Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

The penultimate round of the Championship season presents an interesting battle between Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth. The match takes place on Saturday at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday approach the next Championship round as number 13 in the table, having claimed 56 points this season so far. With 44 games behind them, Portsmouth amassed 52 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.

Team form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 0-1 by Oxford and 2-0 against Stoke. They turned the table by winning 2-1 against Middlesbrough. Sheffield Wednesday only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Hillsborough in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded eight goals.

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Derby. A 3-5 win against Norwich followed, before they beat Watford by 1-0. Portsmouth won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth

It has been an excellent season for Colby Bishop who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. Portsmouth are looking to him against Sheffield Wednesday, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Sheffield Wednesday claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Portsmouth won two of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost eight of the games in this run. Sheffield Wednesday have not lost to Portsmouth in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Portsmouth scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Sheffield Wednesday managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Portsmouth were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth when playing at Hillsborough.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Sheffield Wednesday’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Portsmouth’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Sheffield Wednesday conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.