Portsmouth vs Blackburn — Championship
2-2
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Going into the match, Portsmouth had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Blackburn had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Portsmouth 2 wins, Blackburn 1 win, 1 drawn. Portsmouth are 13th in the Championship on 14 points; Blackburn are 10th on 15.
Match report
Home form going in: Portsmouth
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (D W L L W). 1.3 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Charlton · 12 Sept 2026
- W 2-0 vs Cardiff · 5 Sept 2026
- L 0-2 vs Derby · 1 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at Bristol City · 29 Aug 2026
- W 1-3 at Lincoln · 22 Aug 2026
- L 1-3 vs QPR · 15 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Blackburn
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (W L L D L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Millwall · 12 Sept 2026
- L 1-2 vs Sheffield Utd · 8 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at Preston · 5 Sept 2026
- D 0-0 at Lincoln · 1 Sept 2026
- L 1-2 vs QPR · 29 Aug 2026
- W 2-1 vs Middlesbrough · 22 Aug 2026
Head-to-head: Portsmouth vs Blackburn
- Blackburn 1-1 Portsmouth · 7 Mar 2026 · Championship
- Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn · 13 Dec 2025 · Championship
- Portsmouth 1-0 Blackburn · 29 Mar 2025 · Championship
- Blackburn 3-0 Portsmouth · 15 Jan 2025 · Championship
How it unfolded
- 4' Normal Goal — Zak Swanson (Portsmouth)
- 11' Normal Goal — Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn)
- 56' Normal Goal — Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn)
- 74' Normal Goal — Colby·Bishop (Portsmouth)
Match statistics
| Portsmouth | Metric | Blackburn |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 2 |
| 54 | Ball possession | 46 |
| 22 | Total shots | 8 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 17 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 345 | Total passes | 336 |
| 255 | Accurate passes | 245 |
| 7 | Key passes | 12 |
| 105 | Duels | 105 |
| 62 | Duels won | 43 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |