Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday Live Stream & Tips - Championship Cagey Encounter

Alex Waite

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Last updated: 23 Oct 2024

Alex Waite 23 Oct 2024

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Pompey have drawn their last 2 home matches
Sheffield Wednesday are winless in 4 of their last 5 Championship away games
Will the out-of-form teams hold on for a much-needed point at Fratton Park?

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John Mousinho's Portsmouth have drawn 2 of their previous 4 against Sheffield Wednesday (Getty Images)

Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday Preview

Portsmouth have taken points off some decent sides at home this season and Sheffield Wednesday are patchy away. Neither side will want to drop further points and a Championship draw is the best pick.

Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday Preview
Head to Head
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth Injuries
Sheffield Wednesday Form
Sheffield Wednesday Injuries

Portsmouth have drawn their last 2 home matches.
Portsmouth have drawn 2 of their previous 4 against Sheffield Wednesday.
Sheffield Wednesday are winless in 4 of their last 5 Championship away games.

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday have a 28-27 advantage against Portsmouth in 71 meetings with 16 draws.

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth are bottom of the Championship after securing eight points from their first 11 matches.

Pompey were winless in their opening nine games and took points through five draws, with three coming at Fratton Park. The South Coast side ended their winless run with a 2-1 win at QPR on Saturday.

John Mousinho’s side couldn’t build momentum and lost 2-0 at Cardiff on Tuesday. Pompey were 2-0 down after 13 minutes and struggled to reply with just eight shots and two on target.

Portsmouth Injuries

Defensive pair Ibane Bowat and Jacob Farrell aren’t available here through injury.

Midfielders Conor Shaughnessy and Paddy Lane are also injured and won’t feature.

Goalkeepers Will Norris and Nicolas Schmid are ruled out.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday are 12th in the Championship and just three points above the bottom three. The Yorkshire side have won just three games this season, with only one coming away.

Danny Rohl’s team were held 0-0 at Bristol City before beating Coventry 2-1 away before the international break. The Owls haven’t won since and lost 2-0 at home against Burnley on Saturday.

A 0-0 home draw with Swansea followed last time out and Sheffield Wednesday failed to register a shot on target.

Sheffield Wednesday Injuries

Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah and goalkeeper Ben Hamer are injured and unavailable here.

Verdict

Portsmouth v Sheff Wed

Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday aren’t inspiring confidence and the sides need points. It's hard to see either side taking the initiative here and a cagey encounter at Fratton Park is anticipated.

Draw

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