The Clarets lost 3-1 to Liverpool on Saturday, just a few weeks after losing the same scoreline to fellow championship contenders Manchester City.
Arsenal defeated Kompany’s side 3-1 at The Emirates in November, and the two teams meet again on Saturday.
While Burnley have yet to claim a point against the league’s top three, nor anyone in the top 11 for that matters, Kompany believes the performances of his side prove they are more than capable of springing a surprise.
Speaking after last week’s defeat at Anfield, the Clarets boss said: “It’s a team with a lot of quality and a stadium and crowd with a lot of history, passion for the team and that’s always tough.
“For as much as we came to play our own game, we did really well in that environment.
“It’s something positive to take out of the game for sure. I don’t think we can throw too much away from this game because it should also give us the belief to carry on.
“Liverpool, we’ve played them twice. City we’ve played them twice, you’ve got to play them all but there’s enough in our performances to make us believe we can get results and that should be the priority.”
Kompany is right to be encouraged by Burnley’s display at Anfield, given his side caused the hosts plenty of problems.
With the game hanging in the balance at 2-1, David Fofana squandered two huge opportunities to level while Wilson Odobert also skewed wide with the goal at his mercy.
“I’ve been to this place many times myself as a player and I didn’t have those chances,” Kompany added.
