Sheffield Wednesday v Portsmouth result

Full-time · Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Portsmouth

Championship · Sat, 26 Apr 2025 15:00 BST · Hillsborough

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

Team pages: Sheffield Wednesday · Portsmouth · Head-to-head

Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Portsmouth — this Championship match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth drew 1–1 at Hillsborough in the Championship on Saturday 26 April. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Sheffield Wednesday out-shot Portsmouth 18 to 2 and created the better chances, 1.54 xG to 0.46 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Wednesday: Callum Paterson (9’, assisted by Stuart Armstrong); Portsmouth: Harvey Blair (23’, assisted by Josh Murphy).

Discipline

L. Doughty showed three yellow cards — against 6.3 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Wednesday: Svante Ingelsson (90’); Portsmouth: Conor Shaughnessy (37’) and A. Dozzell (67’).

What it changes

Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) 5.8, Harvey Blair (Portsmouth) 4.7 and Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday) 4.0 led the match.

Next up

Sheffield Wednesday next travel to Notts County on 20 October 2026.

Portsmouth next travel to Wolves on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Portsmouth: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Portsmouth · Championship
Venue: Hillsborough · Sheffield
Referee: L. Doughty
Head-to-head (last 5): Sheffield Wednesday 3 · draws 2 · Portsmouth 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Wednesday 1W 1D 3L · Portsmouth 2W 1D 2L

Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Portsmouth (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 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.83 / 5

Corners

against 5.5 / 3.2 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.83 / 4.2

Shots on target

against 4.17 / 3.2 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.17 / 3.6

Cards

against 2.33 / 3 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

6.29 yellows

Referee · L. Doughty

3.86 home / 2.43 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 April 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Wednesday for / against	Line	Portsmouth for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.83 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13.67 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.6 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.83 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.2 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.67 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 13.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	3.6 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: L. Doughty — 6.29 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21 fouls over 7 matches (3.86 to the home side, 2.43 to the away side).

Home 3.86Away 2.43

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. 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
M. Smith n 8	47.6	2.8 6/3	0.5 2/0	—
J. Lowe n 8	32.6	2.8 5/3	0.3 1/0	—
N. Chalobah n 8	25	2.3 5/0	1.3 1/1	—
G. Otegbayo n 8	42.4	2.1 4/2	0.5 1/1	—
D. Gassama n 8	76.8	1.6 7/4	2.8 7/5	I. Hayden

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Smith n 8	47.6	3.3 6/4	1.4 4/1
J. Windass n 8	80.6	2.5 7/4	1.4 6/2
C. McNeill n 8	34.1	2.3 4/2	1.6 3/1
D. Gassama n 8	76.8	1.6 6/4	0.7 4/1
S. Armstrong n 8	46.3	1.5 5/1	0.5 2/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Musaba n 8	47.8	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
C. McNeill n 8	34.1	0.7 1/1	0 0/0
J. Windass n 8	80.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
M. Ihiekwe n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
B. Bannan n 8	78.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Pol Valentín n 8	62.8	3.6 8/6
S. Ingelsson n 8	52	3.5 7/5
M. Lowe n 8	77.6	3.3 7/6
M. Johnson n 8	69.8	2.7 7/3
Shea Charles n 8	76.5	2.1 6/4

Portsmouth

Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. 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
Mark O’Mahony n 8	30.5	3.3 5/3	1.8 4/1	—
H. Blair n 8	22.5	3 6/0	1 2/0	—
C. Saydee n 8	37.3	2.7 5/3	0.9 3/0	—
I. Hayden n 8	58	2.5 6/5	1.2 4/1	D. Gassama
C. Lang n 8	68.3	2 7/3	1.8 3/2	—

Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Lang n 8	68.3	2.3 7/6	0.8 5/0
J. Murphy n 8	89.6	2 7/4	1.1 6/3
C. Bishop n 8	86.4	2 6/2	1.3 5/2
T. Waddingham n 6	30.5	1.5 2/1	1 1/1
A. Aouchiche n 8	67.5	1.3 4/3	0.8 3/2

Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Bishop n 8	86.4	0.7 3/1	0.1 1/0
J. Murphy n 8	89.6	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
T. Waddingham n 6	30.5	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
R. Atkinson n 8	83	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
M. Ritchie n 8	68.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Williams n 8	59.8	3.8 7/6
Kaide Gordon n 8	25.5	3.5 4/3
I. Hayden n 8	58	2.9 5/5
F. Potts n 8	86	1.8 6/5
A. Aouchiche n 8	67.5	1.7 7/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Wednesday		Portsmouth
68%	Possession	32%
1.54	Expected goals (xG)	0.46
18	Shots	2
5	Shots on target	1
7	Shots off target	0
6	Blocked shots	1
13	Shots inside the box	2
5	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	7
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
550	Passes	261
86%	Pass accuracy	74%

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
P. Charles	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Shea Charles	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
M. Ihiekwe	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
M. Johnson	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7
B. Bannan	90	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	8
J. Windass	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	7.5
C. Paterson	84	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
Y. Valery	74	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	7
M. Smith	74	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
S. Armstrong	69	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	7.3
D. Gassama	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. Musaba sub	45	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	7.5
S. Ingelsson sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
L. Palmer sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Chalobah sub	16	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
C. McNeill sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Portsmouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Killip	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
T. Devlin	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
R. Atkinson	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Ogilvie	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
F. Potts	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
C. Bishop	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Murphy	86	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
I. Hayden	72	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Dozzell	71	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
H. Blair	59	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
C. Shaughnessy	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
R. Poole sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Kaide Gordon sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Lang sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Pack sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Bramall sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Sheffield WednesdayLDLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

PortsmouthLLDWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Sheffield Wednesday 3 · 2 draws · Portsmouth 0 · 3 goals/game

2024-10-25 Portsmouth 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday
2023-03-11 Portsmouth 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday
2022-07-30 Sheffield Wednesday 3–3 Portsmouth
2022-04-30 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Portsmouth
2021-12-07 Portsmouth 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Wednesday#12 pos58 pts46 pl-9 GD

Portsmouth#16 pos54 pts46 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Wednesday scored1.3

Portsmouth scored1.26

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.5

Portsmouth conceded1.54

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth?: In their last 5 meetings, Sheffield Wednesday won 3, Portsmouth won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth?: Recent form — Sheffield Wednesday 1W 1D 3L; Portsmouth 2W 1D 2L.

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