Match Report
3 points and 2 places separated them: Blackburn Rovers 20th with 52, Portsmouth 18th with 55. The last five rounds placed Portsmouth 5th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Blackburn Rovers were scoring 0.91 and conceding 1.22, Portsmouth 1.07 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
10 meetings are on record — 7 won by Blackburn Rovers, 2 by Portsmouth, 1 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Ewood Park, capacity 31,367, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers: Hayden Carter (90') · Portsmouth: Connor Ogilvie (84')
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn Rovers 43% · Portsmouth 57% · Total shots: 10-14 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 4-5