Championship (England) MISSED 3–2
Wed, Oct 14 · 20:45 · Fratton Park
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Portsmouth vs Sheffield Utd — Championship
Tipster's pick Draw or Sheffield Utd
Confidence Low
Odds 1.62 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Injuries Leave Portsmouth Exposed to Sheffield United

Portsmouth sit lower in the table after a mixed start that includes just one win in their last five games. Sheffield United hold a higher position and have won four of the previous six meetings between the sides. The home side also face several absences with L. Brooke-Smith, M. Kosznovszky, J. Murphy and C. Ogilvie all ruled out. These injuries leave gaps across their squad and could limit their threat at Fratton Park where they concede 1.8 goals per game. Sheffield United have scored 1.3 goals a game on their travels and kept three clean sheets in nine matches. Their only notable absence is F. Seriki which leaves them closer to full strength. How the game unfolds may hinge on whether Portsmouth can overcome these setbacks to find the net.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate
Result
3–2 MISSED

Our pick “Draw or Sheffield Utd” at odds 1.62 didn’t land — final score 3–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Jayden Meghoma 27'
  3. Hamza Choudhury 35'
  4. Zak Swanson 41'
  5. Hamza Choudhury 44'
  6. Mark McGuinness ↓ Patrick Bamford 45'
  7. Kalvin Phillips ↓ Ben Brereton 45'
  8. Second half
  9. Adrian Segecic assist Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 54'
  10. Japhet Tanganga assist Tahith Chong 59'
  11. Nicolas Schmid 60'
  12. Sam McCallum 60'
  13. Oliver Arblaster ↓ Joe Rothwell 60'
  14. Colby·Bishop ↓ Marko Milovanović 62'
  15. Thomas Cannon assist Kalvin Phillips 67'
  16. Keshi Anderson ↓ Abu Kamara 68'
  17. Terry Devlin ↓ Zak Swanson 69'
  18. Ebou Adams ↓ Iyad Mohamed 69'
  19. Tyrese Campbell ↓ Thomas Cannon 79'
  20. Romelle Donovan ↓ Tahith Chong 79'
  21. Ebou Adams 82'
  22. Odin Bailey ↓ Keshi Anderson 87'
  23. Ebou Adams 89'
This season
Portsmouth Sheffield Utd
Over 2.5 goals 50% 67%
Clean sheet 25% 33%
Failed to score 38% 33%
Scored per game 1.1 1.3
Conceded per game 1.4 1.2
Scored home / away 1.3 / 1.0 1.4 / 1.3

Across 8 and 9 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
13 BLA Blackburn 9 3 3 3 12
14 SHE Sheffield Utd ▲ 9 3 3 3 12
15 WRE Wrexham 9 2 5 2 11
16 LIN Lincoln 9 3 2 4 11
17 BOL Bolton 9 3 1 5 10
18 NOR Norwich 9 3 0 6 9
19 POR Portsmouth ▲ 8 2 2 4 8
20 WAT Watford 9 2 2 5 8
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Portsmouth LWDDL
L vs Derby 0–2 Sep 1
W vs Cardiff 2–0 Sep 5
D @ Charlton 0–0 Sep 12
D vs Blackburn 2–2 Sep 19
L @ Southampton 0–1 Oct 11
Sheffield Utd WLLLW
W @ Blackburn 2–1 Sep 8
L vs Wolves 0–1 Sep 13
L @ Fleetwood Town 0–1 Sep 16
L @ Stoke City 1–2 Sep 19
W vs Lincoln 3–0 Oct 10
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Portsmouth
Scored 0.8 avg
0 2 0 2 0
Conceded 1.0 avg
2 0 0 2 1
Sheffield Utd
Scored 1.2 avg
2 0 0 1 3
Conceded 1.0 avg
1 1 1 2 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
1 Portsmouth
1 Draws
4 Sheffield Utd
Feb 2026 Portsmouth 0–1 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd
Nov 2025 Sheffield Utd 3–0 Portsmouth Sheffield Utd
Feb 2025 Sheffield Utd 2–1 Portsmouth Sheffield Utd
Sep 2024 Portsmouth 0–0 Sheffield Utd Draw
Apr 2013 Portsmouth 3–0 Sheffield Utd Portsmouth

Over 2.5 goals in 3 of the last 6 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Portsmouth 4-2-3-1
  • 1 N. Schmid G
  • 22 Z. Swanson D
  • 5 R. Poole D
  • 55 M. Dia D
  • 16 J. Meghoma D
  • 7 M. Pack M
  • 37 I. Mohamed M
  • 11 A. Kamara M
  • 10 A. Segecic M
  • 25 R. Kavuma McQueen M
  • 29 M. Milovanović F
Bench E. Adams, K. Anderson, O. Bailey, D. Bielica, C. Bishop, T. Devlin, E. Kenny, R. Shein, B. Killip

John Mousinho

Sheffield Utd 4-4-2
  • 1 M. Cooper G
  • 8 H. Choudhury D
  • 5 J. Tanganga D
  • 15 L. Kitching D
  • 3 S. McCallum D
  • 19 T. Chong M
  • 42 Sydie Peck M
  • 7 J. Rothwell M
  • 22 B. Brereton M
  • 9 T. Cannon F
  • 45 P. Bamford F
Bench H. Burrows, T. Campbell, A. Davies, R. Donovan, M. McGuinness, K. Phillips, J. Riedewald, J. Ayew, O. Arblaster

Chris Wilder

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Portsmouth
  • OUT L. Brooke-Smith Ankle Injury
  • OUT M. Kosznovszky Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Murphy Groin Injury
  • OUT C. Ogilvie Knee Injury
  • OUT F. Umeh Hamstring Injury
  • OUT T. Waddingham Ankle Injury
  • OUT L. Brooke-Smith Ankle Injury
  • OUT M. Kosznovszky Knee Injury
  • OUT J. Murphy Groin Injury
  • OUT C. Ogilvie Knee Injury
  • OUT F. Umeh Hamstring Injury
  • OUT T. Waddingham Ankle Injury
Sheffield Utd
  • DOUBT F. Seriki Knee Injury
  • DOUBT F. Seriki Knee Injury