Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

18 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Ward

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Matt Ritchie 54’, 82’
  • Emmanuel Latte Lath 30’

Match summary

Portsmouth came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough led 1-0 at half-time.

Emmanuel Latte Lath put Middlesbrough ahead in the 30th minute, Matt Ritchie equalised in the 54th minute, and Ritchie won it in the 82nd minute.

Middlesbrough can feel hard done by, creating 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Portsmouth's 0.86 from 13.

Match stats

Portsmouth Middlesbrough
13 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.86 xG 1.63
0.86 Non-penalty xG 1.63

Key events

Portsmouth Middlesbrough
Kick-off
30’
Emmanuel Latte Lath0-1 (Middlesbrough)
Half-time0-1
Matt Ritchie1-1 (Portsmouth)
54’
Matt Ritchie2-1 (Portsmouth)
82’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Portsmouth
  • Matt Ritchie
Middlesbrough
  • George Edmundson
  • Ben Gannon-Doak
  • Luke Ayling

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 1.63 30’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 0-1 30’ 54’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), 1-1 54’ 82’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), 2-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 1.63 30’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 0-1 Lath 30’ 54’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), 1-1 Ritchie 54’ 82’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), 2-1 Ritchie 82’
Portsmouth 0.86 xGMiddlesbrough 1.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Portsmouth attacking 
54’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 77’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 30’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 32’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 49’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 34’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 90+1’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 19’ Freddie Potts (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Robert Atkinson (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Freddie Potts (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 77’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 30’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 32’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 49’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 34’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 90+1’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 60’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Freddie Potts (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 25’ Robert Atkinson (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Freddie Potts (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Lee Williams Taken off
81′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Robert Atkinson Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Isaac Hayden Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Matt Ritchie
90′ 2 – 4 0.55 – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Andre Dozzell Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Ryley Towler Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Zak Swanson Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
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

Portsmouth win 24% Avg odds 3.98
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.62
Middlesbrough win 50% Avg odds 1.88

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

Form going into the game

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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.