Portsmouth's strongest starting XI - according to the stats experts

Portsmouth will hope to make the most of a rare free midweek as they focus their attention on preparations for a visit to Championship relegation rivals Blackburn Rovers on Saturday lunchtime.

John Mousinho’s side are sitting five points and three places above the drop zone following last weekend’s narrow home loss to play-off contenders Hull City and they will travel to Ewood Park looking to recover from two successive defeats that have hampered their attempts to create some breathing space to the bottom three.

In a hectic Championship campaign, free midweeks tend to be a luxury and Mousinho will hope his players feel the benefit of some hard work on the training pitch. There are some major calls for the Pompey boss to make ahead of Saturday’s trip to Lancashire - but who would be Mousinho’s strongest starting eleven if it was based on stats provided by the experts at WhoScored?

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