Burnley 0-0 Portsmouth: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 13 · Saturday 31 October 2026 · Turf Moor, Burnley · referee R. Ricardo · full time
Full time: Burnley 0-0 Portsmouth
Burnley and Portsmouth drew 0-0 in Championship Matchday 13 on Saturday 31 October 2026 at Turf Moor. It went against Moneyball's pre-match estimate.
How the match unfolded
It finished 0-0. Both defences held from the first whistle to the last, and the chances that came were not taken.
The referee, R. Ricardo, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Burnley and 2 to Portsmouth.
Burnley: H. Jensen, 4-2-3-1 · Portsmouth: J. Mousinho, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
The prediction missed. Before kick-off Moneyball leaned to a Portsmouth win at 40% and gave a draw 26%; the match went the other way.
The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.9 and the match produced none.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 56%; with 0 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 60%; they did not both score, against the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-31, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.20 for Burnley and 2.18 for Portsmouth.
Portsmouth left about 2.2 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Portsmouth created the better chances, 2.18 xG to 0.20, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Burnley had 4 shots on target, Portsmouth 0.
Burnley had 53% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Burnley came into it with 15 Championship matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.1 a match, with 1.41 expected goals for and 1.80 against, and had won 7% of their matches.
Portsmouth came into it with 15 Championship matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.25 expected goals for and 1.28 against, and had won 40% of their matches.
Burnley vs Portsmouth: the match in numbers
| Burnley | Match statistics | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Ball possession | 47% |
| 0.20 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.18 |
| 18 | Total shots | 5 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 395 | Total passes | 363 |
| 74% | Pass accuracy | 72% |
| 5 | Corners | 2 |
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 10 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Burnley
- Lucas Pires 7.4
- Hjalmar Ekdal 7.2
- Largie Ramazani 7.2
- Kyle Walker 7.1
- Josh Laurent 7.0
Portsmouth
- Madiodio Dia 7.8
- Nicolas Schmid 7.2
- Zak Swanson 7.2
- Iyad Mohamed 7.1
- Regan Poole 7.1
The lowest-rated starter was Adrian Segečić at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Burnley: Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers Sunday 22 November 2026 · Championship
- Portsmouth: Bolton Wanderers vs Portsmouth Saturday 21 November 2026 · Championship
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Burnley vs Portsmouth
What was the score in Burnley vs Portsmouth?
Burnley 0-0 Portsmouth (half-time 0-0), Championship, Saturday 31 October 2026.
Who scored in Burnley vs Portsmouth?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Burnley vs Portsmouth correctly?
The prediction missed. Before kick-off Moneyball leaned to a Portsmouth win at 40% and gave a draw 26%; the match went the other way.
Who was man of the match in Burnley vs Portsmouth?
Madiodio Dia, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Burnley vs Portsmouth?
R. Ricardo.
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