Burnley FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Burnley FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Turf Moor.
- Burnley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Webb
- Assistant 1 Rob Smith
- Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)
24 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W 14 Sep Leeds United FC A 1–0 W 31 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D 24 Aug Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L 17 Aug Cardiff City FC H 5–0 W 12 Aug Luton Town FC A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Burnley FC A 1–2 L 15 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–3 L 31 Aug Sunderland AFC H 1–3 L 24 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 2–2 D 17 Aug Luton Town FC H 0–0 D 10 Aug Leeds United FC A 3–3 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Portsmouth FC0-152/116-301/231-454/–46-601/361-753/176+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Portsmouth FCAdrian Segecic 10 G 4 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Burnley FC is hosting Portsmouth FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Murphy, as he is very good at scoring at Turf Moor with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 371 games and scored 525 goals.
- 25' Burnley FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' Portsmouth FC is showing some good football. However, Portsmouth FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 34' Josh Cullen is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
- 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 42' Goal! Callum Lang scores his 53 goal in 14 matches.
- 47' Harvey Blair needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 48' Josh Murphy was booked on 48.
- 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
- 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 60' Andre Dozzell is replacing Freddie Potts for the Portsmouth FC side.
- 61' Jeremy Sarmiento has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jaidon Anthony on 61 minute.
- 63' GOAL! Jeremy Sarmiento scores on 63.
- 68' Burnley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 69' Matt Ritchie is replacing Paddy Lane for the Portsmouth FC side.
- 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 76' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Zak Swanson is replaced by Jordan Williams.
- 77' Harvey Blair is replacing Christian Saydee for the Portsmouth FC side.
- 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zian Flemming on 78.
- 81' It is a substitution in Burnley FC team. Josh Cullen is replaced by Josh Laurent on 81 minute.
- 86' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' Another change for Burnley FC made on 90 minute. Lyle Foster leaves to be changed by Jay Rodriguez.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Burnley FC players.
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Lineups
Burnley FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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24
Josh Cullen ↓ Josh Laurent 81'
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17
Lyle Foster ↓ Jay Rodriguez 90'
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- 1
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28
Hannibal Mejbri ↓ Zian Flemming 61'
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- 23
- 6
- 30
Bench
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9
Jay Rodriguez ↑ 90'
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19
Zian Flemming ↑ 61'
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- 32
- 37
- 3
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7
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 61'
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29
Josh Laurent ↑ 81'
Coach Scott ParkerPortsmouth FC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
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- 23
- 1
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49
Callum Lang ↓ Sam Silvera 76'
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- 16
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15
Christian Saydee ↓ Harvey Blair 77'
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32
Paddy Lane ↓ Matt Ritchie 69'
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22
Zak Swanson ↓ Jordan Williams 76'
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Freddie Potts ↓ Andre Dozzell 60'
Bench
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30
Matt Ritchie ↑ 69'
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Jordan Williams ↑ 76'
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Andre Dozzell ↑ 60'
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Sam Silvera ↑ 76'
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Harvey Blair ↑ 77'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josh Brownhill 1 Jeremy Sarmiento 1 Callum Lang 1 Head to Head
Burnley FC Form
Portsmouth FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.79 Burnley FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.13 Portsmouth FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Burnley FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.92Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Burnley FC or Draw 79%Draw or Portsmouth FC 45%Burnley FC or Portsmouth FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portsmouth FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.9%2 – 0 8.5%0 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 5.9%3 – 1 5.6%2 – 2 5.3%0 – 1 5.3%3 – 0 5%0 – 2 3.4%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Burnley FC
Handicap Burnley FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 22% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Burnley FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

