Portsmouth vs Burnley Prediction: Can Portsmouth break Burnley’s defence?

Portsmouth will welcome Burnley to Fratton Park on Saturday for round 30 of the Championship. The visitors have conceded nine goals this season, can they maintain this superb defensive record? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Portsmouth

LWWLL

Following a 5-1 loss to West Brom, Portsmouth suffered a 1-0 loss to Millwall in their last game. They have now lost five times in their last seven games. However, they have only lost one of their last eight games at home. They sit 21st on the table with 29 points in 29 games, scoring 36 goals and conceding 52. However, Jordan Williams, Regan Poole, Ibane Bowat, Jacob Farrell, Paddy Lane, Mark O'Mahony and Kusini Yengi are all ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Burnley

DWDWD

Burnley settled for a goalless draw in their last game against Leeds United. The game shows a great defensive display from both teams with only one shot on target in the whole 90 minutes. Burnley remain unbeaten in their last 17 games and have only lost twice on the road this season. They sit third on the table with 57 points in 29 games, scoring 36 goals and conceding 9. They have the best defence record this season, conceding 10 goals fewer than any other team in the league. However, the Clarets will be without Jordan Beyer, Manuel Benson, Enock Agyei, Aaron Ramsey and Nathan Redmond in this game.

Possible Starting 11

Portsmouth — Nicolas Schmid, Zak Swanson, Marlon Pack, Hayden Matthews, Connor Ogilvie, Andre Dozzell, Freddie Potts, Matt Ritchie, Callum Lang, Joshua Murphy, Colby Bishop.

Burnley — James Trafford, Connor Roberts, CJ Egan-Riley, Maxime Estève, Bashir Humphreys, Josh Brownhill, Josh Cullen, Jaidon Anthony, Hannibal Mejbri, Jeremy Sarmiento, Zian Flemming.

Interesting Facts

• Portsmouth have the second-worst defensive record in the league, conceding 52 goals. Only Plymouth (62) have conceded more.
• Burnley have the best defensive record in the league, conceding just 9.
• Burnley are unbeaten in their last 17 games.
• Portsmouth lost five of their last seven games.

Expert Betting Tips

Since the start of the season, Burnley have been well organized at the back. They have only conceded nine in 29 games, which is something to be proud of. They are also unbeaten in their last 17 games, and I think they will get an easy win in this game. Moreover, due to their defensive strength, I think they will also keep a clean sheet.

Our prediction for the match is to see at least one team keep a clean sheet (BTTS-NO) for odds of 1.73 at Betway.

Our second prediction is for the game to see less than three goals (Under 2.5) for odds of 1.67 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for Burnley to win for odds of 1.80 at 1xbet.