League One: Portsmouth - Sheffield Wednesday pre-match guide and numbers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

Fratton Park: Shake it up for a football frolic when Portsmouth host Sheffield Wednesday. Read up on the game at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (22) in League One

The hosts Portsmouth saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League One. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Barnsley.

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Portsmouth form and stats

7 victories, 8 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Portsmouth have to build on here at Fratton Park in the League One. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Portsmouth, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Portsmouth faced defeat in their previous match, away at Barnsley (1-3). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated through five league games. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Bishop, having bagged a goal in three consecutive matches. Bishop, a forward, was the top performer for the side in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.25 (out of 10). Bishop scored one goal.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Cambridge United with a 1-0 scoreline.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Portsmouth as they are travelling to their away game against Accrington Stanley in the League One. That match is three days after this one.

A decent goal production from Portsmouth in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 17 league matches.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Sheffield Wednesday's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sheffield Wednesday collect 31 points from their 15 away matches in the League One. 9 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). In general it has been a productive period now for Sheffield Wednesday as they haven't lost any of their last 21 games.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Cameron Dawson is eager to challenge this, with his 246 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Sheffield Wednesday go into this game after a win, the home game against Peterborough United that ended 1-0.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Charlton Athletic.

Highlight this: 8 of the last 10 league matches involving this club have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sheffield have scored 19 goals in 15 league games away. Sheffield Wednesday are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also encountered each other previously this match year: Sheffield Wednesday - Portsmouth 3-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Portsmouth zero wins, two draws and Sheffield Wednesday one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been hostile, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three duels.

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthC. Bishop
C. Bishop
15 goals
Sheffield WednesdayJ. Windass
J. Windass
10 goals
Sheffield WednesdayM. Smith
M. Smith
10 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 15 33
13 7 2 Won W 3 9 22
12 8 4 Drew D 2 4 8
9 2 0 Lost L 0 2 3
46 28 10 Scored S 6 19 60
40 17 7 Conceded C 3 9 22
88% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
76% 82% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 60% 64%
44% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 27% 39%
32% 41% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 24%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
50% 65% 83% BTTS BTTS 60% 33% 33%
38% 29% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 60% 61%
24% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 12%
 
5.1 4.9 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.4 5.2 5.6
4.8 4.2 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.7 3.1
1.7 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.3 12.4 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14.4 13.7 14.6
3.6 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4.7
37% 42% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 31% 39%
 
11.3 8.8 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.6 10.6 9.5
3.2 2.3 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.7 3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (22) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (20) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (9) away in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most points (31) away in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the the best goal difference (+38) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 33 22 8 3 60 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 38 74
2 Plymouth Argyle 35 22 8 5 63 38 18 16 1 1 36 13 17 6 7 4 27 25 25 74
3 Ipswich Town 35 19 12 4 68 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 37 69
4 Barnsley 33 19 6 8 52 29 16 11 1 4 29 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 23 63
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 18 9 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 6 5 7 23 19 23 63
6 Derby County 35 17 10 8 56 33 18 12 4 2 37 14 17 5 6 6 19 19 23 61
7 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 6 11 47 32 18 10 4 4 28 16 16 7 2 7 19 16 15 57
8 Peterborough United 34 17 3 14 55 42 17 11 2 4 33 18 17 6 1 10 22 24 13 54
9 Shrewsbury Town 35 15 7 13 44 38 17 9 2 6 25 21 18 6 5 7 19 17 6 52
10 Portsmouth 34 13 12 9 46 40 17 7 8 2 28 17 17 6 4 7 18 23 6 51
11 Lincoln City 34 9 18 7 32 33 17 4 13 0 16 11 17 5 5 7 16 22 -1 45
12 Exeter City 34 11 10 13 45 44 16 6 5 5 22 19 18 5 5 8 23 25 1 43
13 Port Vale 35 12 7 16 35 49 18 7 4 7 18 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -14 43
14 Fleetwood Town 35 10 12 13 36 37 17 5 5 7 16 17 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 47 55 17 5 6 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 42
16 Charlton Athletic 34 10 11 13 45 46 17 6 5 6 28 22 17 4 6 7 17 24 -1 41
17 Cheltenham Town 35 10 7 18 26 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -20 37
18 Oxford United 35 9 9 17 36 45 17 5 3 9 20 23 18 4 6 8 16 22 -9 36
19 Burton Albion 33 9 8 16 40 62 16 5 5 6 17 23 17 4 3 10 23 39 -22 35
20 Accrington Stanley 33 8 10 15 28 51 16 5 5 6 19 24 17 3 5 9 9 27 -23 34
21 Morecambe 35 7 12 16 34 54 18 6 7 5 23 21 17 1 5 11 11 33 -20 33
22 Milton Keynes Dons 35 8 6 21 31 54 17 2 4 11 11 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -23 30
23 Cambridge United 35 8 6 21 27 56 18 6 4 8 16 21 17 2 2 13 11 35 -29 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 35 5 8 22 27 66 17 4 1 12 12 29 18 1 7 10 15 37 -39 23

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 33 22 8 3 60 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 38 74
2 Plymouth Argyle 35 22 8 5 63 38 18 16 1 1 36 13 17 6 7 4 27 25 25 74
3 Ipswich Town 35 19 12 4 68 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 37 69
4 Barnsley 33 19 6 8 52 29 16 11 1 4 29 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 23 63
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 18 9 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 6 5 7 23 19 23 63
6 Derby County 35 17 10 8 56 33 18 12 4 2 37 14 17 5 6 6 19 19 23 61
7 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 6 11 47 32 18 10 4 4 28 16 16 7 2 7 19 16 15 57
8 Peterborough United 34 17 3 14 55 42 17 11 2 4 33 18 17 6 1 10 22 24 13 54
9 Shrewsbury Town 35 15 7 13 44 38 17 9 2 6 25 21 18 6 5 7 19 17 6 52
10 Portsmouth 34 13 12 9 46 40 17 7 8 2 28 17 17 6 4 7 18 23 6 51
11 Lincoln City 34 9 18 7 32 33 17 4 13 0 16 11 17 5 5 7 16 22 -1 45
12 Exeter City 34 11 10 13 45 44 16 6 5 5 22 19 18 5 5 8 23 25 1 43
13 Port Vale 35 12 7 16 35 49 18 7 4 7 18 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -14 43
14 Fleetwood Town 35 10 12 13 36 37 17 5 5 7 16 17 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 47 55 17 5 6 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 42
16 Charlton Athletic 34 10 11 13 45 46 17 6 5 6 28 22 17 4 6 7 17 24 -1 41
17 Cheltenham Town 35 10 7 18 26 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -20 37
18 Oxford United 35 9 9 17 36 45 17 5 3 9 20 23 18 4 6 8 16 22 -9 36
19 Burton Albion 33 9 8 16 40 62 16 5 5 6 17 23 17 4 3 10 23 39 -22 35
20 Accrington Stanley 33 8 10 15 28 51 16 5 5 6 19 24 17 3 5 9 9 27 -23 34
21 Morecambe 35 7 12 16 34 54 18 6 7 5 23 21 17 1 5 11 11 33 -20 33
22 Milton Keynes Dons 35 8 6 21 31 54 17 2 4 11 11 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -23 30
23 Cambridge United 35 8 6 21 27 56 18 6 4 8 16 21 17 2 2 13 11 35 -29 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 35 5 8 22 27 66 17 4 1 12 12 29 18 1 7 10 15 37 -39 23

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