Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth prediction and preview
Championship · Saturday 20 February 2027, 15:00 UTC
Match facts
Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth
Championship · Saturday 20 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Ewood Park, Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth preview
The Championship fixture between Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth is scheduled for Saturday 20 February 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Ewood Park in Blackburn. Blackburn Rovers are 14th in the table with 18 points from 14, while Portsmouth sit 10th on 22 points after 14 matches.
Blackburn Rovers come into the game with a L-L-W-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Portsmouth's recent sequence reads W-D-W-D-W. Over their last 6, Blackburn Rovers have scored 1.3 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Portsmouth average 1.7 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
Head to head, Blackburn Rovers have 5 wins to Portsmouth's 2 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 19 Sep 2026, ended Portsmouth 2-2 Blackburn Rovers.
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Form and table
- Blackburn RoversLast five: W L W L L
- PortsmouthLast five: W D W D W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Portsmouth | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 22 | WDWDW |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 18 | WLWLL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Balázs Tóth, Sean McLoughlin, Ryan Alebiosu, Harry Pickering, Hayden Carter, Todd Cantwell, Oladapo Afolayan, Sam Morsy, Kristi Montgomery, Jayden Fevrier, Andri Gudjohnsen
Portsmouth expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nicolas Schmid, Regan Poole, Madiodio Dia, Jayden Meghoma, Terry Devlin, Iyad Mohamed, Adrian Segečić, Marko Milovanović
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