Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 26)

📏 Form Guide

Sheffield Wednesday

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Sheffield Wednesday are hoping to win again following a 2-1 Championship victory against Middlesbrough.

In that game, Sheffield Wednesday managed 45% possession and 25 shots on goal with 11 of them on target. For Sheffield Wednesday, the scorers were Josh Windass (54') and Anthony Musaba (89'). Middlesbrough had 17 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Finn Azaz (11') was the scorer for Middlesbrough.

It has not been often in recent games that Sheffield Wednesday have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Sheffield Wednesday have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 8 goals in the process.

Coming into this meeting, Sheffield Wednesday haven't lost in the league to Portsmouth in their previous 6 matches.

Portsmouth

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Portsmouth come into this meeting following on from a 1-0 Championship win vs Watford in their last game.

In that game, Portsmouth managed 48% possession and 19 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. The scorer for Portsmouth was Colby Bishop (25'). Watford got 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

John Mousinho's Portsmouth have found the back of the net a total of 10 times throughout their most recent six matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during the equivalent period adds up to 8.

Going into this encounter, Portsmouth haven't beaten Sheffield Wednesday when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Delving into their past head to head results stretching back to 12/04/2003 reveals that these encounters have been pretty painful for Portsmouth. They’ve not managed to get any victories whatsoever whereas Sheffield Wednesday have maintained the edge over them, running out winners in 67 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.

A sum of 18 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 12 of them for The Owls and 6 belonging to Pompey. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.

The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was Championship match day 12 on 25/10/2024 and the score finished Portsmouth 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday.

That time, Portsmouth managed 40% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Connor Ogilvie (44').

Sheffield Wednesday had 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Josh Windass (55') and Michael Smith (70') scored.

The match was refereed by Tim Robinson.

📰 Team News: Sheffield Wednesday

Akin Famewo (Muscle injury) and Di'Shon Bernard (Knee injury) won’t be able to feature for Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Röhl.

ℹ️ Team News: Portsmouth

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho has some current player fitness concerns. Ibane Bowat (Patellar tendon rupture), Jacob Farrell (Knee surgery) and Hayden Matthews (Ankle surgery) will not be playing here.

🧠 Prediction

We’re of the view that Portsmouth have the capability to put a goal past this Sheffield Wednesday outfit, but it realistically won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re expecting a close game with a 2-1 win for Sheffield Wednesday after 90 minutes. Expecting it to be very competitive.

💵 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Turning to the betting odds on the WDW market, putting your money on Sheffield Wednesday is available for 2, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.9 & putting your money on a win for Portsmouth gets you 3.4. They’re the most competitive bets offered right now.

Renata Leite, 05:01 22/04/2025