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Blackburn R. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Rovers have recorded 8 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pompey in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Pompey have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 27 points from their 22 games played so far, Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Rovers could well see them head back from Fratton Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | No sequences of note |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |