Championship 25/26 · 13 Dec 2025

Portsmouth 2–1 Blackburn Rovers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Portsmouth 39%, the draw 28%, Blackburn Rovers 33%.

Portsmouth won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ibane Bowat, 57.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ibane Bowat +20.5, Zak Swanson +15.3, Hayden Matthews +13.1.

Well below it: John Swift −17.6, Ryan Alebiosu −13.1, Yang Min-hyeok −13.0.

Each side's last five results before this match.

9 Dec 2025	L 0–1	at Swansea City Championship
29 Nov 2025	L 0–1	v Bristol City Championship
26 Nov 2025	L 0–3	at Sheffield United Championship
22 Nov 2025	W 3–1	v Millwall Championship
8 Nov 2025	L 2–3	at Hull City Championship

9 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Oxford United Championship
2 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Ipswich Town Championship
29 Nov 2025	D 1–1	at Wrexham Championship
26 Nov 2025	L 0–1	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
21 Nov 2025	W 2–1	at Preston North End Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Ibane Bowat Defender	90	1	0	0.11	57.6	+20.5
Hayden Matthews Defender	89	0	0	–	55.4	+13.1
Zak Swanson Defender	90	0	0	0.18	53.1	+15.3
Nicolas Schmid Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.7	−0.5
Jordan Lee Williams Defender	1	0	0	–	43.4	–
Terry Devlin Defender	90	0	0	0.02	42.9	+7.6
Márk Kosznovszky Midfielder	33	0	0	0.05	41.4	–
Colby Bishop Forward	45	0	0	–	40.6	+2.5
Andre Dozzell Midfielder	90	0	0	–	40.0	−0.7
Conor Chaplin Midfielder	90	0	1	0.47	35.9	+2.5
Callum Lang Forward	90	1	0	0.95	35.9	−3.9
Josh Murphy Midfielder	90	0	1	0.10	35.1	+2.9
Yang Min-hyeok Midfielder	45	0	0	0.01	27.2	−13.0
John Swift Midfielder	57	0	0	–	23.9	−17.6

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.3	+5.9
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder	70	0	0	–	44.4	+8.6
Yuki Ohashi Forward	90	1	0	0.25	44.1	+3.0
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward	84	0	0	0.14	41.0	−8.2
Sidnei Tavares Midfielder	76	0	1	0.02	39.6	+1.6
Sondre Tronstad Midfielder	14	0	0	–	38.8	–
Todd Cantwell Midfielder	70	0	0	0.06	37.1	−11.4
Dion De Neve Midfielder	84	0	0	0.06	34.6	−0.9
Makhtar Gueye Forward	14	0	0	–	34.2	–
Sean McLoughlin Defender	90	0	0	0.08	32.9	−10.4
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder	20	0	0	–	32.2	–
Yuri Ribeiro Defender	90	0	0	–	29.9	−2.5
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder	90	0	0	–	29.1	−13.1
Lewis Miller Defender	90	0	0	–	23.8	−9.9
Axel Henriksson Midfielder	14	0	0	–	23.3	–
Moussa Baradji Midfielder	20	0	0	0.09	22.5	–