Burnley host Portsmouth in matchday 13 of the EFL Championship

Burnley face Portsmouth on 31 October 2026 at 18:00 Saudi time (the same time in Damascus), in matchday 13 of the EFL Championship for the 2026/27 season.

Burnley sit in 22nd place in the table with 8 points from 12 matches, having won 1, drawn 5 and lost 6, scoring 17 goals and conceding 25.

Portsmouth, meanwhile, are in 11th place with 18 points from 12 matches, having won 5, drawn 3 and lost 4, scoring 16 goals and conceding 15.

Burnley's results in their last five matches were as follows: a 1-4 defeat away to Lincoln, a 1-2 home defeat to Wolverhampton, a 2-2 home draw with Charlton, a 4-0 away win over Watford, and a 1-1 home draw with Derby.

Portsmouth's recent results were as follows: a 2-1 home win over Millwall, a 1-1 away draw with Wolverhampton, a 1-0 away win over Norwich, a 3-2 home win over Sheffield United, and a 0-1 away defeat to Southampton.

The two sides have met four times previously, the most recent being on 1 February 2025 when they drew 0-0 at Portsmouth's ground. On 21 September 2024, Burnley beat Portsmouth 2-1 at home. In an earlier meeting on 31 March 2012, Burnley beat Portsmouth 5-1 away from home, while Portsmouth beat Burnley 1-0 at Burnley's ground on 10 December 2011.