Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Portsmouth played against Blackburn Rovers in Championship (England). The game was played on December 13, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Portsmouth has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Blackburn Rovers has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Portsmouth scores 0.79 goals per game and allows 1.37. Blackburn Rovers scores 1.00 and allows 1.26. Games in this league average 2.64 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 42% of Portsmouth's games and 53% of Blackburn Rovers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 42% and 42%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Blackburn Rovers has the higher season xG average, 1.42 to 1.31 per game. Portsmouth takes 12.0 shots per game, while Blackburn Rovers takes 12.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Portsmouth leads at halftime in 26% of its games and scores 0.42 goals per game after halftime. Blackburn Rovers leads at halftime in 26% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Portsmouth's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Blackburn Rovers, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.64 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

54Possession (%)46
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
18Shots11
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
7Shots on target2
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.92xG1.17
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
7Corners6
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
41Dangerous attacks46
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
9Fouls14
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
2Cards3
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0.79Goals scored / game1
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.37Goals allowed / game1.26
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
49%Average possession49%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
3.47Shots on target / game3.68
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12Shots per game12.42
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
3.47Shots on target3.68
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
6.6%Shot conversion8.1%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
49%Possession49%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.31xG for1.42
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.46xG against1.28
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Shooting quality

Portsmouth: BalancedBlackburn Rovers: Balanced
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)29%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Blackburn Rovers is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Portsmouth · 1.2 pts / game - Blackburn Rovers

Portsmouth
LWLLL
Season result split
21% W26% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-10
0.89 pts / game · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Blackburn Rovers
WLDDD
Season result split
32% W21% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-9
1.16 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LWWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Blackburn Rovers is 27% better for: goals scored per game.

0.79 goals / game - Portsmouth · 1 goals / game - Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers is 9% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.37 goals / game - Portsmouth · 1.26 goals / game - Blackburn Rovers

Portsmouth scoring profile: strong

Portsmouth scores in 58% of games (11 of 19 meczów), while Blackburn Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 21% (4 of 19 meczów).

Blackburn Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Blackburn Rovers scores in 74% of games (14 of 19 meczów), while Portsmouth keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 meczów).

15Goals scored (season)19
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
26Goals conceded (season)24
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
2.16Average goals per game2.26
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
5Goals scored (last 5)5
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
9Goals conceded (last 5)5
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

How often they score at least...

58%1 goal74%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
16%2 goals21%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
5%3 goals5%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0%4 goals0%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal79%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
42%2 goals37%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
16%3 goals11%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
5%4 goals0%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

53%
Blackburn Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 19 meczów
60%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time11%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0%BTTS in both halves0%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
11%Scored in both halves16%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
40%BTTS - last 580%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
16%Min. 2 goals before half-time16%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
26%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Blackburn Rovers is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.05 pts / game - Portsmouth · 1.21 pts / game - Blackburn Rovers

Portsmouth - half-time state
26% leading26% draw47% trailing
Blackburn Rovers - half-time state
26% leading42% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.05Points per game (1st half)1.21
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.37
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.05Average goals (1st half)0.84
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
47%Clean sheet before half-time58%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
68%No goal before half-time63%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.16Points per game (2nd half)1.32
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0.42Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.42
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
53%Clean sheet after half-time47%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
63%No goal after half-time47%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Portsmouth - second-half results

26% W37% D37% L
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 21%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Blackburn Rovers - second-half results

37% W21% D42% L
23
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 32%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Portsmouth - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Blackburn Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.40
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Portsmouth
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
2
5
16-30
3
3
31-45
3
6
46-60
0
4
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Blackburn Rovers
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
3
6
31-45
4
4
46-60
3
2
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.21
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
84%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Portsmouth

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Blackburn Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

PortsmouthLigaBlackburn Rovers
Average goals per game 2.162.64 2.26
Both teams scored 42%60% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%52% 42%
Clean sheets 26%23% 21%
Goal before half-time 79%74% 68%
Goal after half-time 68%78% 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.64
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Blackburn RoversYellow cardYuki Ohashi
  2. Blackburn RoversYellow cardRyan Alebiousu
  3. Blackburn RoversYellow cardLewis Miller
  4. PortsmouthSubstitutionOn: Colby David BishopOff: Min-Hyuk Yang
  5. PortsmouthYellow cardHayden Matthews
  6. PortsmouthSubstitutionOn: Márk KosznovszkyOff: John Swift
  7. PortsmouthYellow cardCallum Lang
  8. PortsmouthGoalCallum LangAssist: Josh Murphy
  9. Blackburn RoversSubstitutionOn: Sondre TronstadOff: Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares
  10. PortsmouthGoalIbane BowatAssist: Conor Chaplin
  11. PortsmouthSubstitutionOn: Jordan WilliamsOff: Hayden Matthews

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers?

The Championship match finished Portsmouth 2:1 Blackburn Rovers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers?

Portsmouth score 0.79 goals per game on average and Blackburn Rovers 1.00. The Championship average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Portsmouth's matches and 53% of Blackburn Rovers's.

What form are Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Portsmouth have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Blackburn Rovers 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers?

The statistical background for Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.