EFL Championship · Matchday 8

Portsmouth v Blackburn Rovers

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:00:00 UTCFratton ParkMatchday 8

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Portsmouth 37%Draw 25%Blackburn Rovers 38%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

PortsmouthBlackburn Rovers
54Possession46
22Shots8
7Shots on target5
7Shots off target2
8Blocked shots1
17Shots inside box7
5Shots outside box1
9Corners7
2Offsides2
16Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Saves5
345Passes336
255Accurate passes245

Match events

  • 4′Zak Swanson
  • 11′Oladapo Afolayan (assist Harry Pickering)
  • 40′Marlon Pack
  • 45′Rocco Shein → Ebrima Adams
  • 47′Tom Atcheson
  • 56′Ryoya Morishita (assist Oladapo Afolayan)
  • 63′Marlon Pack → Odin Bailey
  • 63′Conor Shaughnessy → Regan Poole
  • 69′Oladapo Afolayan ← Andri Guðjohnsen
  • 69′Tom Atcheson ← Moussa Baradji
  • 71′Adrian Segecic → Colby Bishop
  • 74′Colby Bishop (assist Ryan Kavuma-McQueen)
  • 83′Todd Cantwell ← Jayden Fevrier
  • 87′Ryan Kavuma-McQueen → Iyad Mohamed
  • 89′Zak Swanson

Portsmouth · Blackburn Rovers

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Portsmouth3-4-3
76.2↓63'Pack
66.5↓63'Shaughnessy
227.2Swanson
176.5Shade
106.5↓71'Segecic
316.3Bielica
116.5Kamara
166.5Meghoma
196.5↓45'Shein
556.5Dia
257.3↓87'Kavuma-McQueen
Blackburn Rovers7-2-1
86.5Morsy
37.3Pickering
106.5↓83'Cantwell
218.3↓69'Afolayan
257.5Morishita
176.5Carter
156.5McLoughlin
26.5Alebiosu
226.3Tóth
66.2↓69'Atcheson
316.5Montgomery

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Portsmouth

  • 7Marlon Pack6.2
  • 6Conor Shaughnessy6.5
  • 22Zak Swanson7.2
  • 17Tyrese Shade6.5
  • 10Adrian Segecic6.5
  • 31Daniel Bielica6.3
  • 11Abu Kamara6.5
  • 16Jayden Meghoma6.5
  • 19Rocco Shein6.5
  • 55Madiodio Dia6.5
  • 25Ryan Kavuma-McQueen7.3

Blackburn Rovers

  • 8Sam Morsy6.5
  • 3Harry Pickering7.3
  • 10Todd Cantwell6.5
  • 21Oladapo Afolayan8.3
  • 25Ryoya Morishita7.5
  • 17Hayden Carter6.5
  • 15Sean McLoughlin6.5
  • 2Ryan Alebiosu6.5
  • 22Balázs Tóth6.3
  • 6Tom Atcheson6.2
  • 31Kristi Montgomery6.5
PortsmouthTale of the tapeBlackburn Rovers
3-4-3Formation7-2-1
15 ptsTable15 pts
+0Goal difference+1
DWLLWFormWLLDL
1Head-to-head wins0
37%Win chance38%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Portsmouth 1W1D0W Blackburn Rovers

Goals 3–2

  • 2026-03-07Blackburn Rovers1–1Portsmouth
  • 2025-12-13Portsmouth2–1Blackburn Rovers

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Portsmouth

DWLLW
  • @Charlton Athletic0-0
  • vsCardiff City2-0
  • vsDerby County0-2
  • @Bristol City1-2
  • @Lincoln City3-1

Blackburn Rovers

WLLDL
  • vsMillwall3-1
  • vsSheffield United1-2
  • @Preston North End1-2
  • @Lincoln City0-0
  • vsQueens Park Rangers1-2

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Portsmouth11434+015
Blackburn Rovers11434+115