Portsmouth vs Sheffield United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th September 2024

Sheffield United go up against Portsmouth this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth are placed 23th with three points after six matches. Sheffield United occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 12 points.

With 4 defeats in the last 6 matches, the situation at Portsmouth could probably be a lot better. They need to improve their game or prepare for more disappointment as they face Sheffield United at home.

Portsmouth only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 21 for an average of 2.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Sheffield United scored 17 goals, conceded six and managed five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Sheffield United lost 1-0 against Portsmouth in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Sheffield United handed out in the match before.

Portsmouth vs Sheffield United Prediction

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-3 against Sunderland, before West Bromwich won 0-3, while Burnley claimed a victory in a 2-1 match. Portsmouth just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Fratton Park. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded ten goals.

Portsmouth go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, perhaps even contesting for a place in an international competition.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Watford got left behind in a 1-0 win, before Hull got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Derby was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for Sheffield United. Sheffield United won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding five.

Qualification for an international tournament is the ideal scenario Portsmouth hope to accomplish by the end of the season, but everything needs to click for this to happen.

Sheffield United and Portsmouth are almost always cautious, when going toe-to-toe with each other, which makes under 2.5 goals the value bet this coming Saturday.

Portsmouth fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 11 goals. Portsmouth claimed zero wins, three draws as well as three defeats in the Championship this season. Sheffield United enjoy a record of four wins, two draws and zero defeats in the Championship.

Portsmouth vs Sheffield United Squads

Portsmouth Squad

Mousinho will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sheffield United from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Jordan Archer (0/0), Nicolas Schmid (0/0), Will Norris (0/6), Connor Ogilvie (0/6), Conor Shaughnessy (0/2), Ibane Bowat (0/0), Jacob Farrell (0/0), Jordan Williams (0/6), Regan Poole (0/2), Ryley Towler (0/4), Tom McIntyre (0/2), Zak Swanson (0/4), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/2), Andre Dozzell (0/6), Ben Stevenson (0/1), Freddie Potts (0/1), Harry Clout (0/0), Marlon Pack (0/6), Matt Ritchie (0/5), Owen Moxon (0/3), Terry Devlin (0/2), Tom Lowery (0/0), Anthony Scully (0/0), Callum Lang (3/6), Christian Saydee (2/6), Colby Bishop (0/0), Elias Soerensen (1/4), Harvey Blair (0/4), Josh Murphy (0/2), Kusini Yengi (0/2), Mark O'Mahony (0/1), Paddy Lane (0/6), Samuel Silvera (0/5).

Sheffield United Squad

Here is the full team squad of Sheffield United. The 57 year-old Chris Wilder will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adam Davies (0/2), Michael Cooper (0/4), Alfie Gilchrist (0/6), Anel Ahmedhodzic (0/5), Harry Souttar (0/5), Jack Robinson (0/2), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/1), Sam McCallum (1/3), Andre Brooks (0/5), Femi Seriki (0/3), Gustavo Hamer (4/6), Harrison Burrows (0/6), Ismaila Coulibaly (0/0), Jamie Shackleton (0/2), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (0/5), Ollie Arblaster (2/5), Sydie Peck (0/4), Tom Davies (0/0), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/6), Callum O'Hare (0/6), Kieffer Moore (1/6), Louie Marsh (0/0), Rhian Brewster (0/5), Tyrese Campbell (0/1).

Portsmouth vs Sheffield United Team News

Portsmouth vs Sheffield United Lineups

Portsmouth vs Sheffield United H2H

Sheffield United lost 1-0 against Portsmouth in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Sheffield United handed out in the match before. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Sheffield United have been the dominant force winning five matches against Portsmouth. The bookies have Sheffield United to win this match at best price odds of 5/6.

Portsmouth vs Sheffield United Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Portsmouth face Sheffield United as under 2.5 goals happened in eight times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies.

Portsmouth vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

With three goals in six matches Callum Lang has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Sheffield United and their defence. The visitors hope Gustavo Hamer adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.

Portsmouth claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Sheffield United won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Portsmouth on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Sheffield United in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Portsmouth and Sheffield United. Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in these with Portsmouth managing an average of 0.9 goals, and Sheffield United 1.1 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Portsmouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Sheffield United, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.