbrough · 3-4-2-1
31 S. Brynn
12 L. Ayling 6 D. Fry 5 A. Jones
2 C. Brittain 18 A. Morris 7 H. Hackney 3 M. Targett
20 M. Sene 27 S. Hansen
9 T. Conway
Portsmouth
Coach
John Michael Lewis Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 18 Márk Kosznovszky
  • 10 Adrian Segecic
  • 24 Terry Devlin
  • 29 Harvey Blair
  • 30 Ben Killip
  • 22 Zak Swanson
  • 14 Hayden Matthews
  • 16 Luke Le Roux
  • 11 Florian Bianchini
Middlesbrough
Coach
Robert Owen Edwards
Substitutes
  • 13 David Strelec
  • 16 Alan Browne
  • 19 Sverre Nypan
  • 11 Morgan Whittaker
  • 10 Delano Burgzorg
  • 33 Jon McLaughlin
  • 24 Alex Bangura
  • 22 Samuel Silvera
  • 42 Abdoulaye Kanté
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ M. Kosznovszky ↓ J. Swift Portsmouth
  • 59' ↑ D. Strelec ↓ S. Hansen Middlesbrough
  • 64' ↑ T. Devlin ↓ J. Williams Portsmouth
  • 64' ↑ A. Segecic ↓ C. Chaplin Portsmouth
  • 69' ↑ A. Browne ↓ L. Ayling Middlesbrough
  • 70' ↑ S. Nypan ↓ M. K. Sene Middlesbrough
  • 78' ↑ H. Blair ↓ Yang Min-Hyuk Portsmouth
  • 84' ↑ D. Burgzorg ↓ M. Targett Middlesbrough
  • 84' ↑ M. Whittaker ↓ H. Hackney Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 68' C. Brittain Middlesbrough
  • 74' M. Pack Portsmouth
  • 83' J. Bursik Portsmouth
Head-to-head
Portsmouth 3 1 draws 0 Middlesbrough
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
Portsmouth D D D D L
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough?
Portsmouth won 1-0 against Middlesbrough on 4 October 2025.
Who won Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough?
Portsmouth won the match 1-0.
Where was Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Fratton Park.
Who had more possession in Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.