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Championship | Gameweek 16
Jan 15, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire)
Portsmouth

Blackburn
vs.
Portsmouth

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions
Last Game: Cardiff 1-3 Blackburn
Saturday, November 9 at 12.30pm in Championship

Portsmouth

All competitions
Last Game: Portsmouth 3-1 Preston
Saturday, November 9 at 3pm in Championship

We say: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Portsmouth

 Pompey may have experienced success in their home game against Preston before the international break, but they have lost four of their previous six away matches, and with that in mind, we think that they may fall just short in Saturday's clash with Blackburn. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 44.85%. A win for Portsmouth had a probability of 29.58% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.79%). The likeliest Portsmouth win was 0-1 (8.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.14%).

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawPortsmouth
44.85% (0.015999999999998 0.02) 25.56% (0.0019999999999989 0) 29.58% (-0.022000000000002 -0.02)
Both teams to score 53.6% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.93% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03)50.06% (0.023000000000003 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.96% (-0.022000000000002 -0.02)72.03% (0.019000000000005 0.02)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.71% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)22.28% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.26% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)55.73%
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.96% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)31.03% (0.026 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.65% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)67.34% (0.031000000000006 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 44.85%
    Portsmouth 29.58%
    Draw 25.55%
Blackburn RoversDrawPortsmouth
1-0 @ 10.38% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.12% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 7.79% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.56%
3-0 @ 3.9% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 2.67% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
4-1 @ 1.71%
4-0 @ 1.46% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 44.85%
1-1 @ 12.14%
0-0 @ 6.91% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.34% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 1.04% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.55%
0-1 @ 8.09% (0.0019999999999989 0)
1-2 @ 7.11% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-2 @ 4.73% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 2.77% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 2.08% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 1.85% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
Other @ 2.95%
Total : 29.58%

Head to Head
Feb 13, 2018 7.45pm
Portsmouth
1-2
Blackburn
Chaplin (50')
Thompson (30')
Armstrong (21', 87')
Dack (3')
Travis (90')
Oct 21, 2017 3pm
Blackburn
3-0
Portsmouth
Dack (38'), Graham (58'), Conway (90')
Nyambe (60')
Samuel (87')

Donohue (54')
Apr 3, 2010 3pm
Portsmouth
0-0
Blackburn
Vanden Borre (43'), Brown (74')
Vanden Borre (60')
Dunn (50')
Nov 7, 2009 3pm
Blackburn
3-1
Portsmouth
Nelsen (73'), Roberts (53', 86')
Chimbonda (36'), Givet (37'), Nelsen (41')
O'Hara (15')
O'Hara (36'), Boateng (57'), Brown (66')
May 9, 2009 3pm
Blackburn
2-0
Portsmouth
Gamst Pedersen (31'), McCarthy (58' pen.)
McCarthy (5'), Andrews (45')

Johnson (7')
rhs 2.0
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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318
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