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Portsmouth
Championship | Gameweek 39
Mar 29, 2025 at 3pm UK
Fratton Park
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Portsmouth
1 - 0
Blackburn

Murphy (20')
Swanson (36'), Poole (37'), Williams (75'), Botts (81')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Dolan (6'), Batth (40')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Preston 2-1 Portsmouth
Saturday, March 15 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Blackburn 1-2 Cardiff
Saturday, March 15 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Portsmouth 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn may be winless in five matches, but they have won five of their previous six meetings with Portsmouth, and with that in mind, we think that they will do enough to claim a narrow victory in Saturday's clash at Fratton Park. 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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 40.84%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 32.87% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.65%) and 2-0 (7.13%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Portsmouth in this match.

Result
PortsmouthDrawBlackburn Rovers
40.84% (0.063000000000002 0.06) 26.29%32.87% (-0.061 -0.06)
Both teams to score 52.69% (-0.012 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.11% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)51.89% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.36% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)73.64% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.95% (0.028999999999996 0.03)25.05% (-0.028000000000002 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.27% (0.041000000000004 0.04)59.72% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.3% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)29.7% (0.044 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.24% (-0.052999999999997 -0.05)65.75% (0.054000000000002 0.05)
Score Analysis
    Portsmouth 40.83%
    Blackburn Rovers 32.87%
    Draw 26.28%
PortsmouthDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 10.29% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.65% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.13% (0.015 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.99% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
3-0 @ 3.29% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.42% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 1.38% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-0 @ 1.14% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 40.83%
1-1 @ 12.5%
0-0 @ 7.44% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-2 @ 5.25% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 0.98% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.28%
0-1 @ 9.03% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.59% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-2 @ 5.48% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.07% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.22% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.13% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-4 @ 0.93% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.42%
Total : 32.87%

How you voted: Portsmouth vs Blackburn

Portsmouth
Draw
Blackburn Rovers
Portsmouth
76.1%
Draw
10.9%
Blackburn Rovers
13.0%
46
Head to Head
Jan 15, 2025 7.45pm
Gameweek 16
Blackburn
3-0
Portsmouth
Gueye (61'), Brittain (70'), Weimann (76')
Tronstad (50')

Botts (19'), Murphy (81'), Devlin (87')
Feb 13, 2018 7.45pm
Oct 21, 2017 3pm
Blackburn
3-0
Portsmouth
Dack (38'), Graham (58'), Conway (90')
Nyambe (60')
Samuel (87')

Donohue (54')
Apr 3, 2010 3pm
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')
rhs 2.0
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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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