Portsmouth v Burton Albion

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Portsmouth may have been held to a slightly disappointing 0-0 draw away from home at Blackpool but nevertheless, the south coast side still picked up a point and also extended their unbeaten run in the English third tier to an impressive looking 10 games without defeat, while Burton Albion slumped to a third defeat in four games when they were handed a 3-1 loss at home to Peterborough United, leaving The Brewers sitting just above the relegation zone.

Despite perhaps dropping two points on Saturday, Portsmouth still remain top of the League One table where the south coast club possess a valuable five-point buffer between themselves and second placed Derby County ahead of these midweek fixtures in the third tier on Tuesday night.

Even more impressive is the fact that Portsmouth have registered seven wins within their last 10 unbeaten games which includes home wins against Northampton Town, Cambridge United, Reading and Oxford United respectively while the bigger picture shows Pompey have been dealt just two defeats all season at Fratton Park which is indeed some record for John Mousinho's side.

In addition, Portsmouth have lost just twice in their previous 23 home games in League One which makes Burton Albion's task even tougher.

Onto the visitors and Burton Albion still remain sitting above the relegation zone despite losing three of their last four games overall in the third tier as The Brewers have succumbed to losses at the hands of Northampton Town, Carlisle United and Peterborough United, all of which have been on home soil at their Pirelli Stadium.

Burton Albion have found league wins hard to come by in this season's League One campaign as The Brewers have collected just five wins from their previous 22 games overall while also slipping to no fewer than 12 defeats within this period as well.

Only two of these five wins for the east midlands club have been achieved on their travels where Martin Paterson's side have collected wins at Bristol Rovers and Leyton Orient but their limited successes on the road have been overshadowed by losing nine of their 18 outings on the road which doesn't bode well for this tough upcoming trip down to the south coast against the league leaders.

To make matters worse, Burton Albion have also failed to score in 10 of their 18 away games so far this season which could play into Portsmouth's hands here.

Portsmouth v Burton Albion Verdict

Previous contests between Portsmouth and Burton Albion have heavily favoured Pompey as the south coast side have won their last four meetings against their upcoming opponents and given their solid form on home soil at Fratton Park this season, there looks to be only one winner here as the hosts also look set to keep a clean sheet as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Portsmouth win & BTTS No @ 2.10

Correct Score: Portsmouth 2-0 @ 6.00