Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 20 Sep 2025

Championship Betting Preview: Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday

Portsmouth host Sheffield Wednesday in this Championship meeting at Fratton Park, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 20 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Owls Should Compete Favourably

Sheffield Wednesday can perform well against Portsmouth and there is Asian Handicap odds of -112 when it comes to the visitors having a +1 goal advantage. A returned is landed if they win or draw, while money is refunded for a one-goal defeat.

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1-1 Draw in Pair’s Previous H2H

Portsmouth drew away from home in their last game. A 0-0 scoreline was played out against Southampton at St. Mary's. John Mousinho's side had 40% possession and recorded one shot on target.

Sheffield Wednesday have lost back-to-back league games. They were recently beaten at home to Bristol City by a 3-0 scoreline at Hillsborough. The Owls had 50% possession but failed to have a shot on goal.

On Tuesday night, Wednesday were beaten 1-0 at home to Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Wednesday boast an unbeaten record in the past six games against Portsmouth, with the last clash ending 1-1 at Hillsborough. The 6 most recent H2H games have included three Wednesday victories along with three draws.

Championship		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
20	Portsmouth	14	3	5	6	10	17	-7	10:17	14
24	Sheffield Wed	14	1	5	8	11	26	-15	11:26	-4

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4 wins, 1 loss and 5 draws, averaging 1.4 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 10.3 attempts. Pompey have had 47.7% possession and 5.2 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.0 goals from 3.4 shots on goal and 9.6 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 4.1 corners.

Top goalscorer is Colby Bishop on 5 goals, while Adrian Segecic and Robert Atkinson have both bagged 2. The leading assistor is Josh Murphy with 5.

Wednesday have 1 victory, 6 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 0.7 goals from 3.4 shots on goal and 10.5 attempts. The Owls have averaged 49.0% possession, 4.2 corners taken and 5.5 corners against, while conceding 1.8 goals from 5.5 shots on goal and 11.8 attempts.

Josh Windass has scored 2 goals, followed by Barry Bannan, Bailey Cadamarteri, Nathaniel Chalobah and Callum Paterson on 1. Charlie McNeill, Callum Paterson and Stuart Armstrong have clocked up 1 assists each in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Portsmouth confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Ben Killip (GK), Zak Swanson, Connor Ogilvie, Andre Dozzell, Regan Poole, Conor Shaughnessy, Adrian Segecic, John Swift, Colby Bishop, Conor Chaplin, Florian Bianchini.

Sheffield Wednesday confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Ethan Horvath (GK), Dominic Iorfa, Ernie Weaver, Max Lowe, Yan Valery, Liam Palmer, Barry Bannan, Harry Amass, Svante Ingelsson, George Brown, Bailey Cadamarteri.

Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction & Betting Tips

Your complete Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday betting guide is here, including our go-to match prediction, scoreline call, corners betting pick, standout prop selections and a customized bet builder.

Match Prediction

Sheffield Wednesday +1 looks to be a sensible play on the Asian Handicap. You can get a price of -112 that the visitors prosper from having a one-goal advantage and we anticipate a competitive Championship clash.

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Key Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday league stats:

• The +1 line has been covered by Wednesday in 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The +1 line has been covered by Wednesday in 13 of their last 20 games on the road.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Portsmouth in any of their last 10 games at home.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Portsmouth in any of their last 5 games.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Portsmouth in 6 consecutive games against Wednesday.

Wednesday +1 Probability

The best bookies are estimating that there is a 52.9% likelihood of this pick landing a return. Based on our tipsters research, we calculate the actual probability to be 55-60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Portsmouth 1 - 1 Wednesday

Our prediction for the correct score is for the teams to play out a 1-1 draw and this is available at +650. It’s a fun wager to place which lands a bigger potential return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Josh Murphy Over 0.5 Shots On Target -149

Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) can be backed to record a minimum of one shot on goal at -149. Shots on Target bettors should definitely consider him at the available odds and we’ll have a play.

Latest Josh Murphy Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+235

First

+550

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-152

Under 0.5

-103

Shots

Over 2.5

+102

Under 2.5

-

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Adrian Segecic to Score +235

Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) has scored two goals in his past five Championship games. He looks like an attractive wager to be on the scoresheet and you’re able to back this Anytime Goalscorer selection at odds of +235.

Latest Adrian Segecic Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+230

First

+525

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-175

Under 0.5

+110

Shots

Over 2.5

-125

Under 2.5

-

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Corners Prediction

Under 11.5 Corners -128

The 11.5 Total Corners line has not been covered in seven consecutive Portsmouth home games, with the last ten Sheffield Wednesday matches averaging 9.70 corners. The corners tally could be lower than the line implies and that leads us to a wager at a price of -128.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Portsmouth

Total

9.30 5.20 4.10

Home

9.40 6.30 3.10

Away

9.80 4.50 5.30

Wednesday

Total

9.70 4.20 5.50

Home

9.50 5.10 4.40

Away

9.90 4.30 5.60

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-147

Under 10.5

+102

Portsmouth Corners

Over 6.5

-138

Under 6.5

-100

Wednesday Corners

Over 3.5

-125

Under 3.5

-110

Most Corners

1

-303

X

+850

2

+310

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Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Pompey Have the Shortest Odds to Win

Some will want to go ahead and back Portsmouth at -200 to win this Championship encounter. After all, this betting price suggests a 67% chance that the favourites end up succeeding. If you’re searching for a different slant, Sheffield Wednesday are available at +500.

Portsmouth can be backed alternatively on the Half-Time Result market and that means getting +104. However, Wednesday are +450 and the draw is +135 if you want to take a different option.

The Under 2.5 / Over 2.5 Goals betting market suggests that there’s not much between the two options. For the Both Teams to Score market, it’s hard to separate the BTTS Yes and No options when it comes to the odds available.

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Full-Time Result

1

-200

X

+330

2

+500

Half-Time Result

1

+104

X

+135

2

+450

Double Chance

1X

-833

12

-500

X2

+140

Draw No Bet

1

-526

2

+320

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1

-115

2 Hcp +1

-108

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-103

Over 2.5

-125

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-111

No

-125

Colby Bishop Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

Favourite Colby Bishop is available at +360 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in him to score the last goal.

Colby Bishop (Portsmouth)

First

+138

Anytime

+360

Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth)

First

+230

Anytime

+525

Josh Murphy (Portsmouth)

First

+235

Anytime

+550

Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth)

First

+275

Anytime

+575

Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth)

First

+330

Anytime

+750

Bailey Cadamarteri (Wednesday)

First

+330

Anytime

+800

Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth)

First

+360

Anytime

+800

John Swift (Portsmouth)

First

+525

Anytime

+1150

Terry Devlin (Portsmouth)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Jamal Lowe (Wednesday)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Olaf Kobacki (Wednesday)

First

+650

Anytime

+1400

Ike Ugbo (Wednesday)

First

+650

Anytime

+1400

Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth)

First

+700

Anytime

+1600

Regan Poole (Portsmouth)

First

+750

Anytime

+1900

Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth)

First

+750

Anytime

+1900

Zak Swanson (Portsmouth)

First

+800

Anytime

+1900

Svante Ingelsson (Wednesday)

First

+850

Anytime

+1800

Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Nathaniel Chalobah (Wednesday)

First

+900

Anytime

+2000

Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Jordan Williams (Portsmouth)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Barry Bannan (Wednesday)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2200

Colby Bishop (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

-286

Under 0.5

+160

Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

-175

Under 0.5

+110

Josh Murphy (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

-152

Under 0.5

-103

Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

-116

Under 0.5

-147

Bailey Cadamarteri (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

-109

Under 0.5

-156

Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+108

Under 0.5

-172

Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+120

Under 0.5

-189

Ike Ugbo (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

+180

Under 0.5

-313

John Swift (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+190

Under 0.5

-333

Olaf Kobacki (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

+195

Under 0.5

-345

Jamal Lowe (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

+225

Under 0.5

-455

Terry Devlin (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+230

Under 0.5

-417

Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+250

Under 0.5

-476

Svante Ingelsson (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

+270

Under 0.5

-526

Regan Poole (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+290

Under 0.5

-588

Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+290

Under 0.5

-588

Nathaniel Chalobah (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

+300

Under 0.5

-625

Zak Swanson (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+310

Under 0.5

-667

Barry Bannan (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

+310

Under 0.5

-667

Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+320

Under 0.5

-714

Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

+350

Under 0.5

-769

Colby Bishop (Portsmouth)

Over 3.5

+135

Under 3.5

-

Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth)

Over 2.5

-125

Under 2.5

-

Josh Murphy (Portsmouth)

Over 2.5

+102

Under 2.5

-

Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

-

Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

-

Bailey Cadamarteri (Wednesday)

Over 1.5

-182

Under 1.5

-

Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth)

Over 1.5

-102

Under 1.5

-

Olaf Kobacki (Wednesday)

Over 1.5

+155

Under 1.5

-

Ike Ugbo (Wednesday)

Over 1.5

+150

Under 1.5

-

John Swift (Portsmouth)

Over 0.5

-222

Under 0.5

-

Jamal Lowe (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

-270

Under 0.5

-

Svante Ingelsson (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

-167

Under 0.5

-

Barry Bannan (Wednesday)

Over 0.5

-159

Under 0.5

-

Five Victories From Previous Ten Portsmouth Home Clashes

Portsmouth have collected five victories, three losses and two draws in the last 10 home games, recording an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 1.00.

Sheffield Wednesday are winless over their previous six games on their travels. The Steel City club have recorded four draws, three wins and three losses in the previous 10 away matches, netting an average of 1.40 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

The previous Fratton Park encounter involved a 2-1 Wednesday win against Portsmouth. Wednesday have secured two wins from the previous 3 H2H games at Fratton Park, with the other result being a draw.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Portsmouth Home Stats		5-2-3	2.20	1.20	1.00	5	5	6	4
Sheffield Wednesday Away Stats		3-4-3	3.00	1.40	1.60	6	4	6	4

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday Lineups & Team News

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