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Championship | Gameweek 45
Apr 26, 2025 at 3pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
Portsmouth

Sheff Weds
1 - 1
Portsmouth

Paterson (9')
Ingelsson (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Blair (23')
Shaughnessy (37'), Dozzell (67')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Weds 2-1 Middlesbrough
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Portsmouth 1-0 Watford
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Portsmouth

Portsmouth have struggled in recent meetings with Sheffield Wednesday, but after collecting seven points from their last three matches, we think that they will do enough to hold the Owls to a draw in their penultimate game of the season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 48.63%. A win for Portsmouth had a probability of 27.3% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.41%) and 2-0 (7.92%). The likeliest Portsmouth win was 1-2 (6.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawPortsmouth
48.63% (0.021000000000001 0.02) 24.07% (0.0010000000000012 0) 27.3% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 56.91% (-0.012 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.01% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)44.99% (0.012999999999998 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.66% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)67.34% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.4% (0.007000000000005 0.01)18.6% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.11% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)49.89% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.91% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)30.09% (0.02 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.77% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)66.23% (0.024999999999991 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 48.63%
    Portsmouth 27.3%
    Draw 24.07%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawPortsmouth
2-1 @ 9.51% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-0 @ 9.41% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.92% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 5.33% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-0 @ 4.44% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-2 @ 3.2% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 2.24% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 1.87% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.35%
Other @ 3.37%
Total : 48.63%
1-1 @ 11.3%
2-2 @ 5.71% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 5.6% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 1.28% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 24.07%
1-2 @ 6.79% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-1 @ 6.72%
0-2 @ 4.04% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 2.72% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 2.29% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-3 @ 1.62% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.13%
Total : 27.3%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Portsmouth

Sheffield Wednesday
42.9%
Draw
39.3%
Portsmouth
17.9%
28
Head to Head
Oct 25, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 12
Portsmouth
1-2
Sheff Weds
Ogilvie (44')
Lang (73')
Windass (55'), Smith (70')
Bernard (42'), Palmer (79'), Valery (86')
Mar 11, 2023 3pm
Jul 30, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 1
Sheff Weds
3-3
Portsmouth
Johnson (8'), Dele-Bashiru (52', 81')
Windass (13'), Byers (49'), Gregory (82'), Ihiekwe (90+1'), Stockdale (90+3')
Gregory (90+3')
Ogilvie (50'), Jacobs (57'), Bishop (64')
Apr 30, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 46
Sheff Weds
4-1
Portsmouth
Gregory (17'), Berahino (36'), Storey (40'), Byers (86')
Gregory (74'), Paterson (85'), Byers (90')
Hirst (4')
Morrell (90')
Dec 7, 2021 7.45pm
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
4Sunderland4621131258441476
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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