Portsmouth v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Portsmouth 0–0 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:00 BST · Fratton Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Portsmouth 0–0 Sheffield Utd — this Championship match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Portsmouth and Sheffield Utd drew 0–0 at Fratton Park in the Championship on Saturday 28 September. Portsmouth are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Portsmouth 0.50, Sheffield Utd 0.55, from 9 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

M. Donohue showed four yellow cards — against 4.9 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Portsmouth: T. Mcintyre (2’) and Harvey Blair (86’); Sheffield Utd: Anel Ahmedhodžić (41’) and Vinicius Souza (90+6’).

What it changes

Sheffield Utd have kept a clean sheet in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) 5.7, Sydie Peck (Sheffield Utd) 4.8 and Zachary Swanson (Portsmouth) 4.4 led the match.

Next up

Portsmouth next travel to Wolves on 20 October 2026.

Sheffield Utd next host Derby on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Portsmouth: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Portsmouth 0–0 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Venue: Fratton Park · Portsmouth
Referee: M. Donohue
Recent form: Portsmouth 0W 2D 3L · Sheffield Utd 3W 1D 1L

Portsmouth 0–0 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 6.17

Corners

against 6 / 6.33 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.17 / 4.67

Shots on target

against 4.67 / 2.83 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

3.33 / 2.17

Cards

against 1.83 / 2.67 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.91 yellows

Referee · M. Donohue

2.18 home / 2.73 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Portsmouth for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.17 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 15.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	15.17 for · 9 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.17 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.67 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.67 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9.33 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	3.33 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.17 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: M. Donohue — 4.91 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 22.27 fouls over 11 matches (2.18 to the home side, 2.73 to the away side).

Home 2.18Away 2.73

Portsmouth

Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Blair n 5	29	3.7 4/2	1.9 3/0	—
C. Saydee n 8	60.1	2.6 6/4	1.3 3/2	—
M. Pack n 8	89.3	2.5 7/7	1.4 7/4	Sydie Peck
T. Lowery n 8	70.6	2.4 8/4	1 5/1	—
M. Peart-Harris n 8	43.1	1.8 4/2	1.8 4/2	—

Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Murphy n 8	86.4	2.2 7/3	0.9 4/2
M. Peart-Harris n 8	43.1	1.6 4/2	1 3/1
M. Ritchie n 8	21.1	1.6 3/0	1.1 2/0
S. Silvera n 8	53.5	1.5 4/2	1.1 3/1
C. Lang n 8	73.4	1.2 6/2	0.6 3/1

Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Lang n 8	73.4	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
P. Lane n 8	60.4	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
C. Saydee n 8	60.1	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
Elias Sørensen n 8	26.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
M. Pack n 8	89.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Williams n 8	77.3	2.9 8/6
Z. Swanson n 8	78.9	2.3 7/4
T. Lowery n 8	70.6	2.2 5/3
M. Ritchie n 8	21.1	2.1 3/1
R. Towler n 8	68.9	2 6/5

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Vinicius Souza n 8	89.3	2.4 7/6	1.1 4/2	—
Sydie Peck n 7	43.4	2.1 4/3	1.8 3/2	M. Pack
A. Brooks n 8	43.9	1.8 5/1	1 4/0	—
S. Sachdev n 3	35.3	1.7 2/0	0.8 1/0	—
A. Ben Slimane n 8	33	1.7 4/1	2 3/2	—

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Hamer n 8	66.1	3.2 7/6	1.9 7/3
Sydie Peck n 7	43.4	3 4/3	0.6 2/0
K. Moore n 8	71	2.1 6/3	1 3/2
R. Brewster n 8	30.1	1.9 3/1	0.7 1/1
I. Coulibaly n 8	79.1	1.6 7/4	0.4 2/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Hamer n 8	66.1	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
A. Brooks n 8	43.9	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
O. Arblaster n 8	83.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
I. Coulibaly n 8	79.1	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
C. O'Hare n 8	70.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Vinicius Souza n 8	89.3	3.8 8/7
A. Brooks n 8	43.9	2.6 6/2
J. Rak-Sakyi n 8	42.9	2.6 5/4
S. McCallum n 8	39.4	2.6 4/3
Sydie Peck n 7	43.4	2.4 3/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Portsmouth		Sheffield Utd
46%	Possession	54%
0.50	Expected goals (xG)	0.55
9	Shots	12
2	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	5
5	Shots inside the box	8
14	Corners	9
1	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	19
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	2
305	Passes	372
71%	Pass accuracy	79%

Portsmouth player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Norris	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
Z. Swanson	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.7
R. Poole	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. Mcintyre	90	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
J. Farrell	90	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
M. Pack	90	2	0	2	4	0	7.3
F. Potts	90	1	0	0	1	0	7
J. Murphy	90	1	1	0	1	0	7
Mark O’Mahony	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Lane	83	1	1	3	1	0	6.9
S. Silvera	61	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
C. Saydee sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
H. Blair sub	13	0	0	0	0	Y	6

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
H. Souttar	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
A. Ahmedhodžić	90	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
H. Burrows	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.7
Vinicius Souza	90	1	0	0	0	Y	6.6
Sydie Peck	90	0	0	3	4	0	7.2
G. Hamer	90	2	1	0	1	0	6.3
K. Moore	78	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
A. Gilchrist	69	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
J. Rak-Sakyi	63	0	0	2	2	0	7.5
C. O'Hare	63	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
A. Brooks sub	27	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Brewster sub	27	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
F. Seriki sub	21	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
T. Campbell sub	12	1	1	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Portsmouth v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PortsmouthDDLLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdDLWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Portsmouth#16 pos54 pts46 pl-13 GD

Sheffield Utd#3 pos90 pts46 pl+27 GD

Goals per game

Portsmouth scored1.26

Sheffield Utd scored1.37

Portsmouth conceded1.54

Sheffield Utd conceded0.78

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