Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sheffield Wednesday FC

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Portsmouth FC

Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Hillsborough 28,346 HT 45' · FT 45'

Callum Paterson 9' 1–0

1–1 23' Harvey Blair

Y 37' Conor Shaughnessy

Y 67' Andre Dozzell

Svante Ingelsson 90' Y

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 2024-10-25 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-03-11 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2022-07-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–3 Portsmouth FC 2022-04-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Portsmouth FC	H	1–1	D
21 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	Stoke City FC	A	0–2	L
12 Apr	Oxford United FC	H	0–1	L
08 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–2	D
05 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
21 Apr	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
18 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	5–3	W
12 Apr	Derby County FC	H	2–2	D
09 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
05 Apr	Millwall FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC		Portsmouth FC
#24	Position	#18
0	Points	55
46	Played	46
2 / 12 / 32	W / D / L	14 / 13 / 19
29	Scored	49
89	Conceded	64
-60	GD	-15
0.00	PPG	1.20
4%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Hillsborough will turn into a battlefield for Sheffield Wednesday FC and Portsmouth FC.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
9' Callum Paterson doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
14' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
19' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a 4-4-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Portsmouth FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
23' Harvey Blair makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Portsmouth FC are in front.
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
33' Pierce Charles, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Conor Shaughnessy on 37.
42' Portsmouth FC come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 46 minute. Conor Shaughnessy leaves to be changed by Regan Poole.
51' Sheffield Wednesday FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
56' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' Portsmouth FC ring the changes. Harvey Blair has done his job and it is now time for Kaide Gordon to step up.
64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield Wednesday FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Andre Dozzell.
69' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Svante Ingelsson on, Stuart Armstrong off on 69 minutes.
72' The crowd applauds Isaac Hayden as he leaves the pitch. Marlon Pack steps in for Portsmouth FC.
74' Yan Valery makes way for Liam Palmer at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael Ihiekwe, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
83' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Callum Paterson exits the field as Charlie McNeill enters on 83.
85' A change in the Portsmouth FC ranks — Josh Murphy exits the field as Cohen Bramall enters on 85.
90' A moment of madness from Svante Ingelsson on 90 minutes earns him a card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

40
Stuart Armstrong ↓ Svante Ingelsson 69'
13
Callum Paterson ↓ Charlie McNeill 83'
10
Barry Bannan
18
Marvin Johnson
24
Michael Smith ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 74'
11
Josh Windass
20
Michael Ihiekwe
27
Yan Valery ↓ Liam Palmer 74'
41
Djeidi Gassama ↓ Anthony Musaba 46'
47
Pierce Charles
44
Shea Charles

Bench

4
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 74'
2
Liam Palmer ↑ 74'
12
Ike Ugbo
8
Svante Ingelsson ↑ 69'
28
Ryo Hatsuse
45
Anthony Musaba ↑ 46'
17
Charlie McNeill ↑ 83'
1
James Beadle
19
Olaf Kobacki

Coach Danny Röhl

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
Marlon Pack ↑ 72'
30
Matt Ritchie
49
Callum Lang ↑ 72'
5
Regan Poole ↑ 46'
18
Cohen Bramall ↑ 85'
15
Christian Saydee
14
Kaide Gordon ↑ 59'
11
Mark O'Mahony
13
Nicolas Schmid

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marvin Johnson	2
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru	2
Connor Ogilvie	2
Josh Windass	2
Harvey Blair	1
Jordan Storey	1
George Hirst	1
Michael Jacobs	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2025-04-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2025-04-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-04-18 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-04-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Oxford United FC L 2025-04-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2025-04-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2025-04-21 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC W 2025-04-12 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2025-04-09 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 2025-04-05 Millwall FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.25 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.46 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Portsmouth FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC36% Draw27% Portsmouth FC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

64%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Portsmouth FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC24% Draw47% Portsmouth FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.