Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth Prediction

Championship 25/26 · Sat 11 Apr, 16:00
Middlesbrough
01 Full time
Portsmouth
Middlesbrough 0–1 Portsmouth

✗ Our AI missed this one — we predicted Home win (63%); it finished a away win.

What our model predicted

Home 63%
Draw 22%
Away 16%

💡 Middlesbrough are strong favourites — roughly 6 wins in 10 games like this.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Medium · 74.0/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 74.0
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1572 v 1438 Middlesbrough rated higher
Form Index LDDLD v LLLDD Middlesbrough 0.6 · Portsmouth 0.4 ppg
Model Consensus 100%
models back the pick

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Why we predict this

  • Middlesbrough is the stronger side on Power Rating (1572 vs 1438).
  • Home attack projects well against this away defence (1.7 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Middlesbrough
Form Index
Middlesbrough
Goal expectation
Middlesbrough
Home advantage
Middlesbrough

Green = favours Middlesbrough · Blue = favours Portsmouth. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
MiddlesbroughLDDLD0.6 ppg
PortsmouthLLLDD0.4 ppg
Power Rating
Middlesbrough1572
Portsmouth1438
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model61% · 26% · 13%
Power Rating67% · 12% · 21%
Machine-learning55% · 28% · 17%

AI match preview

Middlesbrough enter this Championship clash with a strong 63% probability of securing a home win, backed by an expected goals advantage of 1.73 to 0.70 over Portsmouth. The model favors a tight 1-0 victory, reflecting a contest that might not see many goals, with under 2.5 goals slightly more likely than over. While the confidence level stands at 74/100 for a home win, these projections are statistical estimates—please gamble responsibly (18+).

Generated by our AI writer. Informational only — 18+, gamble responsibly.

Match predictions

Expected goals

1.73 – 0.70

Most likely score

1-0

14% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 44%

Under 56%

Both teams to score

Yes 43%

No 57%

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Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Apr 2026 Middlesbrough 0–1 Portsmouth
Oct 2025 Portsmouth 1–0 Middlesbrough