Sheffield United vs Portsmouth: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sheffield United played against Portsmouth in Championship (England). The game was played on November 26, 2025. Final score: 3:0.

Recent form

Sheffield United has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Portsmouth has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Sheffield United scores 0.88 goals per game and allows 1.63. Portsmouth scores 0.94 and allows 1.31. Games in this league average 2.59 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Sheffield United's games and 50% of Portsmouth's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 44%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sheffield United has the higher season xG average, 1.41 to 1.37 per game. Sheffield United takes 12.3 shots per game, while Portsmouth takes 12.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Sheffield United leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Portsmouth leads at halftime in 31% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sheffield United's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (3 goals). For Portsmouth, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.59 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

65Possession (%)35
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
16Shots4
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
6Shots on target2
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
1.8xG0.55
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
7Corners2
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
51Dangerous attacks20
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
7Fouls10
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
0Cards3
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
0.88Goals scored / game0.94
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
1.63Goals allowed / game1.31
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
53%Average possession50%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
3.44Shots on target / game3.69
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.31Shots per game12.56
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
3.44Shots on target3.69
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
7.1%Shot conversion7.5%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
53%Possession50%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
1.41xG for1.37
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
1.42xG against1.42
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

Shooting quality

Sheffield United: BalancedPortsmouth: Balanced
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
Accuracy (shots on target)28%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sheffield United
LLLDW
Season result split
25% W6% D69% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-11
0.81 pts / game · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Portsmouth
LLDLW
Season result split
25% W31% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-7
1.06 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-3
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Portsmouth is 7% better for: goals scored per game.

0.88 goals / game - Sheffield United · 0.94 goals / game - Portsmouth

Portsmouth is 24% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.63 goals / game - Sheffield United · 1.31 goals / game - Portsmouth

Sheffield United scoring profile: strong

Sheffield United scores in 56% of games (9 of 16 meczów), while Portsmouth keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 meczów).

Portsmouth scoring profile: strong

Portsmouth scores in 69% of games (11 of 16 meczów), while Sheffield United keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 meczów).

14Goals scored (season)15
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
26Goals conceded (season)21
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
2.5Average goals per game2.25
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
7Goals scored (last 5)5
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
9Goals conceded (last 5)9
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

How often they score at least...

56%1 goal69%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
19%2 goals19%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
13%3 goals6%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
0%4 goals0%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal69%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
38%2 goals44%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
31%3 goals13%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
13%4 goals6%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time6%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
6%Scored in both halves13%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
60%BTTS - last 540%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Portsmouth is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / game - Sheffield United · 1.19 pts / game - Portsmouth

Sheffield United - half-time state
25% leading38% draw38% trailing
Portsmouth - half-time state
31% leading25% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per game (1st half)1.19
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
0.88Average goals (1st half)1.13
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
56%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
69%No goal before half-time63%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

After half-time (2nd half)

0.94Points per game (2nd half)1.31
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
1.13Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
1.63Average goals (2nd half)1.13
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
44%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth
69%No goal after half-time56%
Sheffield UnitedPortsmouth

Sheffield United - second-half results

25% W19% D56% L
18
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Portsmouth - second-half results

31% W38% D31% L
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 25%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Sheffield United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.80
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.41.4
Average goals per game1.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2-4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Portsmouth - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Sheffield United
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
3
4
16-30
0
3
31-45
3
10
46-60
3
5
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Portsmouth
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
2
4
16-30
3
2
31-45
3
5
46-60
0
3
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.38
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
39%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sheffield United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.74
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Portsmouth

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.43
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Sheffield UnitedLigaPortsmouth
Average goals per game 2.502.59 2.25
Both teams scored 38%57% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%51% 44%
Clean sheets 25%24% 31%
Goal before half-time 63%74% 81%
Goal after half-time 81%75% 69%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.59
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.25
Away goals / game
+6%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defensive advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PortsmouthRed cardTerry Devlin
  2. Sheffield UnitedGoalSydie Peck
  3. PortsmouthSubstitutionOn: Jordan WilliamsOff: Adrian Segečić
  4. Sheffield UnitedGoalPatrick James Bamford
  5. PortsmouthSubstitutionOn: Mackenzie KirkOff: Colby David Bishop
  6. PortsmouthSubstitutionOn: Conor ChaplinOff: Josh Murphy
  7. PortsmouthYellow cardMárk Kosznovszky
  8. Sheffield UnitedGoalGustavo HamerAssist: Callum O'Hare
  9. Sheffield UnitedSubstitutionOn: Daniel William John IngsOff: Thomas Christopher Cannon
  10. Sheffield UnitedSubstitutionOn: Djibril SoumaréOff: Jaïro Jocquim Riedewald
  11. Sheffield UnitedSubstitutionOn: Mark James McGuinnessOff: Femi Seriki

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Leigh DoughtyMatches officiated: 19
4.84Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 237%Home wins21%Draws42%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Sheffield United vs Portsmouth?

The Championship match finished Sheffield United 3:0 Portsmouth. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sheffield United vs Portsmouth?

Sheffield United score 0.88 goals per game on average and Portsmouth 0.94. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Sheffield United's matches and 50% of Portsmouth's.

What form are Sheffield United and Portsmouth in?

Over the last 5 games Sheffield United have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Portsmouth 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sheffield United vs Portsmouth?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.