Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday

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Portsmouth reverted to type in their midweek fixture in the Championship away from home at Cardiff City as Pompey suffered a 2-0 loss, while Sheffield Wednesday at least gained a point in midweek by virtue of a 0-0 draw at home with another Welsh club, Swansea City.

Portsmouth currently sit bottom of the Championship table and the south coast now find themselves three points adrift of fourth from bottom placed club, Plymouth Argyle, after achieving just one win so far within their opening 11 league matches overall.

That rare victory came in the shape of a 2-1 win away from home at QPR but apart from that results, there's been very little else for the Pompey faithful to cheer about as John Mousinho's side have been involved in five draws along with being dealt five defeats as well.

Although Portsmouth have added to their points tally by picking up points in five draws, the five losses at the hands of Sunderland, West Brom, Burnley, Stoke City and Cardiff City respectively have overshadowed the hosts' minimal successes.

Results on home soil at Fratton Park have also seen a decline in recent times as Portsmouth have now failed to win any of their previous seven home games, slipping to four defeats in the process.

Sheffield Wednesday have performed marginally better than their upcoming hosts so far in this season's Championship campaign as the Yorkshire club currently occupy 18th place in the table along with collecting three league wins to date this term.

Victories gained over the likes of Plymouth Argyle, West Brom and Coventry City, the latter being a 2-1 win away from home in the west midlands, place The Owls in a slightly more favourable position to that of Portsmouth ahead of this upcoming clash at Fratton Park.

However, the visitors have also succumbed to five defeats so far this season as well, slipping up against the likes of Sunderland, Leeds United, Millwall, Luton Town and Burnley respectively, but nevertheless, Danny Röhl's side will be confident about their chances down on the south coast on Friday night.

Sheffield Wednesday have lost just five out of their last 12 outings on the road in the Championship and having also picked up six wins within this period as well, The Owls might just edge this upcoming encounter on Friday night, especially as the likes of Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland are within these six victories.

Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday Verdict

Fratton Park has been far from a fortress for Portsmouth so far this season and although Sheffield Wednesday have also experienced their fair share of defeats this season as well, The Owls have also managed to collect a few wins as well along the way and this might just give the visitors an edge here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Sheffield Wednesday win @ 2.30

Other side bets worth considering:

Sheffield Wednesday win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.00

Correct Score: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 @ 8.50