This is shaping out to be an interesting fixture as Portsmouth have their presumed home advantage, while Sheffield Wednesday are in front by 1 point in the League One table.
- Portsmouth is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Portsmouth saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the FA Cup. This match was also played here at Fratton Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sheffield Wednesday have had more rest.
Portsmouth form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Portsmouth at their home stadium (Fratton Park) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Portsmouth has won four games in a row. The Cheltenham Town match was the last time out without a victory.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Portsmouth, as their goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has completely shut out the opponents for 246 minutes in the League One.
The Portsmouth fans got no joy from their last match, a FA Cup game also here at Fratton Park: A 1-2 defeat against Harrogate Town. The defeat against Harrogate Town was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored five minutes into stoppage time (by J. Diamond).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Gillingham.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Portsmouth have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost four.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Portsmouth, as the League One home game vs Morecambe is only four days away.
Portsmouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fratton Park with 14 goals in 9 league matches. Portsmouth have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Sheffield Wednesday as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Home advantage was not enough for Sheffield in their previous game, as they lost their EFL Trophy-match, hosting Hartlepool United, 0-3.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Wycombe Wanderers.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sheffield Wednesday playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were four Sheffield wins, three draws and five defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Sheffield now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Crewe Alexandra is waiting in only four days.
Sheffield Wednesday find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Sheffield have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Harness 8 goals |   L. Gregory 7 goals | J. Marquis 4 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
| Portsmouth | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | 95% |
| 60% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 45% |
| 30% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 30% | 20% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 10% | 5% |
| 40% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 60% | 60% |
| 45% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | 30% |
| 20% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 30% | 15% |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.6 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 11.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 11.6 | 12.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 37% | 40% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | 30% |
| 10.6 | 9.3 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
- Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Portsmouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Portsmouth is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
- Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 27 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 19 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 17 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 15 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 13 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 12 |
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