Fratton Park
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 18:00
Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers will settle scores at Fratton Park on Saturday. Portsmouth are unbeaten in four of their last five games at home, while Blackburn have lost six of their last seven games on the road. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.
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Portsmouth lost 2-1 to Preston North End in their last game despite going 1-0 up in the 76th minute. They have now lost three of their last four games. At home, they have won three of their last four games. Pompey sit 17th on the table with 42 points in 38 games, scoring 46 goals and conceding 61. However, Jacob Farrell and Ibane Bowat are ruled out of this game due to injuries.
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers suffered a 2-1 loss to Cardiff in their last game to extend their winless run to five games. On the road, they have lost six of their last seven games. They sit 9th on the table with 52 points in 38 games, scoring 42 goals and conceding 40. Due to injuries, John Buckley, Augustus Kargbo, Andreas Weimann, Harry Pickering, Jack Vale, and Scott Wharton are ruled out of this game.
Possible Starting 11
Portsmouth — Nicolas Schmid, Zak Swanson, Regan Poole, Cohen Bramall, Connor Ogilvie, Freddie Potts, Andre Dozzell, Matt Ritchie, Adil Aouchiche, Joshua Murphy, Colby Bishop.
Blackburn Rovers — Aynsley Pears, Joe Rankin-Costello, Hayden Carter, Dominic Hyam, Yuri Ribeiro, Lewis Travis, Sondre Tronstad, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Yuki Ohashi, Tyrhys Dolan, Makhtar Gueye.
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History of Head-to-Heads
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Match Facts
- Portsmouth are unbeaten in four of their last five games at home;
- Blackburn have lost six of their last seven games on the road;
- Four of the last five games between both sides saw the Over 2.5 goals results;
- Three of the last four games of the hosts have seen both the BTTS and Over 2.5 goals results;
- Four of the last six games of the visitors have seen the Over 2.5 goals results;
- The Rovers are unbeaten in their last six games against Portsmouth, including 4 wins.
Expert Betting Tips
Blackburn have struggled in their recent games, but I expect them to bounce back in this clash. They have struggled with injury concerns that have pushed them down from the playoff spot, and it appears that they are gradually missing out on a place to fight for promotion. Regardless, I see them picking up at least a point in this game. Moreover, they are unbeaten in their last six games against Portsmouth, including four wins.
Our prediction for this match is for both teams to score, for odds of 1.90 at Betway.
Our second prediction for this match is to see more than two goals for odds of 2.15 at 1xbet.
Our third prediction is that Blackburn will win or draw at odds of 1.63 at Bet365.
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