Match Report
Before the match
nine goals for and nine against accompanied Burnley's one win, two draws and two defeats across five outings. A 4-1 defeat away to Lincoln City (24 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 away to Watford on 10 October.
Lincoln City hosted Burnley (Championship) on 24 October. For Burnley, the score was 1-4: one goal scored, four allowed. 1-2 was Burnley's result against Wolverhampton on 16 October (Championship), playing at home; Burnley lost, with one scored to two conceded. The 13 October fixture (Championship) paired Burnley with Charlton. Burnley drew 2-2 at home, netting two goals while conceding two. Playing away from home against Watford (Championship), Burnley finished 4-0 on 10 October. Their score comprised four goals, against zero from the opposition. 19 September: Burnley drew 1-1 against Derby County at home in Championship, scoring one goal and allowing one.
Burnley: 22nd, eight points, 12 matches in the calculated Championship standings at kickoff.
Portsmouth: three wins, one draw and one defeat over five games; seven goals scored, five conceded. Latest: a 2-1 win at home to Millwall on 24 October.
2-1 was Portsmouth's result against Millwall on 24 October (Championship), playing at home; Portsmouth won, with two scored to one conceded. The 20 October fixture (Championship) paired Portsmouth with Wolverhampton. Portsmouth drew 1-1 away from home, netting one goal while conceding one. Playing away from home against Norwich (Championship), Portsmouth finished 1-0 on 17 October. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition. 14 October: Portsmouth won 3-2 against Sheffield Utd at home in Championship, scoring three goals and allowing two. Against Southampton in Championship, Portsmouth scored zero and conceded one on 11 October; the away from home result was 0-1.
18 points in 12 matches put Portsmouth 12th in the pre-match results-based Championship standings.
Previous meetings in our records: a 0-0 draw at Portsmouth on 1 February 2025 and a 2-1 home win for Burnley on 21 September 2024.
After the match
Burnley and Portsmouth could not be separated in a goalless draw on 31 October 2026. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Portsmouth 184 points stronger than Burnley. Portsmouth are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Championship. Burnley: four substitutions. The substitution total for Portsmouth was four. Burnley conceded no goals. Portsmouth kept their opponents scoreless.