Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Portsmouth: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Blackburn Rovers: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Portsmouth scores 0.79 and concedes 1.37 goals per match. Blackburn Rovers scores 1.00 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Portsmouth 42%, Blackburn Rovers 53%. Over 2.5: Portsmouth 42%, Blackburn Rovers 42%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Blackburn Rovers has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.31. Portsmouth: 12.0 shots per match, Blackburn Rovers: 12.4.

Match halves

Portsmouth: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.42. Blackburn Rovers: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Portsmouth: 76-90+ (5 goals). Blackburn Rovers: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
0.79Goals scored / match1
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
1.37Goals conceded / match1.26
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
49%Average possession49%
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
3.47Shots on target / match3.68
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12Shots per match12.42
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Portsmouth
LWLLL
Season result split
21% W26% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-10
0.89 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LWWWD
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Blackburn Rovers is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Portsmouth scoring profile: strong

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

Blackburn Rovers scoring profile: very strong

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

15Goals scored (season)19
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
26Goals conceded (season)24
PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
2.16Average goals in match2.26
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 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.

53%
Blackburn Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 19 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

1.05 pts / match - Portsmouth · 1.21 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 26% of matches and wins 21%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 26% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 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 match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.41.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.81.2
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.21
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 2.162.64 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 match
60%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence 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.