Burnley vs Portsmouth prediction, 31 October 2026

Burnley

Saturday, 31 October 2026

00Half time 0 : 0Championship

Portsmouth

Match result

Pre-match prediction

Locked at kickoff

45.5%Burnley

26.0%Draw

28.5%Portsmouth

Double chance

Burnley or draw72%

Either team wins74%

Portsmouth or draw54%

1.6Burnley2.8expected goals1.3Portsmouth

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All predictions

Total goals

LineOverUnder

0.594%6%

1.577%23%

2.554%46%

3.532%68%

4.516%84%

Both teams to score

Yes56%No44%

GG2+

No83%Yes17%

Team total goals

OverBurnleyPortsmouth

0.579%72%

1.546%36%

2.521%14%

Clean sheet

Burnley28%Portsmouth21%

Win to nil

Burnley24%Portsmouth14%

Odd or even goals

Odd50%Even50%

Winning margin

Draw26%

WinsBurnleyPortsmouth

by 123%16%

by 213%8%

by 3+10%4%

Total goal bands

0-1 goals23%2-3 goals46%4-5 goals25%6+ goals7%

Match preview · Championship

Burnley vs Portsmouth: preview and prediction

31 Oct 2026 · 15:00Turf MoorRuebyn Ricardo

Burnley welcome Portsmouth to Turf Moor in Burnley on Saturday 31 October, with kick-off at 15:00. It's matchday 13 in the Championship. Burnley go into it 22nd in the table after 13 games, with Portsmouth 11th, 11 places higher. Last time out Burnley were beaten 4-1 at Lincoln, and Portsmouth beat Millwall 2-1 at home.

The forecast

46%Burnley26%Draw28%Portsmouth

Expected goals1.6-1.3Over 2.5 goals54%Both teams score56%

FormPortsmouthHome and awayPortsmouthThe tablePortsmouthGoalsPortsmouthHead to headEvenTeam newsPortsmouth

Burnley: form and key numbers

Burnley have won one, drawn six and lost six of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 17 and letting in 25. That has them 22nd on 9 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, two draws and three defeats, at 1.7 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 4-1 to Lincoln away; before that came a 2-1 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers and a 2-2 draw at home to Charlton.

Burnley haven't won in three. They have scored in each of their last six. At home they've won none of three recently (4 scored, 5 conceded). A. Ahmedhodzic (knock), A. Broja (injury) and A. Ramsey (hamstring injury), plus 13 others, are all unavailable.

BurnleyLast 6 · 1W 2D 3L

24 OctALincoln1-4L
16 OctHWolverhampton Wanderers1-2L
13 OctHCharlton2-2D
10 OctAWatford4-0W
19 SeptHDerby1-1D
12 SeptASwansea1-3L

1.7scored a game2.0conceded a game0.8points a game

At home · last 3LDD

Burnley: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.

Portsmouth: form and key numbers

So far in the Championship, Portsmouth have won five, drawn four and lost four of 13, with 16 goals scored and 15 conceded, good for 11th place and 19 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, two draws and one defeat, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.2 against. Last time out they beat Millwall 2-1 at home; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Wolverhampton Wanderers and a 1-0 win away at Norwich.

Portsmouth are unbeaten in four. They have scored in each of their last four. On the road they've won one of three recently (2 scored, 2 conceded). B. Arthur (back injury), C. Bishop (knee injury) and C. Ogilvie (knee injury), plus six others, are all unavailable.

PortsmouthLast 6 · 3W 2D 1L

24 OctHMillwall2-1W
20 OctAWolverhampton Wanderers1-1D
17 OctANorwich1-0W
14 OctHSheffield United3-2W
11 OctASouthampton0-1L
19 SeptHBlackburn2-2D

1.5scored a game1.2conceded a game1.8points a game

Away · last 3DWL

Portsmouth: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.

Burnley vs Portsmouth: match analysis

Home and away form points to Portsmouth: Burnley have won none of their last three at home, Portsmouth one of their last three on the road. Ten points separate the two sides in the table. Portsmouth also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

The table

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
10	Sheffield Utd	13	5	4	4	+2	19
11	Portsmouth	13	5	4	4	+1	19
12	Millwall	13	5	3	5	+2	18
···
21	Watford	13	3	2	8	-11	11
22	Burnley	13	1	6	6	-8	9
23	Derby County	13	1	4	8	-14	7

We make Burnley favourites at 46%, with Portsmouth on 28% and the draw at 26%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it. The recent numbers lean the other way, but once you account for who each side has played, Burnley still come out ahead.

Goals, recent and expected

1.7Scored a game1.5
2.0Conceded a game1.2
1.6Expected here (xG)1.3

Over 1.577%Over 2.554%Over 3.532%Both score56%

On goals, it expects around 2.8 in the game: 1.6 for Burnley and 1.3 for Portsmouth. Over 2.5 goals is 54% and both teams scoring 56%. Their last meeting, on 1 Feb 2025, finished 0-0.

Last meetings