Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

4 October 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Anthony Backhouse

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Y. Min-hyeok 23’

Match summary

Portsmouth won 1-0 at home to Middlesbrough. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Y. Min-hyeok put Portsmouth ahead in the 23rd minute.

Middlesbrough can feel hard done by, creating 1.00 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Portsmouth's 0.57 from 8.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%
8 Shots 12
1 Shots on target 1
2 Corners 8
345 Passes 557
78.8% Pass accuracy 83.7%
14 Tackles 16
13 Fouls 6
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Portsmouth Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Y. Min-hyeokRight foot shot1-0 (Portsmouth)
23’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
M. KosznovszkyJ. Swift
58’
59’
D. StrelecS. Hansen
61’
C. BrittainShot on target
A. SegecicC. Chaplin
64’
T. DevlinJ. Williams
64’
68’
C. Brittain
69’
A. BrowneL. Ayling
70’
S. H. NypanM. K. Sene
M. Pack
74’
H. BlairY. Min-hyeok
78’
J. Bursik
83’
84’
M. WhittakerH. Hackney
84’
D. BurgzorgM. Targett
Full-time1-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 1.00 23’ Y. Min-hyeok (Portsmouth), 1-0 23’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 1.00 23’ Y. Min-hyeok (Portsmouth), 1-0 Min-hyeok 23’
Portsmouth 0.57 xGMiddlesbrough 1.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Portsmouth attacking 
18’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 60’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 8’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 52’ S. Hansen (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 23’ Y. Min-hyeok (Portsmouth), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 61’ C. Brittain (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 83’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ J. Swift (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ R. Poole (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ M. Kosznovszky (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 60’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 8’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 52’ S. Hansen (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 23’ Y. Min-hyeok (Portsmouth), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 61’ C. Brittain (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 83’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ J. Swift (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ R. Poole (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ C. Chaplin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ A. Segecic (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ M. Kosznovszky (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bursik
Williams 64’
Knight
Poole
Ogilvie
Pack
Dozzell
Chaplin 64’
Swift 58’
Min-hyeok 78’
Bishop
Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Brynn
Ayling 69’
Fry
Jones
Brittain
Morris
Hackney 84’
Targett 84’
Hansen 59’
Sene 70’
Conway

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Bursik
90′ 1 0 42 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
J. Williams Taken off
64′ 3 – – 3 – 10 1 – 1 –
J. Knight
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 38 2 – – –
R. Poole
90′ 1 2 – 3 1 40 – – – –
C. Ogilvie
90′ 2 3 – 7 2 39 1 – – –
T. Devlin Came on as a substitute
26′ 2 – – 2 – 7 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
M. Pack
90′ – – 54 – – 1 – 1 6 – –
A. Dozzell
90′ – – 34 – – – 3 1 1 – –
C. Chaplin Taken off
64′ – – 20 – – – – 1 – – –
J. Swift Taken off
58′ – – 22 1 – 1 1 1 – – –
Y. Min-hyeok Taken off
78′ 1 – 14 2 – 1 – 2 1 1 –
M. Kosznovszky Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 5 1 – 2 – 4 1 1 –
A. Segecic Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 3 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
C. Bishop
90′ – – – – – – – 5 2 14 –
H. Blair Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – 1 1 – 3 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Portsmouth win 31% Avg odds 3.00
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Middlesbrough win 41% Avg odds 2.32

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

Form going into the game

Portsmouth WDLLD
Middlesbrough WDWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Portsmouth 2-1 Middlesbrough, 18 Jan 25 Next meeting: Middlesbrough 0-1 Portsmouth, 11 Apr 26  All Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough 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.