Championship · 2025Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeHillsborough StadiumFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricSheffield WednesdayPortsmouth
Shots7 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals0.33 xG/match1.65 xG/match
Possession47%53%
Corners7 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls15 fouls/match10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Jarvis Thornton · Sheffield Wednesday · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBailey Cadamarteri · Sheffield Wednesday · 23′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMillenic Alli · Portsmouth · 28′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedColby Bishop · Portsmouth · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJarvis Thornton · Sheffield Wednesday · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAdrian Segečić · Portsmouth · 12′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedZak Swanson · Portsmouth · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYan Valery · Sheffield Wednesday · 65′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMillenic Alli · Portsmouth · 2′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYan Valery · Sheffield Wednesday · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSvante Ingelsson · Sheffield Wednesday · 26′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedConnor Ogilvie · Portsmouth · 39′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAdrian Segečić · Portsmouth · 65′ · 0.08 xG · goalColby Bishop · Portsmouth · 88′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedTerry Devlin · Portsmouth · 7′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedJamal Lowe · Sheffield Wednesday · 19′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedRegan Poole · Portsmouth · 2′ · 0.25 xG · on targetTerry Devlin · Portsmouth · 75′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedColby Bishop · Portsmouth · 85′ · 0.53 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sheffield Wednesday: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.40 xG. Portsmouth: 12 shots, 3 on target, 1.63 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Adrian Segečić · Portsmouth · 65′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sheffield Wednesday 0.40 xG · Portsmouth 1.63 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sheffield Wednesday's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Portsmouth's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Sheffield Wednesday's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sheffield Wednesday's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.69 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match0.69 goals/match1.33 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Portsmouth have a visible away split

strong

Portsmouth's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.92 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season11.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.92 shots/match11.4 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Sheffield Wednesday
0Draws
0Portsmouth
PortsmouthSheffield Wednesday · Championship02

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Sheffield Wednesday favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Portsmouth in 11 · 3 too close

0.69 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 26/250.88 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 26/251.4 goals/match
0.93 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 26/251.05 xG/match
1.82 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 26/251.31 xG/match
9.56 shots/matchShotsseason · 25/2411.4 shots/match
15.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 25/2412.7 shots/match
2.88 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 25/243.33 shots/match
6.16 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 25/244.08 shots/match
47.2%Possessionseason · 25/2449.4%
4.88 corners/matchCornersseason · 25/245.17 corners/match
5.88 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 25/245.38 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 24/2410.2 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
12%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/2524%
50%Scoring frequencyseason · 26/2564%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Sheffield Wednesday35.4
Portsmouth43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sheffield Wednesday2.1
Portsmouth14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Sheffield Wednesday3.5
Portsmouth39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Sheffield Wednesday2.1
Portsmouth22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sheffield Wednesday68.8
Portsmouth35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sheffield Wednesday43.8
Portsmouth52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Sheffield Wednesday29.2
Portsmouth31.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
0.53 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.7 xG/match
6.8 shots/matchShots5/58.8 shots/match
1.4 shots/matchShots on target5/52.6 shots/match
48.4%Possession5/552.2%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/59.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/101 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
0.72 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.92 xG/match
7.5 shots/matchShots10/1010.4 shots/match
2 shots/matchShots on target10/103.4 shots/match
47.3%Possession10/1050.1%
3.8 corners/matchCorners10/104.7 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls10/109.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

26 / 25 matches
0.69 goals/matchGoals scored26/250.88 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed26/251.4 goals/match
0.93 xG/matchExpected goals26/251.05 xG/match
9.56 shots/matchShots25/2411.4 shots/match
2.88 shots/matchShots on target25/243.33 shots/match
47.2%Possession25/2449.4%
4.88 corners/matchCorners25/245.17 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls24/2410.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

14 / 12 matches
0.5 goals/matchGoals scored14/120.67 goals/match
2.14 goals/matchGoals allowed14/121.75 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals14/120.79 xG/match
9.92 shots/matchShots13/127.92 shots/match
2.46 shots/matchShots on target13/122.58 shots/match
51.4%Possession13/1245.4%
5.23 corners/matchCorners13/124.08 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls13/1210.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/116 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples26 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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