BBC · Jan 16, 2025
Pick of the stats: Portsmouth v Middlesbrough
Side-by-side of Portsmouth and Middlesbrough club badgesPortsmouth host sixth placed Middlesbrough on Saturday as the look to escape the relegation zone (15:00 GMT).
Pompey have lost their past two league games to put themselves just two points above basement dwellers Plymouth Argyle, however could lift themselves out of the bottom three with a home win.
On the other hand, Boro are on a six league match unbeaten streak but did suffer an FA Cup third round loss to Blackburn Rovers on the weekend.
Portsmouth have won just one of their last ten league games against Middlesbrough (D6 L3), a 2-1 victory at Fratton Park in September 2008 in the Premier League.