Blackburn pack their bags to visit Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Rovers have recorded 6 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 15 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Fratton Park was within the last three years, in November 2000, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sun 29 Apr | Blackburn | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Blackburn | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Blackburn | LC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Blackburn | 4 - 0 | Portsmouth | LC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Blackburn | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Blackburn | LD1 |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 19 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 3 | Blackburn | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Pompey, with 5 goals against.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Rovers pummel 16 goals, and let in 9.
Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 9 points they have accumulated from 5 games. Blackburn's 5 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 14 |
| Blackburn | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Portsmouth is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Won 5 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Blackburn | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |