FM Preview: Portsmouth v Burnley 31 Mar 2012

Last updated : 30 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Portsmouth v Burnley fixture

Portsmouth prepare to entertain Burnley at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Pompey are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 6 of the 26 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Fratton Park was just last season, in January 2011, with Burnley inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Pompey in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Burnley 0 - 1 Portsmouth Championship
2010/2011 Mon 25 Apr Burnley 1 - 1 Portsmouth Championship
2010/2011 Tue 25 Jan Portsmouth 1-2 Burnley Championship
2009/2010 Sat 27 Feb Burnley 1 - 2 Portsmouth Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 05 Dec Portsmouth 2 - 0 Burnley Premier League
2007/2008 Tue 25 Sep Burnley 0 - 1 Portsmouth League Cup
2002/2003 Tue 15 Apr Portsmouth 1 - 0 Burnley League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

The away form of Burnley is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Clarets have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Portsmouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 33 points from their 39 games thus far.

Burnley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 38 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 6 6 7
Burnley 6 0 3 3 6 10 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Portsmouth, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Portsmouth Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Burnley Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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