Burnley vs Portsmouth Prediction: New Coach Faces Tough Test at Turf Moor
Burnley host Portsmouth at Turf Moor on 31 October 2026 in a Championship fixture that could hardly come at a worse time for the home side, sitting 22nd with eight points from 12 games, rooted in the bottom three and…
Matchweek 13 of the 2026-2027 Championship brings Burnley against Portsmouth on 2026-10-31 (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
In their last 10 matches, Referee R. Ricardo averaged 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 20 fouls.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Nicky Hayen and J. Mousinho.
Current league positions have Burnley 22nd on 8 points and Portsmouth 11th on 18 points.
Burnley have 11 players out: Z. Amdouni (Ankle Injury), J. Vardy (Injury), M. Tresor Ndayishimiye (Inactive), S. Sambo (Inactive), A. Ramsey (Hamstring Injury), M. Obafemi (Inactive), H. Mejbri (Hamstring Injury), B. Humphreys (Muscle Injury), J. Bruun Larsen (Injury), J. Beyer (Hamstring Injury), A. Ahmedhodzic (Knock) while Portsmouth have 9 players missing: K. Anderson (Overload), B. Arthur (Back Injury), C. Bishop (Knee Injury), L. Brooke-Smith (Ankle Injury), M. Kosznovszky (Knee Injury), J. Murphy (Groin Injury), C. Ogilvie (Knee Injury), C. Shaughnessy (Injury), J. Swift (Knee Injury).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Burnley should be met by Portsmouth's expected 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw S. Sambo lead Burnley with a 6.3 TheyScored rating, and T. Devlin top-rating for Portsmouth at 7.2.
Both teams are coming from different results: Burnley fell 1-4 against Lincoln City, while Portsmouth prevailed 2-1 over Millwall.
Momentum favors Portsmouth (3-1-1) after Burnley managed only 1-2-2 from 5 matches.
This one's been tight: in 8 head-to-head games, Burnley have won 3 games, Portsmouth 3 games, and there've been 2 draws.
A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 0-0 draw, reflecting Burnley's 0-4-2 home form and Portsmouth's 2-2-2 away record.
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