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Sheffield United v Portsmouth : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Feb, 15:00 BST, Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Sheffield United are in Championship action on Saturday afternoon, as Chris Wilder aims to beat John Mousinho and his Portsmouth side at the Bramall Lane. This preview has odds for seventeen different markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall performance can be found, while there's also head-to-head history a little further down the page.


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Best Tip: Sheff Utd to win

Having examined the bookies' odds and collated statistics regarding both teams ahead of this Championship clash, a bet on win / draw / win for Sheff Utd to win and delight their home supporters is what we would suggest. We predict they will have too much for Portsmouth, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have the pedigree to do so. There could be some bumps along the way, but Sheff Utd claiming victory is the bet come Saturday afternoon.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sheff Utd are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 68% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Utd
68%
1/2
6%
8/15
6%
Draw
21%
7/2
10%
16/5
16%
Portsmouth
12%
9/2
12%
5/1
8%
Sheff Utd 1-0
15%
11/2
13%
5/1
14%
Sheff Utd 2-0
14%
6/111/2
Draw 1-1
10%
15/2
11%
13/2
12%
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Sheff Utd 3-0
9%
10/1
16%
17/2
12%
Draw 0-0
8%
11/1
20%
17/2
21%
Sheff Utd 3-1
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Portsmouth 1-0
5%
12/1
24%
11/1
8%
Sheff Utd 4-0
4%
20/1
24%
14/1
15%
Portsmouth 2-1
3%
16/1
11%
14/1
Draw 2-2
3%
20/114/1
Sheff Utd 4-1
3%
22/1
10%
16/1
13%
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
25/118/1
12%
Sheff Utd 5-0
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
13%
Portsmouth 2-0
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
9%
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
4/5
8%
4/5
11%
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
1/1
9%
10/11
11%
Home 1st Goal
61%
4/11
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
34%
12/5
9%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
11/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
41%
10/11
4%
19/20
5%
BTTS - No
59%
4/5
2%
4/5
3%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
5/2
13%
12/5
13%
BTTS - Draw
13%
5/1
8%
9/2
4%
BTTS - Away Win
5%
10/19/1
Home/draw
88%
1/7
2%
1/8
1%
Away/draw
32%
6/4
9%
29/20
11%
Home/away
79%
2/11
1%
2/9
4%
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
2/7
6%
2/7
8%
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
11/4
13%
5/2
17%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
11/5
16%
2/1
15%
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
4/11
6%
7/20
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
5/1
20%
9/2
22%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/8
4%
1/8
5%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/1
30%
10/1
29%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/25
2%
1/33
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/25
1%
1/25
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
12/1
13%
9/1
23%
Home DNB
82%
1/5
3%
2/11
3%
Away DNB
26%
10/3
13%
10/3
10%
Sheff Utd win to nil
44%
6/4
5%
-
Portsmouth win to nil
7%
9/1
9%
-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
35%
13/10
10%
13/10
12%
Sheff Utd / Portsmouth
2%
40/133/1
Sheff Utd / Draw
5%
14/1
12%
14/1
Draw / Sheff Utd
20%
3/13/1
5%
Draw / Portsmouth
7%
11/1
20%
10/1
8%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
14%
19/4
18%
Portsmouth / Sheff Utd
4%
20/1
11%
18/1
12%
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
8%
9/1
17%
8/1
Portsmouth / Draw
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 29 games against teams below in the table, having won 19, drawn 6 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 17 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Sheff Utd have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 36 goals.

Home League Performance

Sheff Utd have played 14 games at home winning 10, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Portsmouth are in 20th position in the Championship on 30 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 38 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 14 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

26 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 7 and won 7. Portsmouth have conceded 46 goals, scored 35, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
Portsmouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3018934163 
Feb 24
l
 
2-0A
Mar 8
d
 
3-3A
2
Sheff Utd Home3019652061 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
3
Burnley30151322758 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
4
Sunderland30161041958 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
5
Blackburn3013611545 
May 3
w
 
0-2F
Mar 29
l
 
3-0A
6
West Brom30101461244 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
5-1A
7
M'Boro30128101044 
Feb 12
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
8
Norwich3011910742 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
9
Bristol C3010128342 
Mar 12
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
10
Sheff Wed3011910-342 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
l
 
1-2F
Apr 26
11
Coventry3011811341 
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
w
 
4-1A
Apr 9
12
Watford3012513-241 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
13
Millwall30101010340 
Apr 8
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
14
QPR3091110-638 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
Feb 22
w
 
1-2A
15
Preston308139-537 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-1F
Mar 15
16
Oxford Utd3091011-1037 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
17
Swansea309714-1034 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
18
Stoke3071112-932 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
w
 
3-1F
l
 
6-1A
19
Cardiff3071013-1831 
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
Feb 11
l
 
2-0A
20
Portsmouth Away307914-1630 
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
21
Hull307815-929 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
May 3
d
 
1-1A
22
Derby307617-927 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 12
l
 
4-0A
23
Luton307617-1927 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
24
Plymouth3051015-3425 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Portsmouth have lost 6 consecutive away league games
10
Portsmouth have not won in 10 consecutive away league games
Sheff Utd 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd0 - 3Hull
Sheff Utd2 - 0Norwich
Sheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
Sheff Utd0 - 2Burnley
Sheff Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
Sheff Utd3 - 0Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd2 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd2 - 0Luton
Sheff Utd1 - 0Swansea
Sheff Utd1 - 0Derby
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Sheff Utd2 - 2QPR
Sheff Utd0 - 3Spurs
Sheff Utd1 - 3Nottm Forest
Sheff Utd1 - 4Burnley
Sheff Utd2 - 2Chelsea
Sheff Utd3 - 3Fulham
Sheff Utd0 - 6Arsenal
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Utd1 - 0Derby
HSheff Utd0 - 3Hull
ASheff Utd2 - 1Swansea
HSheff Utd2 - 0Norwich
ASheff Utd2 - 1Watford
ASheff Utd1 - 2Sunderland
HSheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
HSheff Utd0 - 2Burnley
ASheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
HSheff Utd2 - 0Plymouth
ASheff Utd1 - 0Millwall
ASheff Utd2 - 2West Brom
HSheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
HSheff Utd3 - 0Oxford Utd
ASheff Utd2 - 2Coventry
HSheff Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
ASheff Utd2 - 1Bristol C
ASheff Utd2 - 0Blackburn
HSheff Utd2 - 0Stoke
ASheff Utd0 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth 20TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Brom5 - 1Portsmouth
Blackburn3 - 0Portsmouth
Sunderland1 - 0Portsmouth
Bristol C3 - 0Portsmouth
Watford2 - 1Portsmouth
Derby4 - 0Portsmouth
Swansea2 - 2Portsmouth
Plymouth1 - 0Portsmouth
Hull1 - 1Portsmouth
Cardiff2 - 0Portsmouth
QPR1 - 2Portsmouth
Stoke6 - 1Portsmouth
Burnley2 - 1Portsmouth
M'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
Leeds3 - 3Portsmouth
Lincoln0 - 2Portsmouth
Bolton1 - 1Portsmouth
Wycombe1 - 3Portsmouth
Peterborough0 - 1Portsmouth
Blackpool0 - 0Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPortsmouth0 - 0Burnley
HPortsmouth0 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth1 - 5West Brom
HPortsmouth3 - 1Stoke
HPortsmouth2 - 1M'Boro
APortsmouth0 - 3Blackburn
APortsmouth0 - 1Sunderland
HPortsmouth4 - 0Swansea
APortsmouth0 - 3Bristol C
APortsmouth1 - 2Watford
HPortsmouth4 - 1Coventry
APortsmouth0 - 4Derby
HPortsmouth0 - 0Norwich
HPortsmouth3 - 0Bristol C
APortsmouth2 - 2Swansea
HPortsmouth3 - 1Preston
APortsmouth0 - 1Plymouth
APortsmouth1 - 1Hull
HPortsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
APortsmouth0 - 2Cardiff
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Sheff Utd have not lost to Portsmouth in 9 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Sheff Utd since 1997
Sheff Utd
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
15
7
Games: Scored
9 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
0 / 9
SHU
7
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd4 - 3
Sheff Utd2 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Sheff Utd2 - 1
League games at Portsmouth since 1998
Portsmouth
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
13
4
Games: Scored
8 / 10
3 / 10
Clean sheets
7 / 10
2 / 10
SHU
1
D
3
POR
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth3 - 0
Portsmouth1 - 0
Portsmouth3 - 1
1 - 2Sheff Utd
Portsmouth1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth2 - 0
Portsmouth1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Sheff Utd 2nd Portsmouth 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
52%
1
34%
2
11%
3
4+
There is a 52% probability that Portsmouth will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Sheff Utd have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
-1
Portsmouth’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Portsmouth
1.9
0.7
Attack rating
%
better
SHU
POR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
SHU
POR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Sheff Utd v Portsmouth Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
306511
C O'HareG HamerC O'HareG Hamer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Hare MID3025
2
-
M Cooper GLK28
2
-
A Gilchrist DEF282
6
-
H Burrows DEF2751
2
-
G Hamer MID2765
11
-
S. Peck MID26
6
-
R Brewster FWD2421
1
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID2342
1
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF221
6
1
S McCallum DEF221
-
V Souza MID22
7
-
K Moore FWD205
1
-
J Robinson DEF19
4
-
A Brooks MID1922
3
-
T Campbell FWD1861
1
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF14
1
-
F Seriki DEF13
1
-
J Shackleton DEF12
-
O Arblaster MID1221
3
-
T Davies MID1011
4
-
R One FWD101
2
-
B Díaz FWD31
-
A Davies GLK2
-
T Cannon FWD21
-
H Clarke DEF1
-
H Choudhury MID1
-
Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2910510
C OgilvieC Lang J MurphyM Pack
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ogilvie DEF293
2
-
M Pack MID271
9
1
C Lang  FWD26103
9
-
J Murphy FWD2655
5
-
M Ritchie MID253
4
-
F Potts MID2514
4
-
A Dozzell MID24
7
-
C Saydee FWD232
2
-
N Schmid GLK211
2
-
P Lane FWD2111
2
-
Z Swanson DEF2011
3
-
T Devlin MID20
1
-
R Poole DEF16
2
-
C Bishop FWD1642
-
J Williams DEF14
5
-
T Mcintyre DEF12
3
-
R Towler DEF121
3
-
M O’Mahony FWD92
-
K Yengi FWD9
2
-
H Blair FWD8
3
-
I Hayden MID6
-
R Atkinson DEF5
2
-
A Kamara MID5
1
-
C Shaughnessy DEF4
1
-
J Archer GLK2
-
H. Matthews DEF2
-
T. Waddingham FWD21
-
C Bramall DEF1
-
J. Farrell DEF1
-