Burnley - Portsmouth predictions

It’s easy to point out Burnley as the clear favourites, but we wouldn’t call this match completely one-sided. The hosts are definitely more likely to win between the two, but a tie game is another possibility. An away win would be quite a surprise, but we’ve seen bigger upsets.

Portsmouth are massive underdogs and will be extremely lucky to avoid complete annihilation at the hands of Burnley.

The Clarets are coming on the back of a surprise upturn in the previous round. The betting odds seemed stacked against them at kick-off, being the away team whose victory was priced at 5.50. They took the lead in the first half, however, and secured a stunning 0:1 victory against Leeds United .

Portsmouth are coming on the back of a 0:3 defeat at home, which was painful but hardly unexpected. Not many Championship betting predictions expected them to be able to stand up to West Bromwich Albion, and they fell behind fairly early.

The previous 3 times we saw Burnley play at home were marked by more than 5 goals from them. The visitors will need to be careful if they want to avoid conceding a lot of goals.

With 8 goals in their own net over the last 3 matches, Portsmouth’s defence leaves a lot to be desired.

They may be favoured to win, but the home team are still playing at an extreme disadvantage because a lot of their players suffered an injury recently. Nathan Redmond, Hjalmar Ekdal, Hannes Delcroix, Manuel Benson, Jordan Beyer will not be able to play, putting the team in a dangerous situation.

Our advice is to stay on the safe side and go for the Over 2.5 Goals market. It’s reliable, very probable, and available at odds of 1.73 if you use the Betway sportsbook.