Championship

Championship | Gameweek 31

Feb 8, 2025 at 3pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
2 - 1
Portsmouth

Hamer (24'), Rak-Sakyi (73')
Brereton Diaz (42'), Clarke (77'), Peck (86'), Ahmedhodzic (90')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Ogilvie (27')
Atkinson (25')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Portsmouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Derby 0-1 Sheff Utd
Saturday, February 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Portsmouth

All competitions

Last Game: Portsmouth 0-0 Burnley
Saturday, February 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 58.59%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Portsmouth had a probability of 18.01%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.38%) and 2-1 (9.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.07%), while for a Portsmouth win it was 0-1 (6.36%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Portsmouth
58.59% ( 0.04)	23.4% ( -0.02)	18.01% ( -0.03)

Both teams to score 47.17% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.93% (

0.03)

52.07% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.2% (

0.02)

73.8% (

-0.02)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.5% (

0.03)

17.5% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.99% (

0.04)

48.01% (

-0.04)

Portsmouth Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.18% (

-0.02)

42.82% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.86% (

-0.01)

79.14% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 58.58%

Portsmouth 18.01%

Draw 23.4%

Sheffield United	Draw	Portsmouth
1-0 @ 13.06% 2-0 @ 11.38% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.65% ( 0) 3-0 @ 6.61% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 5.61% ( 0) 4-0 @ 2.88% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 2.44% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.38% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.04% ( 0) 5-0 @ 1% ( 0) Other @ 2.53% Total : 58.58%	1-1 @ 11.07% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 7.5% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 4.09% ( -0) Other @ 0.74% Total : 23.4%	0-1 @ 6.36% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 4.7% ( -0) 0-2 @ 2.7% ( -0) 1-3 @ 1.33% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.16% ( -0) Other @ 1.77% Total : 18.01%