Portsmouth relegation chances predicted by supercomputer after win v Blackburn
Portsmouth have seven matches left in the Championship to avoid relegation to League One.
John Mousinho‘s side went seven points ahead of 22nd-placed Derby County after their 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers on 29 March.
A strike from Josh Murphy was the difference as Pompey defeated the playoff contenders in a significant victory for their survival hopes at Fratton Park.
The Hampshire outfit still have some tough matches coming up, and their final position in the table has been predicted.
Portsmouth survival predicted by supercomputer after Blackburn victory
Portsmouth look set for another Championship season after the victory on Saturday afternoon, with four teams sitting between them and the drop zone.
The Opta Analyst supercomputer predicts that Pompey will finish in their current position at the end of the campaign, which is 17th.
| Championship | Played | GD | Points |
| 17. Portsmouth | 39 | -14 | 45 |
| 18. Stoke | 39 | -12 | 42 |
| 19. Oxford United | 39 | -17 | 42 |
| 20. Hull | 39 | -9 | 41 |
| 21. Cardiff | 39 | -20 | 40 |
| 22. Derby | 39 | -11 | 38 |
The Fratton Park outfit are expected to finish on 53 points, three points ahead of Hull City, who occupy 18th place and six points clear of Derby in the final relegation spot.
Mousinho’s side have just a mere 1.82 per cent chance of being relegated from the position that they find themselves in.
Plymouth and Luton are expected to drop down to League One, with Derby, Oxford United and Stoke City also in danger of joining them.
Mousinho has platform to build on at Portsmouth
Relegation was a real concern after Pompey won just two of their first 15 matches in the league, but they have turned things around.
They had won four in five matches between 11 February and 9 March, including a stunning victory over then league leaders Leeds United, but concerns arose when they fell to defeats against Plymouth and Preston before the international break.
That has given Mousinho time to rethink his approach, and it appears to have paid off with a fantastic win over the Lancashire outfit, basically securing Pompey’s second-tier status, barring a late catastrophe.
The road to the Premier League still seems very far away, but Mousinho will take confidence from how his side has fought against the obstacles that they have faced, and they can finish the season strongly and take momentum into next season.