Sheffield United vs Portsmouth prediction and preview
Championship · Tuesday 16 February 2027, 19:45 UTC
Match facts
Sheffield United vs Portsmouth
Championship · Tuesday 16 February 2027, 19:45 UTC · Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Sheffield United vs Portsmouth preview
The Championship fixture between Sheffield United and Portsmouth is scheduled for Tuesday 16 February 2027 at 19:45 UTC at Bramall Lane in Sheffield. Sheffield United go into the round 9th, on 22 points from 14 games, while Portsmouth go into the round 10th, on 22 points from 14 games.
Sheffield United come into the game with a W-W-D-W-L run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Portsmouth's recent sequence reads W-D-W-D-W. Over their last 6, Sheffield United have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Portsmouth average 1.7 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
Head to head, Sheffield United have 5 wins to Portsmouth's 3 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.0 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 14 Oct 2026, ended Portsmouth 3-2 Sheffield United.
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Form and table
- Sheffield UnitedLast five: L W D W W
- PortsmouthLast five: W D W D W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sheffield United | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 22 | LWDWW |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 22 | WDWDW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Sheffield United expected line-up (4-4-2)
Michael Cooper, Japhet Tanganga, Harrison Burrows, Liam Kitching, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Mark McGuinness, Tahith Chong, Sydie frederick Peck, Kalvin Phillips, Ben Brereton Díaz, Tom Cannon
Portsmouth expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nicolas Schmid, Regan Poole, Madiodio Dia, Jayden Meghoma, Terry Devlin, Iyad Mohamed, Adrian Segečić, Marko Milovanović
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