Burnley – Portsmouth prediction, 31 October 2026 · Championship

Saturday, 31/10/2026 at 16:00 Sat 31 October, 16:00

1d 4h to kick-off

Match preview · Championship

Burnley Home 22nd in Championship

1.19

Portsmouth Away 11th in Championship

1.21 Projected xG

Burnley: 33%; Mkt 48% Market 48%; Fair 3.00 Fair odds 3.00
Draw: 32%; Mkt 27% Market 27%; Fair 3.08 Fair odds 3.08
Portsmouth: 34%; Mkt 25% Market 25%; Fair 2.93 Fair odds 2.93

2 qualified edges: Portsmouth to win, Burnley not to score

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Data coverage · partial

Burnley 12/20
Portsmouth 20/20

Model updated 30 October, 09:30
Top odds updated 29 October, 18:00

Where the model disagrees with the market

Largest gap per question. Margin removed. Bet365 prices.

Portsmouth to win Match result

Edge +28.2%

Model 34.2%

Market 25.0%

Fair odds 2.93 Bookmaker odds 3.75

Model skill: +7.20%
Burnley not to score Goals by team

Edge +19.0%

Model 27.5%

Market 21.7%

Fair odds 3.64 Bookmaker odds 4.33

Model skill: +3.77%
Under 2.5 goals Goals

Edge +7.1%

Model 56.1%

Market 50.0%

Fair odds 1.78 Bookmaker odds 1.91

Model skill: -0.89%
Portsmouth 2+ goals Goals by team

Edge +3.8%

Model 34.6%

Market 31.3%

Fair odds 2.89 Bookmaker odds 3.00

Model skill: +2.61%

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Match result

Portsmouth to win Match result

Edge +28.2%

Model 34.2%

Market 25.0%

Fair odds 2.93 Bookmaker odds 3.75

Model skill: +7.20%
Draw Match result

Edge +13.5%

Model 32.4%

Market 26.8%

Fair odds 3.08 Bookmaker odds 3.50

Model skill: -1.04%
Burnley to win Match result

Edge -34.9%

Model 33.4%

Market 48.1%

Fair odds 3.00 Bookmaker odds 1.95

Model skill: +7.19%

Model against the market

Portsmouth to win

Model: 34.2%
Market, margin removed: 25.0%

Probability gap: +9.1 pp
Edge: +28.2%
Fair odds: 2.93
Market odds: 3.75 Bet365
Price at which a 5% edge begins: 3.07
Bookmaker margin: 6.5%

Draw

Model: 32.4%
Market, margin removed: 26.8%

Probability gap: +5.6 pp
Edge: +13.5%
Fair odds: 3.08
Market odds: 3.50 Bet365
Price at which a 5% edge begins: 3.24
Bookmaker margin: 6.5%

Burnley to win

Model: 33.4%
Market, margin removed: 48.1%

Probability gap: −14.8 pp
Edge: −34.9%
Fair odds: 3.00
Market odds: 1.95 Bet365
Price at which a 5% edge begins: 3.15
Bookmaker margin: 6.5%

Goals

Under 2.5 goals Goals

Edge +7.1%

Model 56.1%

Market 50.0%

Fair odds 1.78 Bookmaker odds 1.91

Model skill: -0.89%
Under 1.5 goals Goals

Edge -0.9%

Model 26.4%

Market 25.5%

Fair odds 3.78 Bookmaker odds 3.75

Model skill: -0.01%
Over 1.5 goals Goals

Edge -5.4%

Model 73.6%

Market 74.5%

Fair odds 1.36 Bookmaker odds 1.29

Model skill: -0.01%
Over 2.5 goals Goals

Edge -16.2%

Model 43.9%

Market 50.0%

Fair odds 2.28 Bookmaker odds 1.91

Model skill: -0.89%

Both teams to score

Both teams to score Both teams to score

Edge -5.2%

Model 54.9%

Market 53.7%

Fair odds 1.82 Bookmaker odds 1.73

Model skill: -0.43%
Both teams not to score Both teams to score

Edge -9.8%

Model 45.1%

Market 46.3%

Fair odds 2.22 Bookmaker odds 2.00

Model skill: -0.43%

Goals by team

Burnley not to score Goals by team

Edge +19.0%

Model 27.5%

Market 21.7%

Fair odds 3.64 Bookmaker odds 4.33

Model skill: +3.77%
Burnley at most 1 goal Goals by team

Edge +14.0%

Model 66.0%

Market 53.7%

Fair odds 1.52 Bookmaker odds 1.73

Model skill: +3.62% Kept answer: Burnley not to score +19.0%
Portsmouth 2+ goals Goals by team

Edge +3.8%

Model 34.6%

Market 31.3%

Fair odds 2.89 Bookmaker odds 3.00

Model skill: +2.61%
Portsmouth to score Goals by team

Edge +2.2%

Model 73.0%

Market 66.3%

Fair odds 1.37 Bookmaker odds 1.40

Model skill: +2.56%
Portsmouth at most 1 goal Goals by team

Edge -10.8%

Model 65.4%

Market 68.7%

Fair odds 1.53 Bookmaker odds 1.36

Model skill: +2.61%
Burnley to score Goals by team

Edge -13.0%

Model 72.5%

Market 78.3%

Fair odds 1.38 Bookmaker odds 1.20

Model skill: +3.77%
Portsmouth not to score Goals by team

Edge -25.8%

Model 27.0%

Market 33.7%

Fair odds 3.71 Bookmaker odds 2.75

Model skill: +2.56%
Burnley 2+ goals Goals by team

Edge -32.0%

Model 34.0%

Market 46.3%

Fair odds 2.94 Bookmaker odds 2.00

Model skill: +3.62%

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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match

Burnley xG 1.43 xGA 1.81

L 1.73 created, 2.63 conceded against Swansea City
D 0.45 created, 1.75 conceded against Derby County
W 1.94 created, 0.64 conceded against Watford
D 1.08 created, 2.13 conceded against Charlton Athletic
L 1.00 created, 1.82 conceded against Wolverhampton
L 2.35 created, 1.90 conceded against Lincoln City

Portsmouth xG 1.28 xGA 0.98

D 1.60 created, 0.59 conceded against Blackburn Rovers
L 1.18 created, 1.28 conceded against Southampton
W 2.22 created, 2.01 conceded against Sheffield United
W 1.19 created, 0.29 conceded against Norwich City
D 0.65 created, 1.01 conceded against Wolverhampton
W 0.82 created, 0.67 conceded against Millwall

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals: 2.40
Over 2.5 goals: 44%
Both teams to score: 55%
Portsmouth 2+ goals: 35%
Portsmouth clean sheet: 27%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

1:1: 16.7%
0:0: 9.3%
1:2: 9.2%

Why the model leans Portsmouth, but not by much

Portsmouth's defence and recent form carry the lean; its attack does not back it.

Attack: Even; 16th vs 16th; Portsmouth attack v Burnley defence
Defence: Favours Portsmouth; 3rd vs 11th; Portsmouth defence v Burnley attack
Recent xG form: Favours Portsmouth; +0.30 vs -0.39; xGD per match, last 6

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Team comparison

Overview Attack Defence Form Model

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Burnley and Portsmouth compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading	Burnley	Portsmouth
xG / match	(better) 1.32 · 13th	1.31 · 14th
xGA / match	1.65 · 20th	(better) 1.13 · 4th
xGD / match	-0.33 · 18th	(better) +0.18 · 9th
xPts / match	1.11 · 18th	(better) 1.51 · 9th
Last 6 xGD / match	-0.39	(better) +0.30

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition.

Attack: Burnley and Portsmouth compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading	Burnley	Portsmouth
xG / match	(better) 1.32 · 13th	1.31 · 14th
npxG / match	1.14	(better) 1.16
Shots / match	13.8 · 10th	(better) 14.6 · 7th
npxG / shot	(better) 0.08 · 19th	0.08 · 21st

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition.

Defence: Burnley and Portsmouth compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading	Burnley	Portsmouth
xGA / match	1.65 · 20th	(better) 1.13 · 4th
Shots faced / match	14.7 · 15th	(better) 10.9 · joint 2nd
npxGA / shot	0.10 · 17th	(better) 0.10 · 15th

The last 6 matches, per match.

Form: Burnley and Portsmouth compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading	Burnley	Portsmouth
Last 6 xG / match	(better) 1.43	1.28
Last 6 xGA / match	1.81	(better) 0.98
Last 6 xGD / match	-0.39	(better) +0.30

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How the edge is calculated

Edge is probability × odds − 1 — it pays on average and over the long run, not necessarily in this match. The model knows nothing of absences, motivation or the schedule.

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Match result

Burnley to win

33.4% 3.00 —

Draw

32.4% 3.08 —

Portsmouth to win

34.2% 2.93 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals

73.6% 1.36 —

Under 1.5 goals

26.4% 3.78 —

Over 2.5 goals

43.9% 2.28 —

Under 2.5 goals

56.1% 1.78 —

Both teams to score

54.9% 1.82 —

Both teams not to score

45.1% 2.22 —

Team goals — Burnley

Burnley to score

72.5% 1.38 —

Burnley not to score

27.5% 3.64 —

Burnley 2+ goals

34.0% 2.94 —

Burnley at most 1 goal

66.0% 1.52 —

Team goals — Portsmouth

Portsmouth to score

73.0% 1.37 —

Portsmouth not to score

27.0% 3.71 —

Portsmouth 2+ goals

34.6% 2.89 —

Portsmouth at most 1 goal

65.4% 1.53 —

What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

Model details

Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match

Burnley xG 1.43 xGA 1.81

L 1.73 created, 2.63 conceded against Swansea City
D 0.45 created, 1.75 conceded against Derby County
W 1.94 created, 0.64 conceded against Watford
D 1.08 created, 2.13 conceded against Charlton Athletic
L 1.00 created, 1.82 conceded against Wolverhampton
L 2.35 created, 1.90 conceded against Lincoln City

Portsmouth xG 1.28 xGA 0.98

D 1.60 created, 0.59 conceded against Blackburn Rovers
L 1.18 created, 1.28 conceded against Southampton
W 2.22 created, 2.01 conceded against Sheffield United
W 1.19 created, 0.29 conceded against Norwich City
D 0.65 created, 1.01 conceded against Wolverhampton
W 0.82 created, 0.67 conceded against Millwall

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Where the model disagrees with the market

Match result

Goals

Both teams to score

Goals by team

Recent form

Goals & scorelines

Most likely scorelines

Why the model leans Portsmouth, but not by much

Team comparison

Burnley attack → Portsmouth defence

Portsmouth attack → Burnley defence

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Match result

Goals

Both teams to score

Team goals — Burnley

Team goals — Portsmouth

What the model doesn't know