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Portsmouth vs Blackburn: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipMatchday 21Kick-off on December 13, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Portsmouth
2-1
Blackburn

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What was the result of Portsmouth vs Blackburn?

Portsmouth won 2-1 on December 13, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 36′Y. OhashiBlackburn
  • 62′C. LangPortsmouth
  • 79′I. BowatPortsmouth

Official lineup for Portsmouth vs Blackburn

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1
  1. 49C. Lang
  1. 23J. Murphy
  2. 36C. Chaplin
  3. 47Yang Min-Hyeok
  1. 21A. Dozzell
  2. 8J. Swift
  1. 22Z. Swanson
  2. 17I. Bowat
  3. 14H. Matthews
  4. 24T. Devlin
  1. 1N. Schmid

Blackburn

3-4-1-2
  1. 11A. Guðjohnsen
  2. 23Y. Ohashi
  1. 10T. Cantwell
  1. 14D. De Neve
  2. 8Sidnei Tavares
  3. 25R. Morishita
  4. 2R. Alebiosu
  1. 4Yuri Ribeiro
  2. 15S. McLoughlin
  3. 12L. Miller
  1. 1A. Pears
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portsmouth have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Blackburn have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Portsmouth
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 9, 2025Swansea(away)0-1Championship
Nov 29, 2025Bristol City(home)0-1Championship
Nov 26, 2025Sheffield Utd(away)0-3Championship
Nov 22, 2025Millwall(home)3-1Championship
Nov 8, 2025Hull City(away)2-3Championship
Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 9, 2025Oxford United(home)1-1Championship
Dec 2, 2025Ipswich(home)1-1Championship
Nov 29, 2025Wrexham(away)1-1Championship
Nov 26, 2025QPR(home)0-1Championship
Nov 21, 2025Preston(away)2-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Portsmouth win, 0 draws, 3 Blackburn wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 29, 2025Portsmouth 1-0 BlackburnChampionship
Jan 15, 2025Blackburn 3-0 PortsmouthChampionship
Feb 13, 2018Portsmouth 1-2 BlackburnLeague One
Oct 21, 2017Blackburn 3-0 PortsmouthLeague One

Last archived meeting: Portsmouth vs Blackburn on Mar 29, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Portsmouth score 0.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Blackburn score 1.0 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portsmouth0.71.536/157/15
Blackburn1.01.339/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Portsmouth sit 11th in Championship (22 points from 15 matches) and Blackburn sit 13th (21 points from 15 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
11Portsmouth15645201822
13Blackburn15636222321

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