Portsmouth vs Sheffield Utd prediction

Portsmouth have won five, drawn four and lost four of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 16 and letting in 15. That has them 11th on 19 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, two draws and three defeats, at 0.8 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Southampton away; before that came a 2-2 draw at home to Blackburn and a goalless draw away at Charlton.

Portsmouth haven't won in three. Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank three times. At home they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 4 conceded). C. Ogilvie, F. Umeh and J. Murphy, plus three others, are all unavailable.

So far in the Championship, Sheffield Utd have won five, drawn four and lost four of 13, with 17 goals scored and 15 conceded, good for 10th place and 19 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, no draws and four defeats, averaging 1.2 goals for and 1.3 against. Last time out they beat Lincoln 3-0 at home; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Stoke and a 1-0 defeat away at Fleetwood Town.

They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (3 scored, 4 conceded). F. Seriki misses out.

There isn't much between Portsmouth's home form and Sheffield Utd's away form. The two sides are level on points.

We make Portsmouth favourites at 40%, with Sheffield Utd on 31% and the draw at 29%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it. The recent numbers lean the other way, but once you account for who each side has played, Portsmouth still come out ahead.

On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.4 for Portsmouth and 1.2 for Sheffield Utd. Over 2.5 goals is 49% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 14 Feb 2026, Sheffield United won 1-0.