Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 27 match between Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth

Sheffield Wednesday Form

In their last three matches, Sheffield Wednesday lost 3-0 against Preston, 3-0 against Queens Park Rangers and 0-2 against Brentford. Sheffield Wednesday didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Championship games at the Hillsborough. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored five goals.

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Charlton by 2-1. Disappointment followed, going down 5-0 against Bristol City, and 1-4 against Arsenal. Portsmouth are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 17 goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Liam Cooper will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Portsmouth hope Callum Lang can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Betting markets: Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth

Full-time result

Sheffield Wednesday didn’t win a single one of their previous 10 games Hillsborough across all tournaments, but did at least manage to draw three along the way. They endured seven defeats in this run. Portsmouth won zero of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing four and losing six. Amazingly, Portsmouth failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Sheffield Wednesday have not lost to Portsmouth in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Sheffield Wednesday scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Portsmouth scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Sheffield Wednesday have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sheffield Wednesday managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Portsmouth kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Sheffield Wednesday have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Portsmouth.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sheffield Wednesday’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Portsmouth, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game. Portsmouth conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.