Portsmouth vs Sheffield Utd

3 - 2
🕒 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Fratton Park 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Portsmouth 13 · Sheffield Utd 11
Referee Stats
6 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.67
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Portsmouth outshot their opponent (24-11).
  • Portsmouth controlled possession (67%).
  • Portsmouth had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Portsmouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 2-1-2

Goals For / Against

8 / 9
Avg: 1.60 / 1.80

Points

7
Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 2-2-2

Goals For / Against

8 / 8
Avg: 1.33 / 1.33

Points

8
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.40
PPG
1.33
1.60
GF
1.33
1.80
GA
1.33
60%
O2.5
67%
60%
BTTS
67%
80%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Portsmouth rank13th
Sheffield Utd rank11th
Portsmouth points14
Sheffield Utd points15
Portsmouth: #13 · 14 pts · GD +0
8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Utd: #11 · 15 pts · GD +1
7 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Portsmouth last 5 home

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

W L L W D
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Portsmouth trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.560%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 40%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Portsmouth score at home80%
Portsmouth clean sheet at home20%
Sheffield Utd score away83%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Portsmouth score first80%
Portsmouth win after scoring first50%
Sheffield Utd score first33%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Portsmouth 0% · Sheffield Utd 67%
Avg first goal minute: Portsmouth 22.8' · Sheffield Utd 28.0'

Vs league average

Portsmouth score at home1.60 vs 1.59
Portsmouth concede at home1.80 vs 1.30
Sheffield Utd score away1.33 vs 1.30
Sheffield Utd concede away1.33 vs 1.59
Portsmouth score 1% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 3% above league average.
Defensive side: Portsmouth are 39% above league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Portsmouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
76-90+ 0

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 1
16-30 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
24
11
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
9
4
Shots Inside Box
15
8
Shots Outside Box
9
3
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
10
6
Fouls
6
7
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
483
232
Passes Accurate
406
157
Passes %
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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
27'
27' J. Meghoma
35'
35' H. Choudhury
41' ⚽
⚽
41' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Z. Swanson
Normal Goal
44'
44' H. Choudhury
45' ↑↓
↑↓
45' ⇄ P. Bamford
1st substitution · For: M. McGuinness
45' ↑↓
↑↓
45' ⇄ B. Brereton
2nd substitution · For: K. Phillips
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
A. Segecic
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Kavuma McQueen
59' ⚽
⚽
59' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
J. Tanganga
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Chong
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ J. Rothwell
3rd substitution · For: O. Arblaster
60'
60' S. McCallum
60'
60' N. Schmid
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ M. Milovanović
1st substitution · For: C. Bishop
67' ⚽
⚽
67' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
T. Cannon
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Phillips
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ A. Kamara
2nd substitution · For: K. Anderson
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ I. Mohamed
3rd substitution · For: E. Adams
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ Z. Swanson
4th substitution · For: T. Devlin
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ T. Chong
4th substitution · For: R. Donovan
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ T. Cannon
5th substitution · For: T. Campbell
82'
82' E. Adams
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ K. Anderson
5th substitution · For: O. Bailey
89' ⚽
⚽
89' ⚽ Goal · 3-2
E. Adams
Normal Goal

Portsmouth vs Sheffield Utd 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Portsmouth beat Sheffield Utd 3-2 on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Oliver Langford. It was played at Fratton Park.

First half: J. Meghoma received a yellow card for Portsmouth at 27'. H. Choudhury received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 35'. Portsmouth took the lead at 41' when Z. Swanson scored, making the score 1-0. H. Choudhury received a red card for Sheffield Utd at 44'. Sheffield Utd made their 1st substitution at 45', with P. Bamford replacing M. McGuinness. Sheffield Utd made their 2nd substitution at 45', with B. Brereton replacing K. Phillips.

Second half: Portsmouth extended the lead at 54' when A. Segecic scored, with the assist credited to R. Kavuma McQueen, making the score 2-0. Sheffield Utd reduced the deficit at 59' when J. Tanganga scored, with the assist credited to T. Chong, making the score 2-1. Sheffield Utd made their 3rd substitution at 60', with J. Rothwell replacing O. Arblaster. S. McCallum received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 60'. N. Schmid received a yellow card for Portsmouth at 60'. Portsmouth made their 1st substitution at 62', with M. Milovanović replacing C. Bishop. Sheffield Utd leveled the score at 67' when T. Cannon scored, with the assist credited to K. Phillips, making the score 2-2. Portsmouth made their 2nd substitution at 68', with A. Kamara replacing K. Anderson. Portsmouth made their 3rd substitution at 69', with I. Mohamed replacing E. Adams. Portsmouth made their 4th substitution at 69', with Z. Swanson replacing T. Devlin. Sheffield Utd made their 4th substitution at 79', with T. Chong replacing R. Donovan. Sheffield Utd made their 5th substitution at 79', with T. Cannon replacing T. Campbell. E. Adams received a yellow card for Portsmouth at 82'. Portsmouth made their 5th substitution at 87', with K. Anderson replacing O. Bailey. Portsmouth took the lead at 89' when E. Adams scored, making the score 3-2.

Portsmouth used 5 substitutions while Sheffield Utd used 5 substitutions. Portsmouth got 3 yellow cards, while Sheffield Utd got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Portsmouth outshot their opponent (24-11).
  • Portsmouth controlled possession (67%).
  • Portsmouth had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Portsmouth vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season