Burnley vs Portsmouth — Championship: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 39′Burnley, yellow card:Argument
- 39′Portsmouth, yellow card:Argument
- Half-time
- 46′Portsmouth, substitution:off
- 50′Portsmouth, substitution:off
- 62′Burnley, substitution:off
- 64′Portsmouth, yellow card:John Michael Lewis MousinhoDissent
- 71′Burnley, substitution:off
- 71′Burnley, substitution:off
- 72′Portsmouth, substitution:off
- 80′Portsmouth, substitution:off
- 80′Portsmouth, substitution:off
- 85′Burnley, substitution:off
- Full-time
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Burnley and Portsmouth play out goalless draw at Turf Moor
Burnley and Portsmouth shared a goalless draw at Turf Moor in Matchday 13 of the Championship. The home side finished with 18 shots to Portsmouth's five and four on target to none, yet could not find a way past Nicolas Schmid. The point lifted Portsmouth to 19 points and 11th place, while Burnley moved to nine points and stayed 22nd.
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Burnley dominated territory and chances, producing an expected goals figure of 1.81 against 0.32 for the visitors. They also won five corners to two, but the first half ended level at 0-0 and the second brought no change, with Portsmouth defending resolutely and rarely threatening at the other end. Each side collected one yellow card, with 10 fouls from Burnley and nine from Portsmouth.
Burnley arrived on the back of a 4-1 defeat at Lincoln, having also lost to Wolves at home the game before, so the clean sheet at the other end offered a small measure of stability for Fabio Celestini's side. Portsmouth, managed by John Mousinho, had beaten Millwall 2-1 in their previous outing. Both sides are in action again on Tuesday 3 November, Burnley away to QPR and Portsmouth at home to Swansea, in the Championship.
Schmid earned the best rating on the pitch, 7.35, for keeping out everything Burnley threw at Portsmouth's goal, including four shots on target. Josh Cullen was Burnley's highest-rated player on 7.08.
Burnley had 18 shots to Portsmouth's five without finding the net.
Burnley and Portsmouth drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Burnley met Portsmouth in the Championship (Regular Season - 13). Kick-off was Saturday, 31 October 2026, 15:00 UTC at Turf Moor. Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo.
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Burnley (4-2-3-1)
Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Burnley 45%, the draw 28%, Portsmouth 27%. It finished Burnley 0–0 Portsmouth.
Home advantage gives Burnley a slight lean — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, 1444 to 1422, Burnley's usual home advantage puts them in front at 45%, though home sides in the Championship tend to under-perform, which helps Portsmouth a little. The draw sits at 28%, starting from 27.5% and nudged up by the Championship's usual draw rate, slightly offset by typical scoring in both teams' recent games.
Why Burnley in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1444 to 1422. Sides this close won 46.0% of 14,561 home games (draw 27.5%, visitors 26.6%).
Why only 45%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 25.4% norm). Championship homes won 42.9% of 8,500 games vs 44.6% across all 108,210 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Portsmouth win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,247. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 1.6 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Burnley have shed 76 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 10,402 such games vs 33.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Burnley won 2 of the last 4 meetings with Portsmouth. The record is 2 wins for Burnley, 1 draw and 1 win for Portsmouth. These were 4 Championship games played at both grounds between 10 December 2011 and 1 February 2025. Latest meeting: 1 February 2025 — Portsmouth 0–0 Burnley. In 5,562 historical matches between similarly rated teams, home sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 44.0%. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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On this page: the Burnley vs Portsmouth final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Championship fixture.
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