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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portsmouth.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Portsmouth's ~46 games this season through 3 injury absences (injured, yellow cards). He still appeared 34 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2184 | 7.12 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6.7 |
Scout report
M. Pack is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at Portsmouth, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 20, top 72% of Championship defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.1, ranking 471st of 493 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (56.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pack.
Judged on this season alone, Pack graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 1.772 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 62nd of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 35 Pack is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Pack missed 3 games through injury (injured, yellow cards) out of roughly 46 this season. The 34 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
1.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 56.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.77 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 19.1, Pack carries the 62nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Portsmouth finished 18th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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