Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth

0 - 1
🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Hillsborough 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Sheffield Wednesday 24 · Portsmouth 18
Referee Stats
20 matches · 2.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.15
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.10
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 25%
Draws 20%
Away wins 55%
How the match was won
  • Portsmouth outshot their opponent (7-12).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Portsmouth had the sharper finishing (1-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sheffield Wednesday (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 1-7-15

Goals For / Against

14 / 44
Avg: 0.61 / 1.91

Points

10
Avg: 0.43

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

12
Portsmouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-7-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 41
Avg: 1.04 / 1.78

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.43
PPG
1.09
0.61
GF
1.04
1.91
GA
1.78
48%
O2.5
48%
48%
BTTS
61%
13%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Sheffield Wednesday rank24th
Portsmouth rank18th
Sheffield Wednesday points18
Portsmouth points55
Sheffield Wednesday: #24 · 18 pts · GD -60
66 pts off the top 2. 51 pts off the play-off line. 35 pts from safety.
Portsmouth: #18 · 55 pts · GD -15
29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
37-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 home

W D D L D
Points6/15
Weighted index51
Goals5-6
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Portsmouth last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals7-13
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 Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Portsmouth trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Wednesday score at home48%
Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet at home4%
Portsmouth score away74%
Portsmouth clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Sheffield Wednesday score first13%
Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first33%
Portsmouth score first26%
Portsmouth win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sheffield Wednesday 17% · Portsmouth 20%
Avg first goal minute: Sheffield Wednesday 32.7' · Portsmouth 57.7'

Vs league average

Sheffield Wednesday score at home0.61 vs 1.40
Sheffield Wednesday concede at home1.91 vs 1.20
Portsmouth score away1.04 vs 1.20
Portsmouth concede away1.78 vs 1.40
Sheffield Wednesday score 57% below league average, while Portsmouth score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Sheffield Wednesday are 59% above league average at home, and Portsmouth are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Sheffield Wednesday goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0

Portsmouth goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 4
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
3
Total Shots
7
12
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
7
10
Shots Outside Box
0
2
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
7
6
Fouls
15
10
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
1
Total Passes
344
394
Passes Accurate
259
311
Passes %
75%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
2
31'
31' C. Ogilvie
56'
56' C. Ogilvie
1st substitution · For: E. Adams
63'
63' J. Lowe
1st substitution · For: C. McNeill
63'
63' Jarvis Thornton
2nd substitution · For: Jaden Heskey
63'
63' Y. Alao
3rd substitution · For: Reece Johnson
65'
65' Goal · 0-1
A. Segecic
Normal Goal
73'
73' M. Alli
2nd substitution · For: J. Williams
76'
76' L. Palmer
4th substitution · For: N. Redmond
77'
77' C. Chaplin

Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Portsmouth beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by John Busby. It was played at Hillsborough.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. C. Ogilvie received a yellow card for Portsmouth at 31'.

Second half: Portsmouth made their 1st substitution at 56', with C. Ogilvie replacing E. Adams. Sheffield Wednesday made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Lowe replacing C. McNeill. Sheffield Wednesday made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Jarvis Thornton replacing Jaden Heskey. Sheffield Wednesday made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Y. Alao replacing Reece Johnson. Portsmouth took the lead at 65' when A. Segecic scored, making the score 0-1. Portsmouth made their 2nd substitution at 73', with M. Alli replacing J. Williams. Sheffield Wednesday made their 4th substitution at 76', with L. Palmer replacing N. Redmond. C. Chaplin received a yellow card for Portsmouth at 77'.

Sheffield Wednesday used 4 substitutions while Portsmouth used 2 substitutions. Portsmouth got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Portsmouth outshot their opponent (7-12).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Portsmouth had the sharper finishing (1-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

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