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Preview
- Anticipation builds as Blackburn Rovers prepare to host Portsmouth at Ewood Park on 2026-03-07 (kick-off 12:30 GMT), in week 36 of the 2025-2026 Championship.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Damien Johnson and J. Mousinho.
- Current league positions have Blackburn Rovers 20th on 38 points and Portsmouth 19th on 39 points.
- Blackburn Rovers have 9 players out: J. Garrett (Injury), M. Litherland (Injury), L. Miller (Achilles Tendon Injury), A. Pears (Injury), S. Tavares (Knee Injury), S. Wharton (Achilles Tendon Injury), R. Hedges (Injury), S. Tronstad (Inactive), T. Cantwell (Injury) whereas Portsmouth have 12 players missing: J. Swift (Inactive), M. Kirk (Inactive), T. Waddingham (Thigh Injury), F. Umeh (Hamstring Injury), C. Shaughnessy (Thigh Injury), J. Murphy (Foot Injury), M. Kosznovszky (Knee Injury), J. Knight (Back Injury), A. Dozzell (Ankle Injury), F. Bianchini (Knee Injury), K. Anderson (Hamstring Injury), A. Alese (Muscle Injury).
- We expect Blackburn Rovers to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Portsmouth are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Double disappointment: Blackburn Rovers fell 1-3 against Derby County, while Portsmouth went down 0-1 vs Hull City.
- Struggling form all round: Blackburn Rovers are 2-0-3 and Portsmouth are 2-0-3 in their recent 5 matches.
- Blackburn Rovers have clearly got the edge H2H: in 17 meetings, they've beaten Portsmouth 10 times, with 2 draws and only 5 losses.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Blackburn Rovers's 4-5-9 home form and Portsmouth's 4-5-8 away record.
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Blackburn is going head to head with Portsmouth on 7/3/2026 12:30 GMT at Ewood Park for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Blackburn v Portsmouth H2H statistics!