Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

24 August 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

Matt Clarke 11’
Tommy Conway 90’ (pen)

Christian Saydee 2’, 25’

Match summary

The points were shared as Middlesbrough and Portsmouth drew 2-2. Portsmouth led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Christian Saydee put Portsmouth ahead in the 2nd minute, Matt Clarke equalised with a header in the 11th minute, and Saydee put Portsmouth back in front in the 25th minute. In the second half, Tommy Conway equalised from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.

Middlesbrough had the better of the chances, with 2.80 expected goals (xG) from 30 shots to Portsmouth's 1.05 from 7.

Match stats

29 Shots 7

7 Shots on Target 3

15 Corners 2

0 Yellow Cards 5

0 Red Cards 0

2.80 xG 1.05

2.01 Non-penalty xG 1.05

Key events

Middlesbrough Portsmouth

Kick-off

2’

Christian Saydee

0-1

Matt Clarke

1-1

11’

25’

Christian Saydee

1-2

Half-time1-2

Tommy Conway
Penalty

2-2

90’

Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Portsmouth

Will Norris
Jordan Lee Williams
Ryley Towler
Christian Saydee
Harvey Blair

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Middlesbrough 2.80 xGPortsmouth 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Portsmouth attacking Middlesbrough attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players14 players


Seny Dieng	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Ayling	90′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Matt Clarke	90′	1	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Lukas Engel Taken off	81′	–	–	3	0.08	–	–	–
Aidan Morris Taken off	81′	–	–	2	0.37	–	–	–
Hayden Hackney	90′	–	–	5	0.13	–	–	–
Isaiah Jones	90′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Finn Azaz Taken off	70′	–	–	4	0.41	–	–	–
Delano Burgzorg	90′	–	–	8	0.57	–	–	–
Emmanuel Latte Lath	90′	–	–	3	0.13	–	–	–
Tommy Conway Came on as a substitute	20′	1	–	2	0.91	–	–	–
Micah Hamilton Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniel Barlaser Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Will Norris	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Zak Swanson	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Jordan Lee Williams	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryley Towler	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Connor Ogilvie	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andre Dozzell Taken off	82′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marlon Pack	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Callum Lang Taken off	82′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Paddy Lane Taken off	65′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Elias Sørensen Taken off	53′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Christian Saydee Taken off	64′	2	–	3	0.81	–	–
Harvey Blair Came on as a substitute	37′	–	–	1	0.14	–	–
Kusini Yengi Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Terry Devlin Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Matt Ritchie Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Owen Moxon Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Middlesbrough win 74% Avg odds 1.29

Draw 16% Avg odds 5.75

Portsmouth win 10% Avg odds 9.49

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Middlesbrough L W W W L

Portsmouth D D

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Portsmouth 2-1 Middlesbrough, 18 Jan 25 All Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.