Full preview: Sheffield Wednesday likely to defeat Portsmouth at Hillsborough Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Sheffield Wednesday prepare for this game following their 3-2 result versus Fleetwood Town, a game they learned a lot from. How will this affect the battle against Portsmouth?

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Portsmouth have scored away.

Portsmouth is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Sheffield Wednesday have performed here at Hillsborough Stadium this season with 15 wins from 22 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 2. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sheffield Wednesday, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Happy days for Sheffield Wednesday in their previous game, a fixture away at Fleetwood Town (placed 20th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Gregory was absolutely essential when Sheffield beat Fleetwood Town 3-2, scoring three goals. The forward Gregory was declared "man of the match" for Sheffield Wednesday with the rating of 9.15/10. Gregory scored three goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Wycombe Wanderers (0-1).

Sheffield Wednesday have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Portsmouth form and stats

6-8-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Portsmouth in their League One matches away.

Portsmouth had fun at their own home (Hillsborough Stadium) last time out, beating Wigan Athletic 3-2. Hirst (2) and O'Brien scored. What a finish in the last match, as Portsmouth came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through O'Brien's goal in the 87th minute. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Cowley when O'Brien scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute. Attacker Hirst got a player rating of 9.04 in the game. "Man of the match" Hirst scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Portsmouth secured a home win against Gillingham with the score 3-1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Portsmouth as they have only managed to score 21 times from 22 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met earlier this season: Portsmouth - Sheffield Wednesday 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield WednesdayL. Gregory
L. Gregory
15 goals
PortsmouthG. Hirst
G. Hirst
12 goals
PortsmouthM. Harness
M. Harness
11 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Portsmouth
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
23 15 6 Won W 1 6 20
13 5 1 Drew D 0 8 13
9 2 0 Lost L 6 8 12
74 44 20 Scored S 4 21 67
49 17 4 Conceded C 11 22 47
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 87%
76% 77% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 29% 45% 64%
44% 41% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 36% 53%
31% 23% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 23% 33%
20% 18% 43% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 9% 13%
51% 50% 43% BTTS BTTS 29% 41% 47%
36% 45% 57% Clean Sheets C S 14% 36% 40%
20% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 57% 41% 27%
 
6.6 6.9 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 5 5.2
4.4 3.4 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.9 5.4
1.8 1.5 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 1.9 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
13.8 14.8 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9 11.9 13
4.7 5.5 4.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.1 2.8 3.5
35% 36% 59% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 34% 42%
 
9.8 8.6 8.6 Shots against (avg) S A 15 13.4 12.5
3.6 2.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.4 3.8
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Portsmouth have scored away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Wigan Athletic 45 26 11 8 79 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 22 13 6 3 43 22 35 89
2 Rotherham United 45 26 9 10 68 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 22 11 6 5 25 11 35 87
3 Milton Keynes Dons 45 25 11 9 73 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 29 86
4 Sheffield Wednesday 45 23 13 9 74 49 22 15 5 2 44 17 23 8 8 7 30 32 25 82
5 Sunderland 45 23 12 10 78 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 22 7 9 6 29 34 25 81
6 Plymouth Argyle 45 23 11 11 68 43 22 14 4 4 32 14 23 9 7 7 36 29 25 80
7 Wycombe Wanderers 45 22 14 9 73 50 23 14 5 4 39 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 23 80
8 Oxford United 45 22 9 14 81 58 22 13 5 4 46 26 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 75
9 Portsmouth 45 20 13 12 67 47 23 14 5 4 46 25 22 6 8 8 21 22 20 73
10 Bolton Wanderers 45 20 10 15 70 55 22 11 7 4 41 24 23 9 3 11 29 31 15 70
11 Ipswich Town 45 17 16 12 63 46 22 10 9 3 34 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 17 67
12 Charlton Athletic 45 17 8 20 55 55 23 10 4 9 32 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 0 59
13 Accrington Stanley 45 16 10 19 57 77 23 12 6 5 41 33 22 4 4 14 16 44 -20 58
14 Cambridge United 45 15 12 18 54 72 22 8 7 7 26 27 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 57
15 Cheltenham Town 45 13 16 16 64 78 23 10 7 6 33 30 22 3 9 10 31 48 -14 55
16 Burton Albion 45 14 11 20 50 65 22 10 6 6 33 24 23 4 5 14 17 41 -15 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 45 12 14 19 47 48 22 9 7 6 30 22 23 3 7 13 17 26 -1 50
18 Lincoln City 45 13 10 22 53 62 22 6 5 11 23 28 23 7 5 11 30 34 -9 49
19 Morecambe 45 10 12 23 57 87 22 7 8 7 33 34 23 3 4 16 24 53 -30 42
20 Fleetwood Town 45 8 16 21 60 78 23 5 8 10 33 37 22 3 8 11 27 41 -18 40
21 Gillingham 45 8 16 21 35 67 22 4 8 10 13 34 23 4 8 11 22 33 -32 40
22 AFC Wimbledon 45 6 19 20 46 71 22 2 14 6 24 30 23 4 5 14 22 41 -25 37
23 Doncaster Rovers 45 10 7 28 36 81 23 7 3 13 20 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -45 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 45 7 8 30 36 81 23 5 5 13 22 40 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 29

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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 Wigan Athletic 45 26 11 8 79 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 22 13 6 3 43 22 35 89
2 Rotherham United 45 26 9 10 68 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 22 11 6 5 25 11 35 87
3 Milton Keynes Dons 45 25 11 9 73 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 29 86
4 Sheffield Wednesday 45 23 13 9 74 49 22 15 5 2 44 17 23 8 8 7 30 32 25 82
5 Sunderland 45 23 12 10 78 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 22 7 9 6 29 34 25 81
6 Plymouth Argyle 45 23 11 11 68 43 22 14 4 4 32 14 23 9 7 7 36 29 25 80
7 Wycombe Wanderers 45 22 14 9 73 50 23 14 5 4 39 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 23 80
8 Oxford United 45 22 9 14 81 58 22 13 5 4 46 26 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 75
9 Portsmouth 45 20 13 12 67 47 23 14 5 4 46 25 22 6 8 8 21 22 20 73
10 Bolton Wanderers 45 20 10 15 70 55 22 11 7 4 41 24 23 9 3 11 29 31 15 70
11 Ipswich Town 45 17 16 12 63 46 22 10 9 3 34 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 17 67
12 Charlton Athletic 45 17 8 20 55 55 23 10 4 9 32 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 0 59
13 Accrington Stanley 45 16 10 19 57 77 23 12 6 5 41 33 22 4 4 14 16 44 -20 58
14 Cambridge United 45 15 12 18 54 72 22 8 7 7 26 27 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 57
15 Cheltenham Town 45 13 16 16 64 78 23 10 7 6 33 30 22 3 9 10 31 48 -14 55
16 Burton Albion 45 14 11 20 50 65 22 10 6 6 33 24 23 4 5 14 17 41 -15 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 45 12 14 19 47 48 22 9 7 6 30 22 23 3 7 13 17 26 -1 50
18 Lincoln City 45 13 10 22 53 62 22 6 5 11 23 28 23 7 5 11 30 34 -9 49
19 Morecambe 45 10 12 23 57 87 22 7 8 7 33 34 23 3 4 16 24 53 -30 42
20 Fleetwood Town 45 8 16 21 60 78 23 5 8 10 33 37 22 3 8 11 27 41 -18 40
21 Gillingham 45 8 16 21 35 67 22 4 8 10 13 34 23 4 8 11 22 33 -32 40
22 AFC Wimbledon 45 6 19 20 46 71 22 2 14 6 24 30 23 4 5 14 22 41 -25 37
23 Doncaster Rovers 45 10 7 28 36 81 23 7 3 13 20 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -45 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 45 7 8 30 36 81 23 5 5 13 22 40 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 29

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