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Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 7 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in February 2007, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Rovers, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Blackburn R., Portsmouth are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R.'s 9 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Blackburn R. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Rovers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 13 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |