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Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday
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Kick Off: Friday 25th October at 20:00
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Competition: Championship
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Watch Live: Sky Sports Main Football
When you think of Portsmouth and Fratton Park, you think of it as a difficult place for teams to go and play with an intimidating atmosphere. So far this season, that has not been the case. Pompey are winless at home and have just two goals to their name, one of which was an own goal.
They play host to Sheffield Wednesday, who have not fared much better away from home, with just one win on the road and three goals scored in the league.
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These two sides appear quite closely matched, both in the League table and the Expected Points table. There are no hard luck stories here, both teams are more or less where they deserve to be based on the underlying numbers.
Pompey have drawn three out of five at home in the Championship, while Wednesday’s last four games have all been close in terms of chances created. Two have ended in draws, one was won by them on the break in stoppage time at Coventry, and the other was a 0-2 loss to Burnley where the away side profited from a couple of defensive lapses.
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👕 Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday Predicted XI
🔍 Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday Players to Watch
🔵 Callum Lang
Lang has the second-highest xG per 90 of any player who has played more than half the available minutes this term and will be Pompey’s main attacking outlet here.
He is 2.60 to score anytime, and 1.50 to score or assist. But, at the odds available, it makes sense to take Lang to have 1+ shot on target at a generous price of 1.80. He is averaging 0.9 shots on target per 90 this term and will be eager to get a few shots off here in a winnable game for the his side.
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🟠 Yan Valery
The right-sided defender is likely to find himself up against the tricky Josh Murphy, who has drawn 2.3 fouls per 90 so far this campaign. Valery himself is averaging 1.3, so it’s not too much of a stretch to think he might make 2+ here with a difficult task at hand. 1.83 is the price for 2+ fouls with Betfair.
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💻 Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday Form and Tactics
The home side come into this one propping up the Championship table, with just one win to their name, picked up as recently as last weekend against 23rd-place QPR. They usually operate in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Josh Murphy holding the width on the left-hand side, and Dangerman Callum Lang tucking in from the right.
It all looks rather grim performance-wise, 23rd in the xGA table and 21st in xGF. Aside from key player Lang, veteran holding midfielder Marlon Pack is capable of making chances for his teammates, currently creating 1.8 per 90.
Danny Rohl’s Sheffield Wednesday racked up points last season following his appointment, as the German impressed in leading his side away from the relegation zone. He is finding things tougher in his first full campaign. They are currently playing with a back three, with wing-backs and a double pivot midfield, with two attacking midfielders behind a lone striker.
Wednesday legend Barry Bannan is still pulling the strings in midfield, creating 2 chances per 90. Left wing-back Marvin Johnson is posting similar numbers to Bannan in terms of chance creation, and should have some joy in that space vacated by Lang.
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🏁 Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday Ref Watch
- Referee: Tim Robinson
- Robinson has refereed four Premier League games this season and one Championship game
- He is awarding an average of 27 fouls per game this season
- A total of 29 cards have been awarded across those five games, which works out at 5.8 per game.
- He is yet to award a red card or penalty.
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