Blackburn Rovers FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Portsmouth FC

Wed 15 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park 13,703 HT 45' · FT 45'

Makhtar Gueye 61' 1–0

Callum Brittain 71' 2–0

Andreas Weimann 76' 3–0

Y 19' Freddie Potts

Sondre Tronstad 50' Y

Y 81' Josh Murphy

Y 87' Terry Devlin

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

5 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	3–0	W
11 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W
04 Jan	Burnley FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Sunderland AFC	H	2–2	D

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–3	L
10 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
05 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	0–1	L
01 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	4–0	W
29 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–3	L
26 Dec	Watford FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Portsmouth FC
#16	Position	#19
9	Points	8
8	Played	7
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
12	Scored	9
12	Conceded	10
+0	GD	-1
1.13	PPG	1.14
25%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portsmouth FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/5

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Portsmouth FC

Marko Milovanovic	2 G
Ebou Adams	1 G	1 A
Adrian Segecic	1 G
Terry Devlin	1 G
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Ewood Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Callum Lang, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Portsmouth FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
19' Freddie Potts picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 386 games and scored 474 goals.
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' Portsmouth FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' Isaac Hayden is replacing Paddy Lane for the Portsmouth FC side.
50' Sondre Tronstad is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
55' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Amario Cozier-Duberry comes on to replace Tyrhys Dolan.
56' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Ryan Hedges is replaced by Makhtar Gueye.
61' What a strike from Makhtar Gueye! The score is 1-0.
66' The Portsmouth FC bench stirs into life. Robert Atkinson is withdrawn and Ryley Towler gets his opportunity.
71' What a strike from Callum Brittain! The score is 2-0.
76' Andreas Weimann makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
78' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. John Buckley is replaced by Adam Forshaw on 78 minute.
81' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Josh Murphy gets a card.
82' Matt Ritchie is replacing Josh Murphy for the Portsmouth FC side.
87' Portsmouth FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
87' Dion Sanderson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Todd Cantwell on 87 minute.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Andreas Weimann ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 78'
2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Makhtar Gueye 56'
8
Todd Cantwell ↓ Dion Sanderson 87'
15
Danny Batth
5
Dominic Hyam
21
John Buckley ↓ Adam Forshaw 78'
6
Sondre Tronstad
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 55'
24
Owen Beck

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

45
Isaac Hayden ↑ 46'
30
Matt Ritchie ↑ 82'
2
Jordan Williams
1
Will Norris
16
Tom McIntyre
15
Christian Saydee ↑ 66'
4
Ryley Towler ↑ 66'
17
Owen Moxon
24
Terry Devlin ↑ 82'

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryoya Morishita	1
Colby Bishop	1
Zak Swanson	1
Andreas Weimann	1
Callum Brittain	1
Makhtar Gueye	1
Josh Murphy	1
Oladapo Afolayan	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.79 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC63% Draw22% Portsmouth FC15%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

37%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Portsmouth FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC46% Draw43% Portsmouth FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.1%

1 – 0

11.6%

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

6.4%

4 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	20%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	24%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Portsmouth FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Clean Sheet