Burnley vs Portsmouth Prediction, 31 Oct 2026

Burnley host Portsmouth in the Championship. Burnley have found results hard to come by recently, while Portsmouth have had a steadier, more settled campaign.

Burnley go into this as the home side and the bookies' favourites, yet their form at home this season hasn't matched that billing. That contrast is worth digging into before deciding where the value lies.

Analysis updated 26 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC.

Where to place this bet

№

Bookmaker

Rating

Bonus Offer

Promo Code

Secure link

5 \ 5

Up TO $200

First Deposit Bonus

Live Odds

Deposit Options and Fees

Access in the US

Visit

Mybookie

Join Mybookie and Receive Up to $200 as a First Deposit Bonus! Secure a 100% match on your initial deposit, up to the maximum bonus amount. To access and withdraw your bonus, satisfy specific wagering requirements. See below for full T&C;'s, 18+, BeGambleAware.org

4.9 \ 5

Up to $500 + $10 Casino Chips

First Deposit Bonus

Range of Sports

Legality and Accessibility

Payout Methods and Times

Visit

Xbet

Up to $500 First Deposit Bonus Plus a $10 Casino Chip! Enjoy a 100% match on your first deposit up to the maximum bonus amount. To release and withdraw your bonus, adhere to the specific wagering requirements. See below for full T&C;'s, 18+, BeGambleAware.org

4.8 \ 5

100% Up TO $2500

Welcome Bonus

Availability Across Most States

Deposit Options

Customer Service

Visit

Busr

Up to $2500! Receive a 100% bonus on your initial deposit, up to the maximum bonus value. To access and withdraw your bonus, you need to fulfill specific wagering requirements. See below for full T&C;'s, 18+, BeGambleAware.org

Burnley's home form doesn't match their favourites tag

Burnley haven't won any of their last six home league games, picking up four draws and two defeats in that run. It's not a case of getting unlucky either, since they've only scored in half of those matches.

What could your bet return?

Burnley to win

Your stake£

Odds2.3

Potential return£46.00Bet Now

Draw

Your stake£

Odds3.3

Potential return£66.00Bet Now

Portsmouth to win

Your stake£

Odds3.1

Potential return£62.00Bet Now

Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.

Burnley: 20 completed matches; Portsmouth: 20 completed matches.

Burnley

20 matches

Win: 5% 1 / 20
Draw: 45% 9 / 20
Loss: 50% 10 / 20

Scored: 24
Conceded: 39
Difference: -15

Portsmouth

20 matches

Win: 30% 6 / 20
Draw: 35% 7 / 20
Loss: 35% 7 / 20

Scored: 23
Conceded: 27
Difference: -4

Burnley
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Championship	Lincoln	Burnley	24.10.2026	4-1
Championship	Burnley	Wolves	16.10.2026	1-2
Championship	Burnley	Charlton	13.10.2026	2-2
Championship	Watford	Burnley	10.10.2026	0-4
Championship	Burnley	Derby	19.09.2026	1-1
Championship	Swansea	Burnley	12.09.2026	3-1
Championship	Wrexham	Burnley	08.09.2026	1-1
Championship	Burnley	Bristol City	05.09.2026	1-2
Championship	Burnley	Middlesbrough	02.09.2026	1-1
Championship	Norwich	Burnley	29.08.2026	4-1

Portsmouth
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Championship	Portsmouth	Millwall	24.10.2026	2-1
Championship	Wolves	Portsmouth	20.10.2026	1-1
Championship	Norwich	Portsmouth	17.10.2026	0-1
Championship	Portsmouth	Sheffield Utd	14.10.2026	3-2
Championship	Southampton	Portsmouth	11.10.2026	1-0
Championship	Portsmouth	Blackburn	19.09.2026	2-2
Championship	Charlton	Portsmouth	12.09.2026	0-0
Championship	Portsmouth	Cardiff	05.09.2026	2-0
Championship	Portsmouth	Derby	01.09.2026	0-2
Championship	Bristol City	Portsmouth	29.08.2026	2-1

Portsmouth's away form tells a different story. They've won three of their last six league games on the road, including victories at Norwich and Lincoln, and have only lost twice away from home in that spell.

Burnley being priced as favourites looks more about reputation than recent home evidence.

Comparative Team Statistics: Burnley vs Portsmouth

Burnley vs Portsmouth statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

Recent meetings have been close, not Burnley routs

The last two Championship meetings between these sides were tight. Portsmouth held Burnley to a 0-0 draw in February 2025, and Burnley edged the reverse fixture 2-1 in September 2024.

Head 2 Head
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Championship	Portsmouth	Burnley	01.02.2025	0-0
Championship	Burnley	Portsmouth	21.09.2024	2-1
Championship	Portsmouth	Burnley	31.03.2012	1-5
Championship	Burnley	Portsmouth	10.12.2011	0-1

There are two older results from the early 2010s in the record too, but those squads bear little relation to either side today.

Nothing here points to Burnley being able to dominate this matchup.

A big gap in the table

Portsmouth sit 13th with 14 points from ten games. Burnley are down in 22nd with just eight points from eleven matches.

№	Team	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	GF/GA	Points
12	Millwall	11	4	3	4	18/18	15
13	Portsmouth	10	4	2	4	13/13	14
14	Wrexham	11	3	5	3	15/16	14

21	Norwich	11	3	0	8	17/21	9
22	Burnley	11	1	5	5	16/21	8
23	Derby	11	1	3	7	9/20	6

That's a sizeable difference for a fixture where Burnley are at home. It backs up what the recent form is already suggesting.

Limited team news to work with

The only player detail available is about Burnley's J. Laurent, who's picked up two yellow cards in his last seven appearances. That's a discipline note rather than anything suggesting he'll miss out.

Burnley:

Penalty cards:

J. Laurent red card

x 1

x 2

Burnley vs Portsmouth: England Championship match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

How this one might play out

Put the pieces together and Burnley's home struggles, their league position, and Portsmouth's healthier away form all point the same way. This doesn't look like a match where the home side should be odds-on.

Recent meetings have been low-scoring and close, and neither team's form suggests a one-sided scoreline is likely here either.

Match odds and squad lists

MATCH RESULT (1x2)

W1: 2.3

X: 3.3

W2: 3.1

Handicap

Burnley

Portsmouth

Handicap (-1.5): 4.26

Handicap (0): 2.25

Handicap (-0.25): 2

Handicap (0.25): 1.85

Handicap (0): 1.59

Handicap (1.5): 1.2

Total

Over

Under

Over (2.25): 1.86

Under (2.25): 2.02

Over (2.5): 2.05

Under (2.5): 1.8

More odds

Squad and player details

Burnley
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
J. Bruun Larsen	Denmark	28	Midfielder	183	77
K. Walker	England	36	Defender	183	80
J. Worrall	England	29	Defender	193	64
A. Ahmedhodžić	Bosnia and Herzegovina	27	Defender	190	84
Igor	Brazil	28	Defender	185	85
J. Vardy	England	39	Attacker	179	74
C. Roberts	Wales	31	Defender	175	72
B. Amos	England	36	Goalkeeper	180	70
J. Laurent	England	31	Midfielder	188	70
G. Coudert	France	27	Goalkeeper	188	85
Z. Flemming	Netherlands	28	Attacker	185	84
M. Trésor	Belgium	27	Attacker	172	64
M. Edwards	England	27	Midfielder	168	65
H. Ekdal	Sweden	28	Defender	188	77
Z. Amdouni	Switzerland	25	Attacker	185	79
O. Sonne	Denmark	25	Defender	184	72
L. Ramazani	Belgium	25	Attacker	167	55
A. Broja	Albania	25	Attacker	191	83
A. Hountondji	Benin	24	Attacker	190	64
H. Mejbri	Tunisia	23	Midfielder	177	74
R. Hatate	Japan	28	Midfielder	171	70
B. Humphreys	England	23	Defender	187	79
S. Sambo	Netherlands	25	Defender	174	65
A. Ramsey	England	23	Midfielder	181	n/a
Max Alleyne	England	21	Defender	185	71
M. Weiß	Germany	22	Goalkeeper	190	84
Lucas Pires	Brazil	25	Defender	175	71
U. Raghouber	France	23	Midfielder	180	62
E. Agyei	Belgium	21	Attacker	172	n/a
D. Satpaev	Kazakhstan	18	Attacker	173	62
G. Brierley	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
E. Clark	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
L. Castell	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a

Portsmouth
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
N. Schmid	Austria	29	Goalkeeper	195	81
R. Poole	Wales	28	Defender	180	76
K. Anderson	England	31	Midfielder	175	68
E. Adams	Gambia	30	Midfielder	178	76
B. Killip	England	30	Goalkeeper	188	74
J. Murphy	England	31	Midfielder	173	67
M. Pack	England	35	Midfielder	188	76
J. Swift	England	31	Midfielder	182	73
J. Knight	England	29	Defender	185	78
D. Bielica	Poland	27	Goalkeeper	191	76
C. Shaughnessy	Republic of Ireland	30	Defender	191	74
L. Le Roux	South Africa	26	Midfielder	184	70
R. Shein	Estonia	23	Midfielder	185	75
O. Bailey	England	26	Midfielder	178	75
T. Shade	St. Kitts and Nevis	26	Midfielder	183	78
C. Bishop	England	30	Attacker	180	72
T. Devlin	Northern Ireland	23	Defender	180	n/a
Z. Swanson	England	26	Defender	189	n/a
I. Mohamed	Comoros	25	Midfielder	191	80
H. Blair	England	23	Attacker	n/a	n/a
A. Kamara	England	23	Midfielder	186	81
A. Segecic	Australia	22	Midfielder	173	73
M. Milovanović	Serbia	23	Attacker	197	88
F. Umeh	Republic of Ireland	21	Attacker	185	73
J. Meghoma	England	20	Defender	175	80
T. Waddingham	Australia	21	Attacker	n/a	n/a
H. Matthews	Australia	22	Defender	n/a	n/a
E. Kenny	Republic of Ireland	20	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Benjamin Arthur	England	21	Defender	189	80
M. Dia	Senegal	22	Defender	192	n/a
L. Brooke-Smith	New Zealand	18	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
R. Kavuma McQueen	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a

Taking Portsmouth not to lose makes sense given how often Burnley have failed to win at home this season, paired with Portsmouth's firmer away record and healthier table position.

It's not a case of expecting Portsmouth to cruise, since recent meetings have been close affairs, but the handicap cushion fits the pattern both teams have been showing.