Championship: Burnley vs Portsmouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 13 match between Burnley and Portsmouth and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Burnley enjoy home advantage, when visitors Portsmouth swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 22th in the table Burnley have amassed eight points after 12 matches. On 18 points, Portsmouth rank 11th with 12 matches played this season.

Form: Burnley vs Portsmouth

Burnley Form

A draw was the best Burnley could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against Charlton, before getting trounced 1-2 against Wolverhampton. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Lincoln City ran out 4-1 winners. Burnley didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Championship games at the Turf Moor. They have a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored eight goals.

Portsmouth Form

In their last three matches, Portsmouth beat Norwich 0-1, drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton and beat Millwall by 2-1. Portsmouth claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Burnley and Portsmouth

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Burnley and Portsmouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Burnley vs Portsmouth

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jacob Bruun Larsen, who is performing well for The Clarets. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Portsmouth.The visitors will be looking to Zak Swanson to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Portsmouth in recent matches.

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Full-time result

In their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments Burnley won none, drew seven and lost three. Portsmouth won two, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 games away from home.

Both teams to score

Burnley scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Portsmouth only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 9 consecutive home games Burnley played. Portsmouth should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Burnley only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Portsmouth claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Portsmouth have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Burnley when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Burnley, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Portsmouth, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Burnley are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 17 matches.