Championship 25/26 · 7 Mar 2026

Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Portsmouth

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 47%.

Blackburn Rovers deserved more from the draw, creating 1.2 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Regan Poole, 52.7 in 67′.

Well above their usual level: Regan Poole +12.9, Connor Ogilvie +12.5, Marlon Pack +12.4.

Well below it: Gustavo Caballero −20.7, Yuri Ribeiro −16.2, Eiran Cashin −8.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

28 Feb 2026	L 1–3	at Derby County Championship
24 Feb 2026	L 1–2	v Bristol City Championship
20 Feb 2026	W 1–0	v Preston North End Championship
14 Feb 2026	W 3–1	at Queens Park Rangers Championship
7 Feb 2026	L 0–2	at Norwich City Championship

28 Feb 2026	L 0–1	v Hull City Championship
24 Feb 2026	L 1–2	at Wrexham Championship
21 Feb 2026	W 3–1	at Millwall Championship
17 Feb 2026	W 3–1	at Charlton Athletic Championship
14 Feb 2026	L 0–1	v Sheffield United Championship

13 Dec 2025	Portsmouth 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Sean McLoughlin Defender	90	0	0	–	44.1	+1.6
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	43.4	−4.3
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder	90	0	1	0.05	40.1	+5.4
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward	27	0	0	–	38.8	–
Hayden Carter Defender	90	1	0	0.14	36.0	+4.5
Adam Forshaw Midfielder	62	0	0	–	34.9	−4.5
Mathias Jørgensen Forward	90	0	0	–	32.5	−7.8
Yuki Ohashi Forward	63	0	0	0.78	30.2	−6.8
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder	75	0	0	0.03	28.4	−4.6
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder	90	0	0	–	27.8	−5.6
Eiran Cashin Defender	90	0	0	0.09	25.7	−8.9
Moussa Baradji Midfielder	28	0	0	–	22.7	–
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder	15	0	0	–	19.5	–
Yuri Ribeiro Defender	75	0	0	0.12	15.9	−16.2
Dion De Neve Midfielder	15	0	0	–	0.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Conor Shaughnessy Defender	23	0	0	0.06	53.7	–
Regan Poole Defender	67	0	0	–	52.7	+12.9
Marlon Pack Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	51.6	+12.4
Connor Ogilvie Defender	90	1	0	0.06	50.2	+12.5
Nicolas Schmid Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	48.5	−3.4
Jacob Brown Forward	9	0	1	–	46.3	–
Colby Bishop Forward	81	0	0	–	40.0	+2.5
Harvey Blair Forward	9	0	0	–	32.9	–
Ebou Adams Midfielder	90	0	0	0.14	32.7	−8.1
Millenic Alli Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	31.5	+5.4
Conor Chaplin Midfielder	70	0	0	0.08	29.6	−7.1
Terry Devlin Defender	90	0	0	0.05	29.6	−3.4
Zak Swanson Defender	90	0	0	0.02	28.6	−4.2
Gustavo Caballero Midfielder	81	0	0	0.08	25.5	−20.7
Adrian Segečić Midfielder	20	0	0	–	14.7	–