Burnley vs Portsmouth — match summary
England · Championship · kick-off 31 Oct 2026 22:00
Full time · score 0-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Burnley 25 · Portsmouth 33
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Burnley 43 · Portsmouth 35
Shots on target 4-0 · corners 5-2 · possession 52-48
NextGOAL tip: Burnley -0.25 · 4 stars
Burnley and Portsmouth meet in the Championship tonight, with the hosts having just finished a game on the end of a 1-4 defeat, while the visitors won 2-1 in their most recent match. The two teams therefore come into this in very different moods. Burnley still cannot find a win in the league and have gone several matches without one; the defence is the main problem making points hard to come by. Portsmouth, meanwhile, are playing with confidence, unbeaten in 4 straight and winning three of those, though the visitors' defence is not especially tight either, particularly early in the second half when they tend to concede. After kick-off, the first thing to watch is how Burnley set up defensively, because if the hosts still let Portsmouth run through them as easily as in previous games, the match will swing the visitors' way immediately. But if Burnley close the gaps and build their game gradually, this one has a chance of ending with the result the hosts want.