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Portsmouth pack their bags to visit Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pompey will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 6 of the 37 games.
The previous match played between the two at Ewood Park was within the last three years, in April 2001, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 29 Apr | Blackburn R. | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | LC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Blackburn R. | 4 - 0 | Portsmouth | LC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Rovers have scored 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 29 matches. Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 27 points from their 29 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Pompey have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |