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Portsmouth face a trip to 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 7 of the 38 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Rovers in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 29 Apr | Blackburn R. | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 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 | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 2 points from their 5 games thus far. Portsmouth's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Pompey has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Blackburn R.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |