Blackburn v Portsmouth

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Blackburn Rovers were dealt a third defeat in five games last time out in the Championship when they lost the Lancashire derby 1-0 at home to Burnley at Ewood Park, leaving Rovers sitting outside of the play-off pack in seventh place in the table ahead of this upcoming midweek clash against lowly Portsmouth.

Portsmouth also stumbled to another defeat in the English second tier in their previous game as the south coast club were handed a 1-0 loss on the road against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, making it three defeats in the last four games for John Mousinho's side.

It's now five games without a win in the Championship for Wednesday night's hosts, Blackburn Rovers, and although the home side have picked up recent points by way of draws with Sunderland and Leeds United, three defeats to the likes of Millwall, Hull City and the aforementioned Burnley, have resulted in John Eustace's side dropping out of the play-off pack.

Nevertheless, Blackburn Rovers have a great opportunity to set the record straight on home soil at Ewood Park on Wednesday night where the hosts will be desperate to rekindle the sort of form which brought Rovers an impressive six-match winning streak beforehand.

The wider picture shows Blackburn Rovers have suffered just four defeats in their previous 14 home games though at Ewood Park.

Portsmouth stumbled to a third loss in four games last time out in the English second tier when they were dealt an understandable 1-0 defeat away from home at Sunderland which followed previous losses incurred against the likes of Watford and Bristol City, all three losses also being away from home as well.

The south coast visitors have had a tough time of it in the Championship this season and recent results indicate Pompey have managed to collect just four wins from their previous 14 games overall in the English second tier.

Victories gained over Preston NE, Bristol City, Coventry City and Swansea City respectively have been Portsmouth's only real highlights from towards the end of October to date and it is worth noting that all four of these wins were registered on home soil at Fratton Park.

In addition though, Portsmouth have also been handed seven defeats within this 14-game period while results away from home so far this season have been very poor indeed; Pompey have recorded just one win from their 13 outings on the road so far this term, slipping to eight defeats in the process.

Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth Verdict

Despite producing some ordinary results in recent weeks in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers have a great opportunity to return to winning ways against a poor-travelling Portsmouth outfit on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Blackburn Rovers win @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Blackburn Rovers win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct Score: Blackburn Rovers 2-0 @ 8.00