Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Portsmouth play Blackburn Rovers in Championship (England). The match date is 13 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Portsmouth: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Blackburn Rovers: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Portsmouth scores 1.07 and concedes 1.39 goals per match. Blackburn Rovers scores 0.91 and concedes 1.22. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Portsmouth 54%, Blackburn Rovers 48%. Over 2.5: Portsmouth 43%, Blackburn Rovers 39%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Portsmouth has higher xG: 1.37 vs 1.30. Portsmouth: 12.2 shots per match, Blackburn Rovers: 11.5.

Match halves

Portsmouth: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.65. Blackburn Rovers: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.43.

Goals by minute

Portsmouth: 76-90+ (13 goals). Blackburn Rovers: 31-45+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.07Goals scored / match0.91
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.39Goals conceded / match1.22
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
50%Average possession48%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
3.67Shots on target / match3.17
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.22Shots per match11.48
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
3.67Shots on target3.17
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
8.7%Shot conversion8%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
50%Possession48%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.37xG for1.3
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.32xG against1.33
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Shooting quality

Portsmouth: BalancedBlackburn Rovers: Balanced
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)30%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.29

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Portsmouth is 100% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Portsmouth · 1 pts / match - Blackburn Rovers

Portsmouth
WWLWD
Season result split
30% W28% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-13-19
1.20 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-6-9
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Blackburn Rovers
DLDWL
Season result split
28% W28% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-13-20
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-4-10
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Portsmouth is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.07 goals / match - Portsmouth · 0.91 goals / match - Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers is 14% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.39 goals / match - Portsmouth · 1.22 goals / match - Blackburn Rovers

Portsmouth scoring profile: very strong

Portsmouth scores in 72% of matches (33 of 46 matches), while Blackburn Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

Blackburn Rovers scoring profile: strong

Blackburn Rovers scores in 65% of matches (30 of 46 matches), while Portsmouth keeps a clean sheet in 22% (10 of 46 matches).

49Goals scored (season)42
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
64Goals conceded (season)56
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
2.46Average goals in match2.13
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
8Goals scored (last 5)5
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal65%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
24%2 goals20%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
11%3 goals7%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0%4 goals0%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal74%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
30%2 goals35%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
13%3 goals13%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
9%4 goals0%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
Blackburn Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.22 of 46 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time15%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0%BTTS in both halves0%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
13%Scored in both halves11%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
60%BTTS - last 560%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Match 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 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / match - Portsmouth · 1.26 pts / match - Blackburn Rovers

Portsmouth - half-time state
24% leading37% draw39% trailing
Blackburn Rovers - half-time state
26% leading48% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per match (1st half)1.26
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.48
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.04Average goals (1st half)0.98
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
54%Clean sheet before half-time63%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
67%No goal before half-time61%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.13
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)0.43
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.15
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
48%No goal after half-time63%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Portsmouth - second-half results

35% W35% R30% P
50
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Blackburn Rovers - second-half results

26% W35% R39% P
58
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Portsmouth - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Blackburn Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.20
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Portsmouth
ScoredConceded
5
9
0-15
5
12
16-30
9
8
31-45
8
14
46-60
9
8
61-75
13
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Blackburn Rovers
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
6
7
16-30
11
12
31-45
6
9
46-60
4
6
61-75
10
18
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.29
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Portsmouth

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Blackburn Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 2.462.59 2.13
Both teams scored 54%57% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%50% 39%
Clean sheets 22%25% 26%
Goal before half-time 70%71% 61%
Goal after half-time 76%76% 74%

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

2.59
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+16%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Portsmouth 0 - 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 1.07 goals per game on average and Blackburn Rovers 0.91. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Portsmouth's matches and 48% of Blackburn Rovers's.

What form are Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Portsmouth have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Blackburn Rovers 1-2-2 (1.00 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.