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Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 25 and lost only 8 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 May | Blackburn R. | 2-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 30 Nov | Portsmouth | 3 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 10 points from their 10 games thus far. Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 7 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Portsmouth | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |