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Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Mar, 12:30 BST, Ewood Park, Blackburn

Valérien Ismaël's Blackburn Rovers side enjoy home advantage in the Championship on Saturday lunch time, as John Mousinho's Portsmouth arrive at the Ewood Park. Our predictions are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams, across seventeen of the biggest betting markets. The data and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included across them all.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Blackburn
43%
--
Draw
27%
--
Portsmouth
30%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Blackburn 1-0
12%
--
Portsmouth 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Blackburn 2-1
9%
--
Blackburn 2-0
8%
--
Portsmouth 2-1
7%
--
Portsmouth 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Blackburn 3-1
4%
--
Blackburn 3-0
4%
--
Portsmouth 3-1
2%
--
Blackburn 3-2
2%
--
Portsmouth 3-0
2%
--
Portsmouth 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
--
BTTS - No
52%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
49%
--
Blackburn win to nil
25%
--
Portsmouth win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 33 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

28 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 6 and won 8. Blackburn have conceded 39 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackburn have played 17 games at home, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 22 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Portsmouth lay in 19th place on 39 points in the Championship league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Portsmouth have conceded 5 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Portsmouth have played 16 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Portsmouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3319863265 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 21
2
M'Boro3318871762 
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
3
Millwall331689256 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 14
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3F
4
Ipswich3115972054 
Sep 20
l
 
3-0A
-
l
 
2-1A
5
Hull3216610554 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
Feb 28
l
 
3-2F
6
Wrexham3313128751 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 24
7
Birmingham33131010549 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
May 2
l
 
4-0A
8
Derby3313911648 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 28
Mar 16
d
 
1-1F
9
Watford3312129548 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
10
Preston3312129348 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
11
Southampton33121110447 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
12
Bristol C3313812447 
Feb 24
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
13
QPR3313812-147 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 21
14
Sheff Utd3314316145 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
15
Swansea3313614045 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
Mar 10
l
 
1-0A
16
Stoke3312813544 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
17
Charlton33101013-1040 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
18
Norwich3311616-139 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 3
19
Portsmouth3210913-839 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
-
-
20
Blackburn3310815-1038 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Mar 7
21
West Brom339717-1734 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
22
Leicester3310914-733 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
23
Oxford Utd3361116-1629 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
24
Sheff Wed331824-46-7 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Blackburn 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn1 - 0Preston
Blackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
Blackburn0 - 1Hull
Blackburn1 - 1Watford
Blackburn2 - 2Charlton
Blackburn0 - 2Wrexham
Blackburn2 - 0Millwall
Blackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
Blackburn1 - 1Ipswich
Blackburn0 - 1QPR
Blackburn1 - 2Derby
Blackburn2 - 1Southampton
Blackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
Blackburn1 - 1Stoke
Blackburn1 - 2Swansea
Blackburn0 - 2Norwich
Blackburn1 - 2Birmingham
Blackburn2 - 1Watford
Blackburn4 - 1Millwall
Blackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn1 - 0Preston
ABlackburn3 - 1QPR
ABlackburn0 - 2Norwich
HBlackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
HBlackburn0 - 1Hull
HBlackburn1 - 1Watford
ABlackburn1 - 3Swansea
ABlackburn0 - 3Ipswich
HBlackburn2 - 2Charlton
HBlackburn0 - 2Wrexham
ABlackburn0 - 0Sheff Wed
ABlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
HBlackburn2 - 0Millwall
ABlackburn1 - 2Portsmouth
HBlackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Ipswich
ABlackburn1 - 1Wrexham
HBlackburn0 - 1QPR
ABlackburn2 - 1Preston
HBlackburn1 - 2Derby
Portsmouth 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Millwall1 - 3Portsmouth
Charlton1 - 3Portsmouth
Preston1 - 0Portsmouth
Watford1 - 1Portsmouth
Sheff Wed0 - 1Portsmouth
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Derby1 - 1Portsmouth
Swansea1 - 0Portsmouth
Sheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
Hull3 - 2Portsmouth
Birmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
Leicester1 - 1Portsmouth
Ipswich2 - 1Portsmouth
Southampton0 - 0Portsmouth
West Brom1 - 1Portsmouth
Oxford Utd0 - 1Portsmouth
Sheff Wed1 - 1Portsmouth
Norwich3 - 5Portsmouth
Coventry1 - 0Portsmouth
Millwall2 - 1Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APortsmouth3 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth3 - 1Charlton
HPortsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
APortsmouth0 - 1Preston
HPortsmouth3 - 0West Brom
HPortsmouth1 - 1Southampton
APortsmouth1 - 1Watford
APortsmouth1 - 0Sheff Wed
APortsmouth0 - 5Bristol C
HPortsmouth2 - 1Charlton
HPortsmouth1 - 1QPR
APortsmouth1 - 1Derby
HPortsmouth2 - 1Blackburn
APortsmouth0 - 1Swansea
HPortsmouth0 - 1Bristol C
APortsmouth0 - 3Sheff Utd
HPortsmouth3 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth2 - 3Hull
HPortsmouth0 - 0Wrexham
APortsmouth0 - 4Birmingham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Blackburn have beaten Portsmouth in 4 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Blackburn since 2000
Blackburn
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
22
7
Games: Scored
10 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
1 / 11
BLB
8
D
1
POR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
Blackburn3 - 0
Blackburn3 - 0
Blackburn3 - 1
Blackburn2 - 0
0 - 1Portsmouth
Blackburn3 - 0
Blackburn2 - 1
Blackburn1 - 0
1 - 2Portsmouth
Blackburn3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Portsmouth since 1999
Portsmouth
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
16
15
Games: Scored
9 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
3 / 12
BLB
5
D
3
POR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Portsmouth2 - 1
Portsmouth1 - 0
1 - 2Blackburn
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth3 - 2
0 - 1Blackburn
Portsmouth3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Blackburn
1 - 2Blackburn
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Blackburn
Goal Statistics

Portsmouth's defensive record is to be admired, J. Mousinho's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive Championship games. An average PG rating of 1.3 for Blackburn Rovers makes sense in this context.

Blackburn 20th Portsmouth 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Portsmouth will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Blackburn’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+10
Portsmouth’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Portsmouth
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
4%
better
BLB
POR
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Games scored22
20
Failed to score11
11
Scored first14
13
Goals scored31
30
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal9
9
Conversion rate for12
11
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
BLB
POR
2%
better
view stats
Games conceded24
24
Clean sheets9
7
Conceded first17
16
Goals conceded41
40
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
15%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+2%

Blackburn v Portsmouth Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31749
S McLoughlinY OhashiR Morishita T Cantwell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Ohashi FWD3371
3
-
S McLoughlin DEF31
7
1
L Miller DEF2922
3
-
S Tronstad MID282
8
-
R Alebiosu DEF2612
3
-
R Morishita  MID2424
2
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD227
1
-
R Hedges FWD2212
3
-
B Tóth GLK21
-
D Neve MID211
-
T Gardner-Hickman DEF20
7
-
T Cantwell MID2043
9
-
M. Baradji MID192
2
-
A Henriksson MID18
2
-
M Gueye FWD16
1
-
A Pears GLK13
1
-
K. Montgomery MID12
-
Y Ribeiro DEF11
-
S Tavares MID111
2
-
A Forshaw MID11
2
-
A Kargbo FWD1011
-
S Wharton DEF9
1
-
H Pickering DEF9
-
H Carter DEF5
1
-
Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29668
R PooleA SegecicJ MurphyJ Swift
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Poole DEF29
4
-
A Dozzell MID2911
7
-
C Bishop FWD292
2
-
T Devlin DEF2751
1
1
Z Swanson DEF271
4
-
A Segecic MID2661
1
-
C Chaplin FWD2413
1
-
J Williams DEF2311
3
-
N Schmid GLK22
-
J Swift MID2222
8
-
M Pack MID222
6
-
C Ogilvie DEF21
3
-
M Kosznovszky MID15
1
-
M. Yang FWD1531
2
-
J Knight DEF14
-
J Murphy FWD146
3
-
M Kirk FWD131
1
-
H. Matthews DEF11
1
-
I Bowat DEF111
1
-
L Roux MID10
3
-
F Bianchini FWD101
-
J Bursik GLK9
1
-
C Shaughnessy DEF91
-
C Lang  FWD82
1
-
H Blair FWD7
-
T. Waddingham FWD4
1
-
B Killip GLK2
-
J. Farrell DEF1
-
F Umeh FWD1
-