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

Ewood Park, Blackburn

The Championship is the focus for both Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth on Saturday lunch time, as bosses Valérien Ismaël and John Mousinho battle it out at the Ewood Park. All of the key statistics for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this betting preview. It's all designed to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.

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Blackburn Rovers's next match is v Oxford Utd at 19:45 on Wednesday 11th March
Portsmouth's next match is v Swansea at 19:45 on Tuesday 10th March
The last English Championship meeting between Blackburn and Portsmouth was on Saturday 7th March 2026
English Championship
March 7th 2026
Blackburn 1
1 Portsmouth
 
H. Carter 90'84' C. Ogilvie
 
BLB
POR
Shots On
1
1
Shots Off
6
8
Corners
4
5
Possession
43%
57%
Fouls
8
6
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
BlackburnPortsmouth
 
B. Tóth
Y. Oliveira Ribeiro (D. De Neve 75')
R. Alebiousu
T. Gardner-Hickman (K. Montgomery 75')
S. McLoughlin
H. Carterfootball icon
E. Cashin
R. Morishita
A. Forshaw (M. Baradji 62')
Y. Ohashi (A. Guojohnsen 63')
M. Jörgensen
N. Schmid
football iconC. Ogilvie
(C. Shaughnessy 67') R. Poole
M. Pack
(J. Brown 81') C. Bishop
Z. Swanson
T. Devlin
E. Adams
M. Alli
(A. Segečić 70') C. Chaplin
(H. Blair 81') G. Caballero

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Blackburn and Portsmouth combined during the standard 90 minutes. Recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to our prediction, and we're suggest there's a 80% chance of it being right on the money. The top price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.17.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Blackburn are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blackburn
41%
13/822/1
Draw
28%
21/101/66
Portsmouth
30%
9/528/1
Draw 1-1
13%
5/111/2
Blackburn 1-0
13%
11/26/1
Portsmouth 1-0
10%
6/12/9
Draw 0-0
10%
11/23/10
Blackburn 2-1
8%
10/145/1
Blackburn 2-0
8%
10/140/1
Portsmouth 2-1
7%
10/133/1
Portsmouth 2-0
5%
11/18/1
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1200/1
Blackburn 3-1
3%
25/1200/1
Blackburn 3-0
3%
25/1150/1
Portsmouth 3-1
2%
28/1150/1
Portsmouth 3-0
2%
28/155/1
Blackburn 3-2
2%
40/1250/1
Portsmouth 3-2
1%
40/1250/1
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
13/820/1
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
1/21/1000
Home 1st Goal
49%
21/2019/4
Away 1st Goal
44%
11/109/2
No 1st Goal
7%
11/21/3
BTTS - Yes
46%
11/105/1
BTTS - No
54%
4/61/9
BTTS - Home Win
16%
11/240/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/411/2
BTTS - Away Win
12%
6/128/1
Home/draw
70%
2/511/2
Away/draw
59%
4/91/1000
Home/away
72%
4/111/12
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
8/153/1
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
6/42/9
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
4/180/1
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
1/61/200
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
10/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/201/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
25/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/801/50
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/921/10
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
11/21/3
Home DNB
61%
4/533/1
Away DNB
50%
10/111/1000
Blackburn win to nil
25%
11/4-
Portsmouth win to nil
18%
3/1-
Blackburn / Blackburn
19%
7/218/1
Blackburn / Portsmouth
3%
33/155/1
Blackburn / Draw
6%
14/133/1
Draw / Blackburn
14%
5/123/10
Draw / Portsmouth
13%
5/113/5
Draw / Draw
19%
10/323/20
Portsmouth / Blackburn
3%
33/155/1
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
17%
15/418/1
Portsmouth / Draw
6%
14/133/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 35 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 6 and won 8. Blackburn have conceded 44 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackburn have played 18 games at home, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 24 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 34 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 17 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 8 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
Coventry3622863674 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 21
2
M'Boro3620972369 
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
3
Millwall361989965 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 14
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3F
4
Ipswich35181072664 
Sep 20
l
 
3-0A
-
l
 
2-1A
5
Hull3618612560 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2F
6
Wrexham3515128957 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
7
Derby3615912754 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1F
Mar 16
d
 
1-1F
8
Southampton351411101153 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
9
Watford35131210451 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
10
Bristol C3614814250 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
11
Sheff Utd3615417249 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
12
Birmingham36131013-149 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
May 2
l
 
4-0A
13
Swansea3614715-149 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
Mar 10
l
 
1-0A
14
Preston36121311-149 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
15
Stoke3613815347 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
16
QPR3613815-1247 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 21
17
Norwich3513616345 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 3
18
Charlton36111114-1044 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
19
Portsmouth35101015-1040 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
-
-
20
Blackburn3610917-1339 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
21
West Brom369918-1836 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
22
Leicester36101115-935 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
23
Oxford Utd3681117-1435 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
24
Sheff Wed361827-51-7 
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
23
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn1 - 2Bristol C
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
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABlackburn1 - 3Derby
HBlackburn1 - 2Bristol C
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
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
Wrexham2 - 1Portsmouth
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
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPortsmouth0 - 1Hull
APortsmouth1 - 2Wrexham
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
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
Blackburn 20th Portsmouth 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Portsmouth will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Blackburn’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
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
Attack rating
1%
better
BLB
POR
view stats
Games scored24
22
Failed to score11
12
Scored first16
14
Goals scored33
34
Avg. goals scored0.9
1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal9
9
Conversion rate for11
12
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
3%
better
BLB
POR
view stats
Games conceded26
27
Clean sheets9
7
Conceded first17
18
Goals conceded46
44
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%

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
34868
S McLoughlinY OhashiR Morishita S McLoughlin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Tóth GLK24
-
H Carter DEF82
3
-
S McLoughlin DEF34
7
1
E Cashin DEF1011
6
-
R Alebiosu MID2912
3
-
A Forshaw MID13
3
-
T Gardner-Hickman MID22
7
-
Y Ribeiro MID131
1
-
R Morishita  FWD2726
3
-
Y Ohashi FWD3681
4
-
M Jörgensen FWD113
-
Subs
N. Michalski GLK
-
D Neve DEF241
-
S Wharton DEF9
1
-
T. Atcheson DEF5
1
-
S Tavares MID111
2
-
M. Baradji MID222
2
-
K. Montgomery MID15
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD257
1
-
O Afolayan FWD4
-
Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
32637
R PooleA SegecicC ChaplinE Adams
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Schmid GLK25
-
T Devlin DEF3051
1
1
R Poole DEF321
5
-
C Ogilvie DEF241
3
-
Z Swanson DEF302
4
-
M Pack MID252
6
-
E Adams MID1121
2
-
C Chaplin MID2713
1
-
G Caballero MID61
-
M Alli MID1112
1
-
C Bishop FWD322
2
-
Subs
J Bursik GLK9
1
-
I Bowat DEF121
1
-
M. Dia DEF2
-
J Williams DEF2311
3
-
C Shaughnessy DEF101
-
A Segecic MID2961
1
-
L Roux MID10
3
-
H Blair FWD10
-
J Brown FWD61
-