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Blackburn R. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Rovers have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pompey in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 27 Apr | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 31 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 23 Sep | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Feb | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth 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, 10 to 8.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Portsmouth's 19 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 13 points from their 14 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Portsmouth may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |