Championship 25/26 · 17 Jan 2026

Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Portsmouth

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sheffield Wednesday favourites at 41%.

Portsmouth won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Nicolas Schmid, 55.3 in 90′.

Well below it: Yan Valery −21.7, Zak Swanson −20.5, Terry Devlin −10.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

4 Jan 2026	L 0–3	at Queens Park Rangers Championship
1 Jan 2026	L 0–3	at Preston North End Championship
29 Dec 2025	D 0–0	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
26 Dec 2025	D 2–2	v Hull City Championship
20 Dec 2025	L 1–3	at Ipswich Town Championship

1 Jan 2026	L 0–5	at Bristol City Championship
29 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Charlton Athletic Championship
26 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
20 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Derby County Championship
13 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Blackburn Rovers Championship

20 Sep 2025	Portsmouth 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Championship

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Murphy Cooper Goalkeeper	90	–	52.2	–
Jaden Heskey Midfielder	27	–	43.2	–
Bailey Cadamarteri Forward	90	0.03	36.1	−3.3
Gabriel Otegbayo Defender	90	–	34.7	−6.6
Jarvis Thornton Midfielder	63	0.10	33.7	+1.2
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder	90	0.08	32.9	−0.7
Sean Fusire Midfielder	90	–	32.9	−7.1
Jamal Lowe Forward	63	0.12	32.8	−5.8
Barry Bannan Midfielder	90	–	30.9	−6.3
Charlie McNeill Forward	27	–	28.7	–
Liam Palmer Defender	76	–	26.9	−6.3
Yisa Alao Defender	63	–	26.6	–
Nathan Redmond Midfielder	14	–	21.7	–
Yan Valery Defender	90	0.09	18.0	−21.7
Reece Johnson Defender	27	–	17.5	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Nicolas Schmid Goalkeeper	90	0	–	55.3	+6.1
Conor Shaughnessy Defender	90	0	–	42.4	−0.1
Adrian Segečić Midfielder	90	1	0.11	41.8	+8.0
Ebou Adams Midfielder	34	0	–	40.4	–
Andre Dozzell Midfielder	90	0	–	39.0	−0.4
Regan Poole Defender	90	0	0.45	37.1	−3.4
Colby Bishop Forward	90	0	0.66	35.3	−2.9
Conor Chaplin Midfielder	90	0	–	32.8	−1.4
Connor Ogilvie Defender	56	0	0.07	32.2	−2.8
Terry Devlin Defender	90	0	0.47	23.4	−10.6
Zak Swanson Defender	90	0	0.09	19.0	−20.5
Millenic Alli Midfielder	73	0	0.07	18.2	–
Jordan Lee Williams Defender	17	0	–	15.1	–