Championship: Portsmouth vs Burnley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 30 match between Portsmouth and Burnley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Struggling Portsmouth are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Burnley on Saturday at Fratton Park. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

While Burnley are now third in the Championship table after collecting 57 points in 29 rounds, Portsmouth trail them on 29 points. This leaves them as number 21 in the table after 29 rounds played.

Team form: Portsmouth vs Burnley

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 3-1 victory against Stoke. They went on to lose 5-1 against West Bromwich, before getting dumped in a 0-1 defeat against Millwall. Portsmouth claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Fratton Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored 13 goals.

Burnley Form

Burnley go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Sunderland. They went on to beat Plymouth by 0-5, before sharing the spoils with Leeds in a 0-0 draw. Burnley have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Championship. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 12 and conceding one goals.

Betting facts for Portsmouth and Burnley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Portsmouth and Burnley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Portsmouth vs Burnley

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Matt Ritchie, who is performing well for Portsmouth. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Burnley.The visitors will be looking to Zian Flemming to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Burnley in recent matches.

Popular markets: Portsmouth vs Burnley

Full-time result

Portsmouth claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Burnley won seven, drew two and lost one of their last 10 games away. Burnley struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 16 matches in a row. Burnley are on a great streak of 8 away matches without losing.

Both teams to score

Portsmouth scored first in six of their last ten home games. Burnley scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Burnley have not conceded a goal in 7 consecutive away games. Burnley managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Portsmouth have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Burnley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portsmouth, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Burnley’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches. Portsmouth conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Incredibly, Burnley kept a clean sheet in 7 matches on the spin.