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Burnley will host Portsmouth at Turf Moor on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 EFL Championship campaign. The home side have had a mixed start to life under new boss Scott Parker but remain on course for the promotion playoffs as they sit fourth in the league table with 10 points from five games.
They picked up a narrow and hard-fought 1-0 victory over Leeds United in their last match, with Luca Koleosho sprinting away to score the sole goal of the game in the first half and register his maiden away strike for the Clarets.
Portsmouth have endured a difficult return to the English second-tier and now find themselves in the drop zone early on in the season. They were beaten 3-0 by West Bromwich Albion last time out and could have no major complaints about the result after failing to register a single shot on target throughout the match.
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The visitors sit 23rd in the league standings with three points from an obtainable 15 and will be desperate to pick up their first win of the season this weekend.
Burnley vs Portsmouth Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 56 meetings between Burnley and Portsmouth. The home side have won 24 of those games while the visitors have won one fewer. There have been nine draws between the two teams.
- The two teams last faced off in a Championship clash back in March 2012 which the Clarets won 5-1.
- The home side are without a clean sheet in their last nine games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2002.
- Pompey have the joint-worst defensive record in the English second-tier this season with a goal concession tally of 11.
Burnley vs Portsmouth Prediction
Burnley's latest result ended a three-game winless streak and they will aim to kick on from that this weekend. They have picked up a win and a draw in their two games at Turf Moor this season and will head into the weekend clash as sure-fire favorites.
Portsmouth are on a run of consecutive defeats and are without a win in all six of their games this season. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams should see the Clarets win this one.
Prediction: Burnley 3-1 Portsmouth
Burnley vs Portsmouth Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Burnley to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Three of the visitors' last four matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last five matchups)
